Vocabulary: The body Flashcards
(20 cards)
When you do a lot of exercise, you can feel this organ beating very fast.
h _ _ _ _
heart
If you don’t do this, you might have to go to the dentist’s.
br _ _ _ / y _ _ _ / t _ _ _ _
brush your teeth
The top part of your leg.
th _ _ _
thigh
If you do yoga or you’re very flexible, you can probably do this easily.
t _ _ _ _ / y _ _ _ / t _ _ _
touch your toes
Without them, you can’t breathe.
l _ _ _ _
lungs
A belt usually goes around this.
w _ _ _ _
waist
It’s the back part of your foot, below the ankle.
h _ _ _
heel
If someone looks at your fingers, they can tell if you have this nervous habit.
b _ _ _ / y _ _ _ / n _ _ _ _
bite your nails
You can do this with one eye to show you’re not being serious.
w _ _ _
wink
You do this with a tissue when you have a cold.
b _ _ _ / y _ _ _ / n _ _ _
blow your nose
A way of showing surprise using the top part of your face.
r _ _ _ _ / y _ _ _ / e _ _ _ _ _ _ _
raise your eyebrows
When you’re bored or tired, you open your mouth and do this.
y _ _ _
yawn
Put your arms around someone to show that you like them.
h _ _
hug
Say goodbye using your hand.
w _ _ _
wave
The part of your body between your upper and lower arm.
e _ _ _ _
elbow
When you look at something for a long time.
st _ _ _
stare
You should do this before and after doing exercise.
str _ _ _ _
stretch
Move your forehead and eyebrows to show that you aren’t pleased.
fr _ _ _
frown
What two people often do when they meet each other for the first time.
sh _ _ _ / h _ _ _ _
shake hands
You can do this instead of saying yes.
n _ _ / y _ _ _ / h _ _ _
nod your head
(except in Bulgaria)
