My Body in English
My Body in English
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My Body in English
Open with the idea that we use body words every day to talk about ourselves and other people. Keep the tone simple and welcoming for beginner ESL learners.
Learning goal
I can identify and name common body parts and use simple English words to describe them.
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Body words you already know
Use this as a gentle starter for beginner ESL learners. Accept single words such as head, eyes, hand, leg, nose or mouth, and briefly praise all correct contributions.
The head and face
Head: at the top of the body
Face: on the front of the head
Face parts include eyes, ears, nose, mouth and teeth
Make clear that ears are on the sides of the head, even though we often learn them with face vocabulary.
Eyes, ears, nose and mouth
We have two eyes
We have two ears
We have one nose
We have one mouth
Teeth are inside the mouth
This slide introduces number words with body vocabulary. Model full sentences such as 'I have two eyes.'
Where are they?
Eyes are on the face
Ears are on the head
The nose is in the middle of the face
The mouth is under the nose
Use gestures to reinforce location words such as on, in the middle of, and under.
Left and right on the face
Left eye and right eye
Left ear and right ear
Some body parts come in pairs
We use left and right to describe them
Students may confuse their own left and right when facing someone else. Demonstrate from the learner's own body first.
Where is the mouth?
under the nose
on the hands
at the top
in the legs
Checks location vocabulary from the head and face block. Distractors come from other body-part locations students may confuse.
Face parts
The head is at the top of the body. The face is on the front of the head. We have two eyes and two ears, but one nose and one mouth. The mouth is under the nose.
All blanks echo the wording of slides 2 to 5 and reinforce body-part names plus a key location word.
Arms and hands
Shoulders are at the top of the arms
We have two arms
Hands are at the end of the arms
Fingers are on the hands
Keep 'arm' and 'hand' clearly separate. Beginners often use one word for both.
Counting arm parts
Two shoulders
Two arms
Two hands
Ten fingers
A hand has five fingers
You can mention thumbs as fingers for simplicity at this level unless your curriculum needs a distinction.
Left hand, right hand
Left shoulder and right shoulder
Left arm and right arm
Left hand and right hand
This is a good point to repeat the pattern: left + body part, right + body part.
Simple descriptions
We can describe body parts with simple English words:
two hands
five fingers
left hand
right arm
Keep the language as noun phrases rather than full grammar-heavy sentences if needed for your group.
What is at the end of the arms?
fingers
hands
shoulders
knees
Checks the arm-hand distinction, a common beginner confusion named in the teacher notes.
Arms and hands
We have two arms and two hands. Shoulders are at the top of the arms. Hands are at the end of the arms. A hand has five fingers.
Reinforces the arm block with counting and location language already taught on slides 6 to 9.
Legs, knees, feet and toes
We have two legs
Knees are in the middle of the legs
Feet are at the end of the legs
Toes are on the feet
Students may pronounce 'feet' like 'fit'. Model the long vowel clearly.
Counting leg parts
Two legs
Two knees
Two feet
Ten toes
A foot has five toes
This is a useful slide for singular and plural forms: foot/feet, toe/toes.
Where are they?
Legs are under the body
Knees are on the legs
Feet are below the legs
Toes are on the feet
Reinforce location words again: under, on, below. These support both vocabulary and sentence building.
Left foot, right foot
Left leg and right leg
Left knee and right knee
Left foot and right foot
Keep 'foot' singular here because each side is named one at a time.
What is in the middle of the legs?
feet
toes
knees
hands
Checks the key location relationship from the legs block.
Leg parts
We have two legs. Knees are in the middle of the legs. Feet are at the end of the legs, and toes are on the feet. One foot has five toes.
Uses familiar sentences from slides 10 to 13. Repeated 'toes' is intentional because each blank has a unique meaning-based position.
The body from top to bottom
Head at the top
Shoulders under the head
Arms at the sides
Legs under the body
Feet at the bottom
This slide brings the vocabulary together as one connected map of the body.
Parts of the face and limbs
The face is part of the head
The hand is part of the arm
The fingers are part of the hand
The foot is part of the leg
The toes are part of the foot
This helps learners see larger parts and smaller parts together, which supports clearer description later.
Useful describing words
one nose
two eyes
left hand
right foot
These words help us describe body parts clearly
Keep the focus on simple descriptive language only: one/two and left/right.
Which phrase is correct?
right foot
two nose
left feet
one eyes
Checks final descriptive language: number words, left/right, and singular-plural agreement from slides 14 to 16.
From top to bottom
The face is part of the head. The hand is part of the arm. The foot is part of the leg. We can also say right foot or left hand.
Brings together part-whole relationships and describing words from the final content block.
What is one new body word you learned?
Students should mention one body part or one simple description they learned, for example head, shoulders, knees, toes, left hand, or right foot. Encourage short beginner-friendly answers.
What helped you learn these words best?
Reflection only. Students may mention pictures, counting, repeating left and right, or pointing to their own body as helpful.
How do you feel about body words in English now?
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Glossary
head - the top part of the body
face - the front part of the head
eyes - the two parts we use to see
ears - the two parts we use to hear
nose - the part in the middle of the face used for smelling and breathing
mouth - the opening below the nose
teeth - the hard white parts inside the mouth
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Glossary
shoulders - the parts at the top of the arms
arms - the two upper limbs of the body
hands - the parts at the end of the arms
fingers - the parts on the hand
legs - the two lower limbs of the body
knees - the middle joints of the legs
feet - the parts at the end of the legs
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Glossary
toes - the parts on the foot
left - the side of the body on the left
right - the side of the body on the right
one - the number 1
two - the number 2
body - all the parts of a person together
limbs - the arms and legs
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