THE HUMAN BODY

VOCABULARY parts of the body

1. Label the picture with the correct words from the box. When you finish, compare your picture
with the pictures of other students in your group and check (or complete) labelling.

abdomen foot knee thigh head

ankle forearm lower leg trunk back
buttock hand lower limb upper arm
chest heel neck upper limb
elbow hip shoulder wrist

READING

2. Read the mini-lecture and complete the missing words.

 consists of - składa się z  there are several parts of - jest wiele

części
 attached by - połączony poprzez  between - pomiędzy
 the main parts - główne części  posterior view - widok z tyłu
 joint - staw

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 THE HUMAN BODY

The human body consists of the head attached by the 1. ___________ to the trunk, two
upper limbs and two 2. __________. The main parts of the trunk are the chest, the 3.
__________ and the pelvis.

Each upper limb consists of the shoulder, the upper arm, the 4. ____________ and the hand.
The joint between the upper arm and the forearm is called the 5. ____________ and the joint
between the forearm and the hand is called the 6. ____________.

There are several parts of the lower limb. The upper part is known as the 7.
_______________.
The front of the lower leg is the 8. __________ and the back of the lower leg is the 9.
__________. There are two joints in the leg. The joint between the thigh and the lower leg is
the 10. __________, and the joint between the lower leg and the foot is the 11. __________.
The foot is attached to the bottom of the leg at the ankle.

In the posterior view you will also see the 12. __________. In brief they are the two fleshy
parts of the body on which the person sits.

3. Read the statements and circle as T for truth, F for false.

1 What are the main parts of the human body?

2 What does the trunk consist of?
3 Where is the wrist located?
4 What connects the upper limb with the torso?
5 What does the leg consist of?
6 Where is the foot attached to the leg?
7 What are the parts of the body on which the person sists?
8 Where does the leg connect to the trunk?
9 What is the front part of the lower leg?
10 Where is the calf located?

4. Scan the QR code and practice vocabulary from the lesson.

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GRAMMAR

Prepositions of place (przyimki miejsca) opisują gdzie coś lub ktoś się znajduje:

 IN w, w środku
the upper (part of) … w górnej (części) …
the lower (part of) … w dolnej (części) …
the middle of … pośrodku The thigh is in the upper part of the leg.
the central part of … w centralnej części

 ON na
the back of … z tyłu The calf is on the back of the lower leg.
the front of … z przodu

ma różne znaczenia:
 AT The foot is attached to the leg at the ankle .
na, przy, w
 BETWEEN pomiędzy
 BELOW poniżej
 ABOVE powyżej The neck is between the head and the trunk.

5 Provide the location of the body parts.

body part location
trunk in the central part of the body
head ________________________
shoulder ________________________
thigh ________________________
shin ________________________
calf ________________________
buttocks ________________________
forearm ________________________
chest ________________________
elbow ________________________
knee ________________________