1. Human body
1. Can add a part of the body for the following definitions?
1. This connects your head to your body.
2. This is between your hand and your arm.
3. This is between your foot and your leg.
4. This is where the lower part of your leg meets
the
upper part of your leg.
5. This is where the lower part of your arm meets
the upper part of your arm.
6. You see with these.
7. Your arm meets your body here.
8. This is where your legs meet your body.
9. This is the upper part of your leg.
10. This is on top of your neck!
11. You have five of these at the end of each
foot.
12. You use this to smell.
13. You have four fingers and one of these on
each
hand.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5________ 6. ________
7. ________ 8. ________ 9________ 10. ________ 11. ________ 12. ________ 13. ________
2. What part of body do we use to do the following movements? When was the last time you did
the movement?
raise – breath – beat – brush/comb – wink/close/open/blink – chew/grind – bleed – strain/stretch kick - punch/clap – shrug – kick – eat/talk/whistle/whisper – smell/sniff – swallow – bend
3. Use seven different parts of body from exercise 1 as verbs in the correct form to fill the gaps
below.
breathe down someone’s neck / a chip on one’s shoulder / give someone the elbow / see eye to eye
fall/be head over heels in love / all fingers and thumbs / look down one’s nose / tread on someone’s
toes
1. Do you ................................... with all your colleagues? Do you agree with them about most things?
2. Do you know anyone who ......................... at you? Why do they consider themselves to be superior?
3. Do you know anyone who has .........................................................? What does s/he resent so much?
4. Does your teacher (boss, etc) ................................................. all the time? Does s/he supervise you
too closely?
5. In which situations are you ..................................................? Why are you clumsy in such situations?
6. When was the last time you .....................................................? Where did it happen? Was it love at
first sight?
7. When was the last time you ..........................................................................? What did you say to
offend them?
8. When was the last time you .........................................................? How did you end the relationship?
4. Write the names of these internal organs. Can you remember any other organs?
Grammar - Present simple – Frequency adverbs – Present continuous
Present tense
I play tennis. You play tennis. He plays tennis.
I don’t play tennis. You don’t play tennis. He doesn’t play tennis.
Do you play tennis? Does he play tennis? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. / No, he doesn’t. Yes, he does.
Frequency adverbs
never – sometimes – hardly ever – usually – occasionally – rarely – seldom – often
1. Ask and answer with another student how often these professions do the following things e.g.
nurse midwives health care assistant nurse in charge doctor
take blood samples / operate / wash the dishes / do nightshifts / visit the patients at their home / give
injections / operate a computer / supervise nurses / prescribe medicines / assist during operations
How often does a theatre sister prescribe medicine?
She never prescribes medicines
Present continuous
I am playing tennis at the moment. You are playing tennis now. He is playing tennis these days.
I am not playing tennis at the moment. You are not playing tennis now. He is not playing tennis these
days.
Are you playing tennis at the moment? Is he playing tennis at the moment? Yes, I am. No, he isn’t.
Present simple or continuous
2. Fill in the verb in a correct form
My name _________ (to be) Peter. I _________ (to live) in the suburbs of Brno. Most
people_________ (to believe) we _________ (to be) rich because we _________ (to live) in a big
house. But our family _________ (to seem) to be like any other. Have a look, Jana, my wife
_________ (to like) cooking. She _________ (to enjoy) being in the kitchen with her friends, at the
moment she _________ (to make) a cake and you can’t talk to her.
What really _________ (to worry) me is our daughter who _________ (to prefer) to chat in front of
her computer instead of cooking with her. Like many teenagers, Katka _________ (to think) it
_________ (to be) easier to get advice from someone you are not going to see later. Its 5 pm. Pavel,
my son, _________ (to play) basketball in the garden and I _________ (to watch) TV. I _________
(to wait) for this delicious cake that Jana_________ (to cook). I told you, a family as yours.
