1.

account – an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and allow you to take it out when you need to.
2. air – the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth and that we breathe.
3. amount – a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted.
4. animal – something that lives and moves, but is not a human, bird, insect or fish.
5. answer – the receipt and response to a letter, question or phone call.
6. approval – the feeling of having a positive opinion of someone or something.
7. art – the activity of making objects, drawings, music, paintings, sculptures etc that are beautiful or that express
feelings.
8. attack – to try to hurt or defeat (mainly referred to physical violence but can also be used to describe verbal or
emotional outbursts).
9. attention – notice, thought or interest.
10. back – (adverb) in return, into, towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time; (noun) the part of your
body that is opposite to the front, from your shoulder to your bottom.
11. base – the bottom part of an object, on which it rests, or the lowest part of something.
12. behavior – the way that someone behaves.
13. belief – the feeling of being certain that something exists or is true, something that you believe.
14. birth – the time when a young baby, or young animal comes out of its mother’s body.
15. blood – the red liquid that is sent around the body by the heart.
16. blow – to move and make currents of air, or to make a sound by forcing air out of your mouth.
17. body – the whole physical structure that forms a person or animal.
18. bread – a food made from flour, water and usually yeast, mixed together and baked.
19. breath – the air that goes into and out of your lungs.
20. brother – a man or boy with the same parents as another person.
21. building – a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or a factory.
22. burn – to be hurt, damaged or destroyed by fire or extreme heat, or to cause this to happen.
23. business – the activity of buying and selling goods and services.
24. butter – a pale yellow food containing a lot of fat that is made from cream, usually spread on bread or used in
cooking.
25. care – the process of protecting someone or something, and providing what they need.
26. cause – the reason why something, especially something bad, happens.
27. chance – an occasion that allows something to be done.
28. change – to exchange one thing for another thing, or to make or become different.
29. cloth – a type of woven material, usually used in cleaning to remove dirt, dust or liquid.
30. color/colour – red, blue, green, yellow, red, orange etc.
31. comfort – a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free from pain.
32. company – an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money.
33. comparison – the act of comparing two or more people or things.
34. competition – a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else.
35. connection – the state of being related to someone or something.
36. cook – (verb) when you prepare food to be eaten by heating it until it is ready, or (noun) a person who prepares
and cooks food.
37. country – an area of land that has its own government, army etc.
38. cover – to put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something.
39. credit – praise, approval or honour.
40. cry – to produce tears as the result of a strong emotion, such as sadness, fear, happiness or pain.
41. current – of the present time.
42. damage – to harm or spoil something.
43. danger – the possibility of harm or death to someone.
44. daughter – your female child.
45. day – a period of 24 hours.
46. death – the end of life.
47. decision – a choice that you make about something after thinking about all the possible options.
48. detail – a single piece of information or fact about something.
49. development – the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced.
50. direction – the position towards which someone or something moves or faces.
51. discovery – the process of finding information, a place or an object, especially for the first time.
52. discussion – the activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas or opinions.
53. disease – an illness of people, animals or plants caused by infection or a lack of health.
54. distance – the amount of space between two places.
55. doubt – (a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially how good or true it is.
56. drink – (noun) liquid that is taken into the body through the mouth, or (verb) to take liquid into the body through
the mouth.
57. driving – the ability to drive a car, the activity of driving, or the way someone drives.
58. dust – dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil etc.
59. earth – our planet, the third in order from the sun, between Venus and Mars, the world on which we live. Also
another term for soil on the ground.
60. education – the process of teaching or learning in a school or college, or the knowledge that you get from this.
61. effect – the result of a particular influence.
62. end – the part of a place or thing that is the furthest away from the start, or the final part of something such as a
period of time, activity or story.
63. error – a mistake.
64. example – a way of helping someone to understand something by showing them how it is used.
65. experience – (the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing or feeling things, or something that
happens to you which affects how you feel.
66. expert – a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity.
67. fact – something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists.
68. fall – to suddenly go down onto the ground or towards the ground without intending to, or by accident.
69. family – a group of people who are related to each other such as a mother, father and their children.
70. father – a male parent.
71. fear – an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are worried or frightened by something
dangerous, painful or bad that is happening or may happen.
72. feeling – the fact of feeling something physical, or an emotion.
73. fire – the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light, and might produce smoke.
74. flight – a journey in an aircraft.
75. flower – the part of a plant that is often brightly coloured and has a pleasant smell.
76. food – something that people and animals eat or plants absorb, to keep them alive.
77. friend – a person who you know well and like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family.
78. front – the part of a person’s body, building or object that faces forward, or is most often seen or used.
79. fruit – the soft part containing seeds that is produced by a plant. Many types of fruit are sweet and can be eaten.
80. glass – a hard transparent material used to make windows bottles and other objects.
81. gold – a chemical element that is a valuable, shiny, yellow metal used to make coins and jewellery.
82. government – the group of people that officially control a country.
83. grain – a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat.
84. grass – a low, green plant that grows naturally from soil on the Earth’s surface.
85. growth – the growth of a person, animal or plant is its process of increasing in size.
86. guide – written information or a person that gives you the history of, or most important facts about, a particular or
subject.
87. harbor/harbour – an area of water next to the coast, often protected from the sea by a thick wall, where ships and
boats can shelter.
88. hate – to dislike someone or something very much.
89. hearing – the ability to hear, or an official meeting that is held to collect the facts about an event or problem.
90. heat – the quality of being hot or warm, or the temperature of something.
91. help – to make it possible or easier for someone to do something, by doing part of the work yourself.
92. history – (the study or record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country
or subject.
93. hole – an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object’s surface, or an opening that goes
completely through an object.
94. hope – to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might.
95. hour – a period of 60 minutes.
96. ice – water that has frozen and become solid, or pieces of this.
97. idea – a suggestion or plan for doing something.
98. increase – to (make something) become larger in amount or size.
99. industry – the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory
or special area.
100. instrument – an object such as a guitar or drum that is played to produce musical sounds.
101. insurance – an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident
or injury.
102. interest – the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or someone, or wanting to be involved with
and to discover more about something.
103. iron – a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists
in very small amounts in blood.
104. join – to connect or fasten things together.
105. journey – the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle.
106. jump – to push yourself suddenly off the ground and into the air using your legs.
107. kick – to hit someone or something with the foot, or to move the feet and legs suddenly and violently.
108. kiss – to touch another person’s cheek or hand with your lips, especially as a greeting, or to press your mouth
onto another person’s mouth in a sexual way.
109. knowledge – understanding of, or information about, a subject that you get by experience or study.
110. land – the surface of the Earth that is not covered by water.
111. language – a system of communication consisting of sounds, words and grammar.
112. laugh – to smile when making sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or that you are
happy.
113. low – not measuring much from the base to the top, close to the ground or the bottom of something.
114. lead – to control a group of people, a country or situation.
115. learning – the activity of obtaining knowledge, or knowledge obtained by study.
116. letter – a written message from one person to another, usually put in an envelope and sent by post.
117. level – the height of something, or the amount or number of something.
118. light – the brightness that comes from the sun, fire and some electrical devices, and that allows things to be seen.
119. limit – the greatest amount, number or level of something that is either possible or allowed.
120. liquid – a substance, such as water, that is not solid or a gas and that can be poured easily.
121. look – to direct your eyes in order to see.
122. loss – the fact that you no longer have something, or have less of something.
123. love – to like another adult very much and be romantically and sexually attracted to them, or to have strong
feelings of liking a friend or person in your family in a non-sexual way.
124. machine – a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work.
125. man – an adult male human being.
126. market – the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something is sold, or the
business or trade in a particular product.
127. mass – (adjective) having an effect on or involving a large number of people, or forming a large amount. (noun)
a large amount of something that has no particular shape or arrangement.
128. meal – an occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such an occasion.
129. measure – to discover the exact size or amount of something, or to be of a particular size.
130. meat – the flesh of an animal when it is used for food.
131. meeting – an occasion when people come together intentionally, usually in a formal/business sense.
132. memory – the ability to remember information, experiences and people.
133. middle – the central point, position or part.
134. milk – the white liquid produced by cows, goats, sheep, and used by humans as a drink or for making butter and
cheese.
135. mind – the part of a person that makes it possible for him or her to think, feel emotions and understand things.
136. mine – the one(s) belonging to or connected with me (the speaker).
137. minute – one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds.
138. mist – thin fog produced by very small drops of water collecting in the air just above an area of ground or water.
139. money – coins or notes that are used to buy things, or the amount of these that one person has.
140. month – a period of about 4 weeks, especially one of the 12 periods into which a year is divided.
141. morning – the part of the day from the time the sun rises or you wake up, until the middle of the day or lunch