3. Form 6 questions in present simple / continuous and ask your partner:
1. Where does Peter live?
3. ___________________
5. ___________________
2. ___________________
4. ___________________
6. ___________________
Extra topic for discussion – PLASTIC SURGERIES
Questions for discussion: Why do people undergo plastic surgeries? Do you know anybody who has
changed their appearance? How has it changed their life? What types of plastic surgeries do you
know? What should the minimal age be?
Articles:
- Body image – plastic surgery and teenagers http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/companion.asp?id=1&compID=102
Videos:
- Plastic-surgery addict gets 125 operations to resemble Human Ken (2 mins) http://www.examiner.com/article/human-ken-doll-justin-jedlica-calls-plastic-surgery-acreative-outlet
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Before and after: Breast and body lift (5 mins) http://www.discoveryfitandhealth.com/surgeries-procedures/surgeries-proceduresvideos/plastic-surgery-before-after-breast-and-body-lift.htm
Other links:
- short story - the story Mr Smith´s new nose.
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/stories/mr-smiths-new-nose (it´s necessary to register
at http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org)
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Game - http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/bladder/bladder.shtml
Teacher’s key / notes
1.1. neck 2.wrist 3.ankle 4. knee 5.elbow 6.eyes 7.shoulder 8. hips 9. thigh 10. head 11. toes 12. nose
13. thumb
3. 1.see eye to eye 2.looks down their nose 3.a chip on their shoulder 4.breathe down your neck 5.all
fingers and thumbs 6.fell/were head over heels in love 7.trod on someone’s toes 8.gave someone the
elbow
4. 1.bladder 2.lungs 3.heart 4.kidney 5.pancreas 6. Intestine 7.brain 8.liver 9.stomach
Grammar:
1. My name is Peter. I live in the suburbs of Brno. Most people believe we are rich because we live in
a big house. But our family seems to be like any other. Have a look, Jana, my wife likes cooking. She
enjoys being in the kitchen with her friends, at the moment she is making a cake and you can’t talk to
her.
What really worries me is our daughter who prefers to chat in front of her computer instead of
cooking with her. Like many teenagers, Katka thinks it is easier to get advice from someone you
aren’t going see later. It’s 5 pm. Pavel, my son, is playing basketball in the garden and I am
watching TV. I am waiting for this delicious cake that Jana is cooking. I told you, a family as yours.
Videos:
- National Geographic – human body (3 mins) http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/science/health-human-body-sci/humanbody/human-body-sci/
- Why does my body do that? (Buzzfeed) (2 mins) http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewgauthier/why-does-my-body-do-that
- Basic vocab with pronunciation (1min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgxUVLXyzss
Articles:
- 6 things your body does every day that science can´t explain (Cracked) http://www.cracked.com/article/161_6-things-your-body-does-every-day-that-science-cantexplain
Other links:
- BBC the body - http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/
- Healthline body maps - http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/female-abdomen
- Humana anatomy online - http://www.innerbody.com/
- British Council – interactive games http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/category/topics/human-body
- British Council – song for children – Scary skeleton http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/the-scary-skeleton
Grammar
- Busy teacher - www.busyteacher.org/classroom_activitiesgrammar/tenses/present_simple_vs_present_continuous-worksheets/
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Eslgames – snakes and ladder www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/present%20tenses/present%20tenses%20
snakes%20and%20ladders.html
Grammar activities - http://www.eslflow.com/Presentcontinuous.html
EnglishExercise - http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1438
ZDROJE
Texty
- Englishclub.com. Parts of the body. [online].(c)2009 [cit. 2014-04-19]. Dostupné na www:
<http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/worksheets-topic/Parts-of-the-Body.pdf.>.
Obrázky:
- ESLprintables. Internal organs [online].(c)2006 [cit. 2014-04-19]. Dostupné na www:
<www.eslprintables.com/vocabulary_worksheets/face_and_body/internal_organs/Write_the_n
ame_of_these_intern_386832/>.