time.
142. mother – a female parent.
143. mountain – a raised part of the Earth’s surface, much larger than a hill.
144. move – to (cause to) change position.
145. music – a pattern of sounds made by musical instruments, voices or computers, intended to give pleasure to
people listening to it.
146. name – the word or words that a person, thing or place is known by.
147. nation – a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture or language, inhabiting a
particular country or territory.
148. need – the urge to have something, or want something very much.
149. news – information or reports about recent events.
150. night – the part of every 24-hour period when it is dark, because there is very little light from the sun.
151. noise – a sound or sounds, especially when it is unwanted, unpleasant or loud.
152. number – a unit that forms part of the system of counting or calculating.
153. offer – to ask someone if they would like to have something, or they would like you to do something.
154. oil – a thick liquid that comes from petroleum, used as a fuel, and for making parts of machines move easily.
155. opinion – a thought, belief or judgement about someone or something.
156. order – a request to make, supply or deliver food or goods.
157. organization – a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose.
158. owner – someone who owns something.
159. page – a side of one of the pieces of paper in a book, magazine or newspaper.
160. pain – a feeling of physical, emotional or mental suffering.
161. paint – a coloured liquid that is put on a surface, such as a wall, to decorate it.
162. paper – thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth, used for writing, printing or drawing on.
163. part – some, but not all of a thing.
164. paste – a think, soft, sticky substance made by crushing or mixing things such as fish, fruit or vegetables for
food, or a liquid with powder for glue.
165. payment – an amount of money paid or the process of giving money owed to another.
166. peace – free from war and violence, especially when people live and work together happily, without
disagreements.
167. person – a man, woman or child.
168. place – an area, town or building.
169. plant – a living thing that grows in earth, or water, usually has a stem, leaves and roots, and produces seeds.
170. play – spending time doing an enjoyable and/or entertaining activity.
171. pleasure – enjoyment, happiness and satisfaction, or something that gives this.
172. position – the place where something or someone is, often in relation to other things.
173. power – ability to control people and events.
174. price – the amount of money for which something is sold.
175. process – a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result.
176. produce – (verb) to make something or bring something into existence. (noun) food or any other substance that
is grown or obtained through farming.
177. profit – money that is earned in trade or business, after paying any costs related to producing selling goods.
178. property – an object/objects, building or land that belong to someone.
179. pull – to move something towards yourself, sometimes with great physical effort.
180. punishment – the act of punishing someone.
181. purpose – why you do something, or why something exists.
182. push – to use physical pressure or force, especially with your hands, in order to move something into a position
that is further away from you.
183. quality – how good or bad something is.
184. question – a sentence or phrase used to find out information.
185. rain – drops of water from clouds.
186. reaction – behaviour, a feeling or an action that is the direct result of something.
187. reading – the skill or activity of getting information from books.
188. reason – the cause of an event or situation, something that provides an excuse or explanation.
189. record – (verb) to store sounds or moving pictures using electronic equipment. (noun) the best or fastest ever
done. (noun) a flat plastic disc on which music is recorded.
190. regret – a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong, or about a mistake that you have made.
191. relation – the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards each other.
192. religion – the belief in, and worship of, a god or gods.
193. request – the act of politely or officially asking for something.
194. respect – admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities.
195. rest – to stop doing a particular activity in order to relax and regain your strength.
196. reward – something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work.
197. rice – the small seeds of a particular type of grass, cooked and eaten as food.
198. river – a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake or another river.
199. road – a long hard man-made surface built for vehicles to travel along.
200. room – a part of the inside of a building that is separated from other parts by walls, floor and ceiling.
201. rule – a principle or instruction that states the way things are and how they should be done, and tells you what
you are and aren’t allowed to do.
202. run – to move along, faster than walking, by taking quick steps.
203. salt – a common white substance found in sea water and in the ground, used especially to flavour food or to
preserve it.
204. sand – a substance that consists of very small grains of rock, found on beaches and deserts.
205. sea – the salty water that covers a large surface of the Earth.
206. seat – a piece of furniture in a building or vehicle, that has been designed for someone to sit on.
207. secretary – someone who works in an office, writing letters, making phone calls and arranging meetings.
208. selection – the act of choosing someone or something.
209. sense – an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five abilities to see,
hear, smell, feel and taste.
210. shade – slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun.
211. shake – to move or make something or someone move, backwards and forwards or up and down in short quick
movements.
212. shame – an uncomfortable feeling of guilt or of being ashamed, because of your own or someone else’s bad
behaviour.
213. shock – the emotional or physical reaction to a sudden unexpected and usually unpleasant event or experience.
214. side – a flat outer surface of an object, especially one that is not the top, bottom, the front nor the back.
215. sign – to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents.
216. silver – a chemical element that is a valuable shiny white metal, used for making cutlery, jewellery, coins or
decorative objects.
217. sister – a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person.
218. size – how large or small someone or something is.
219. sky – the area above the earth, in which clouds, the sun, moon and stars can be seen.
220. sleep – the resting state in which the body is not active and the mind is unconscious.
221. slip – to slide without intending to, or to move out of the correct position.
222. smash – to cause something to break noisily into a lot of small pieces.
223. smell – to have a particular quality that others can notice with their noses.
224. smile – a happy or friendly expression on the face in which the ends of the mouth curve up slightly, often with
lips parted so that teeth can be seen.
225. smoke – the mixture of gas and very small pieces of carbon that is produced when something burns.
226. sneeze – when you sneeze, air and often small drops of liquid suddenly come out of your mouth and nose in a
way that you cannot control.
227. snow – the small soft, white pieces of ice that sometimes fall from the sky when it is extremely cold.
228. soap – a substance used for washing the body, that is usually hard, often has a pleasant smell and produces a
mass of bubbles when rubbed with water.
229. society – a large group of people who live together in an organized way. All the people in a country, or in several
similar countries, could be referred to as a society.
230. son – someone’s male child.
231. song – a usually short piece of music where words are sung.
232. sort – (noun) a group of things that are of the same type, or that share similar qualities. (verb) to put a number of
things in an order, or to separate them into groups.
233. sound – something that you can hear or that can be heard.
234. soup – a usually hot liquid food made from meat, vegetables or fish.
235. space – an empty area that is available to be used. The area around everything that exists, continuing in all
directions.
236. start – to begin doing something.
237. step – to move by lifting your foot, and putting it down in a different place, or to put your foot in or on
something.
238. stone – a piece of the hard solid substance that is found in the ground, and that is often used for building.
239. stop – to not continue to operate, to not move anymore, or to make someone or something not move anymore.
240. story – a description either true or imagined, of a connected series of events.
241. structure – the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in
this way.
242. sugar – a sweet substance especially from the plants sugar cane and sugar beet, used to make food and drinks
sweet.
243. suggestion – an idea, plan or action that is suggested, or the act of suggesting it.
244. summer – the season of the year between spring and autumn when the weather is the warmest, lasting from June
to September in the UK.
245. surprise – an unexpected event.
246. swim – to move through water by moving parts of your body.
247. talk – to say words aloud; to speak to someone.
248. taste – the flavour of something, or the ability of a person or animal to recognize different flavours.
249. tax – money paid to the government that is based on your income or the cost of goods or services you have
bought.
250. teaching – the job of being a teacher; the role/act of educating another person in any particular subject.
251. thing – used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid naming it.
252. thought – the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a
particular subject.
253. time – the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days or years, or this process considered as a whole.
254. touch – to put your hand or another part of your body lightly onto and off something or someone.
255. trade – the activity of buying and selling or exchanging goods and/or services between people or countries.
256. transport – the movement of people or goods from one place to another.
257. trouble – problems or difficulties, or a negative characteristic of someone.
258. turn – to (cause to) move in a circle round a fixed point or line.
259. use – to put something such as a tool, skill or building to a particular purpose.
260. value – the amount of money that can be received for something.
261. view – an opinion, belief or idea, or a way of thinking about something; what someone can see in their peripheral
vision.
262. voice – the sounds that are made when people speak or sing.
263. walk – to move along by putting one foot in front of the other.
264. war – armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of this.
265. wash – to clean something using water and usually soap.
266. waste – an unnecessary or wrong use of things such as money, substances, time, energy or abilities.
267. water – a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain, and is necessary for animal and
plant life.
268. way – a route, direction or path.
269. weather – the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain or temperature, especially at a particular
time or over a particular area.
270. week – a period of seven days, usually from Monday to Sunday.
271. weight – the amount that someone or something weighs.
272. wind – a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt.
273. wine – an alcoholic drink generally made from grapes but that can also be made from other fruits or flowers.
274. winter – the season between autumn and spring, when the weather is the coldest.
275. woman – an adult female human being.
276. wood – a hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees and can be used as a building material, for
making things, or as a fuel.
277. word – a single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written.
278. work – an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually for money.
279. writing – a person’s style of writing with a pen on paper that can be recognized as their own.
280. year – a period of twelve months.

HEAD AND SHOULDERS

HAIR – The fine threadlike strands growing from skin, especially on a person’s head.
• Your brother pulled my hair really hard, and now my head hurts!
HEAD – The uppermost part of the human body, containing the brain, mouth and sense organs.
• I accidentally walked into the door and hit my head really hard! It feels sore now.
FOREHEAD – The part of the face above the eyebrows.
• I have a lot of spots on my forehead, because I eat too many sugary sweets.
EYEBROW – The strip of hair growing above a person’s eye socket.
• He raised his eyebrow in a questioning gesture.
EYELASH – The short curved hairs growing on the edge of a person’s eyelid, serving to protect the eyes from dust
particles.
• My eyelashes are falling out from using too much mascara!
EYELID – The upper and lower folds of skin that cover the eye when closed.
• My eyelids feel very heavy; I am so sleepy, that I cannot keep my eyes open any longer…
EYE – Globular organs in the head through which we see; the visible part typically almond-shaped on animals with
eyelids.
• My cat is blind in one eye.
CHEEK – Either side of the face, below the eye.
• Ouch! I just bit the inside of my cheek by chewing my food too fast.
JAW – Upper and lower bony structures that move when talking or eating, forming the framework of the mouth and
containing the teeth.
• I have a stiff jaw because someone punched my face yesterday.
NOSE – The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person, containing the nostrils and used for breathing
and smelling.
• Last week, two burglars stole my wallet and phone, then punched me in my face and broke my nose, because I
tried to stop them!
NOSTRIL – The two openings of the nasal passage that admit air into your lungs and allow you to smell.
• There is blood coming out of my nostrils and I’m not sure why!
LIPS – The two fleshy parts that form the upper and lower edges of the opening of the mouth.
• My lips are very dry because I feel thirsty. Can I have some water please?
TOOTH (singular) / TEETH (plural) – Hard enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting
and chewing.
• I cracked my tooth on a hard nut! I need to visit a dentist.
TONGUE – The fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing and (in
humans) articulating speech.
• I bit down on my tongue while eating French fries, and now it is bleeding!
MOUTH – The opening in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken, and
from which speech and other sounds are emitted.
• I ate some very spicy food and now my mouth is burning!
CHIN – The protruding part of the face below the mouth, formed by the apex of the lower jaw.
• I have a big mosquito bite on my chin.
THROAT – The passage that leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal to the stomach, or to the lungs.
• I have a sore throat and cannot swallow food properly.
FACE – The front part of a person’s head, from the forehead to the chin.
• You should wash your face thoroughly with soap every day.
NECK – The part of a person’s body connecting the head to the rest of the body.
• I was wearing a necklace around my neck this morning and now it’s gone! I think I lost it in the park…
SHOULDER – The upper joint of the human arm and the part of the body between this and the neck.
• I think I broke my shoulder while exercising. It hurts to move my arm!

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ARMS AND HANDS

FINGERNAIL – The flattish hard part on the upper surface of the tip of each finger.
• I got my finger stuck in the door and my fingernail broke.
FINGER – Each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand.
• I accidentally cut my finger while chopping vegetables.
THUMB – The short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four.
• He pricked my thumb with a needle.
PALM – The inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers.
• He held the spider in the palm of his hand.
HAND – The end part of a person’s arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers and thumb.
• He held my hand tightly all the way to the station.
WRIST – The joint connecting the hand with the forearm.
• I broke my wrist playing badminton last week.
FOREARM – The part of a person’s arm extending from the elbow to the wrist.
• My forearms feel sore after rock climbing today!
ELBOW – The joint between the forearm and the upper arm.
• He rammed his elbow into my ribs!
UPPER ARM – The part of the arm between the elbow and shoulders.
• My upper arms are sore after that tug-of-war game!
ARM – Each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand.
• She held her newborn baby in her arms for the first time.

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THE TRUNK OR TORSO

CHEST – The front surface of a person’s body between the neck and the abdomen.
• My chest hurts a lot every time I cough.
STOMACH – The internal organ in which most of the food digestion occurs.
• I feel sick in my stomach; I think I ate too much cake!
BACK – The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.
• If you don’t do sit-ups properly, you could injure your back.
WAIST – The part of the human body below the chest and above the hips.
• That dress really shows off your lovely waist.
ABDOMEN – The part of the body containing the digestive organs. In humans, it is bounded by the diaphragm and
the pelvis.
• She felt a sharp pain in her abdomen every time she moved.
HIPS – A projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the human body.
• Women generally have wider hips than men.
BOTTOM – The buttocks; two round fleshy parts that form the rear area of a human trunk.
• He slipped on the icy road and fell flat on his bottom.

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LEGS AND FEET

LEG – Each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands.
• I broke my leg in a motorbike accident.
THIGH – The part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.
• My thighs are very sore after running that marathon!
KNEE – The joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans.
• I damaged my left knee while playing football last week.
CALF – The fleshy part at the back of a person’s leg below the knee.
• I have very strong calf muscles because I run a lot.
SHIN – The front of the leg below the knee.
• She kicked me on my shin with her pointy high heeled shoes!
ANKLE – The joint connecting the foot with the leg.
• I twisted my ankle yesterday; it is still really swollen.
HEEL – The back part of the foot below the ankle.
• I accidentally stepped on some broken glass, and I think there is still a tiny piece stuck in my heel.
FOOT (Singular) / FEET (Plural) – The lower extremity of the leg, below the ankle, on which a person stands or
walks.
• My feet feel squashed; these shoes are too tight for me.
TOE – Any of the five digits at the end of a human foot.
• He cut his big toe on a sharp stone.
TOENAIL – The nail at the tip of each toe.
• I need to cut my toenails; they are so long now!

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OTHER WORDS RELATED TO PARTS OF THE BODY

BLOOD – The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide
from the tissues of the body.
• I donate blood every year to help other people.
BONE – Any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the human skeleton.
• I am very lucky that I survived the accident, and didn’t break any bones!
MUSCLE – A band or bundle of fibrous tissue that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining
the position of parts of the body.
• I think I might have pulled a muscle in my leg from running too much.
SKIN – The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person.
• My skin is sunburnt because I fell asleep on the beach yesterday!
LEFT – on, toward or relating to the side of a human body that is to the west when the person is facing north.
• I can’t see clearly in my left eye.
RIGHT – on, toward or relating to the side of a human body that is to the east when the person is facing north.
• My right-hand thumb is swollen because a bee stung me!
JOINT – A structure in the body at which two parts of the skeleton are fitted together.
• My joints have been aching since I ran the London Marathon.