VOCABULARY:

head

shoulders

knees

toes

eyes

ear

mouth

nose

ankles

elbows

hips

chin

cheek

face

arms

legs

hair

hands

fingers

foot/feet

throat

chest

lips

eyelashes

eyebrow

eyelid

thumb

eyeball

scalp

forehead

tongue

brain

wrist

stomach

neck

back

tooth/teeth

muscles

heart

skin

mind

heel

thigh

bottom

rear

butt

arm pit

Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,

Eyes, and ears, and mouth, and nose

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat,

Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat!

And hair and hips and chin and cheeks,

Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat!

Appearances

How do we describe people?

Words or phrases in italics are idioms or slang

Words or phrases in bold are negative and can be offensive.

Height

Tall, Short, Average Height

Body

Obese Fat Large

Skinny Skeleton Thin Lean Small Petite

Muscular Athletic Well-Built Buff

Average Normal At a healthy weight

Coloring

Dark Dusky Olive Light Fair Pale

Rosy Ruddy Black White

Shape Eyes Nose Mouth

Round

Oval

Square

Long

Strong Jaw

Weak Chin

Chinless

Large

Round

Small

Beady

Almond

Long

Straight

Crooked

Hooked

Roman

Thin

Thick

Wide

Small

Full Lips

Face like it was hit

By a truck

Kind face

Open face

Honest eyes

Kind eyes

Lines under your

eyes

Crow’s feet

Nose like a pig

Hair Face other

Wavy

Curly

Straight

bald

Freckles

Dimples

High cheekbones

Fat cheeks

Moustache

Goatee

Beard

5’oclock shadow

Clean shaven

Peach fuzz

Vocabulary: sick

headache

toothache

stomachache

earache

back ache

sore back

sore throat

cough

fever

broken _______

cold

flu

cramp

vomit

sneeze

hoarse

nausea

chills

rash

What’s wrong? What’s the matter with you?

I have a/an ____________. I’m sorry to hear that.

I hope you feel better soon. Has this ever happened to you?

What did you do? I feel terrible

I feel awful

Sick

"I cannot go to school today,"

Said little Peggy Ann McKay.

"I have the measles and the mumps,

A gash, a rash and purple bumps.

My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,

I'm going blind in my right eye.

My tonsils are as big as rocks,

'I've counted sixteen chicken pox

And there's one more-- that's seventeen,

And don't you think that my face looks green?

My leg is cut, my eyes are blue--

It might be instamatic flu.

I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,

I'm sure that my left leg is broke--

My hip hurts when I move my chin,

My belly button's caving in,

My back is wreched, my ankle's sprained,

My 'pendix pains each time it rains.

My nose is cold, my toes are numb,

I have a sliver in my thumb.

My neck is stiff, my spine is weak,

I hardly whisper when I speak.

My tongue is filling up my mouth,

I think my hair is falling out.

My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,

My temperature is one-o-eight.

My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,

There is a hole inside my ear.

I have a hangnail, and my heart is--what?

What's that? What's that you say?

You say that today is... Saturday?

G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

BODY COMMANDS

Touch your nose

Touch your ear.

Touch your knee

Your leg

your head

your neck

your foot

your hand

your fanny

hop on both feet

put both hands over your head

close your eyes

stand only on your left foot

hop on one foot

sit on your fanny

raise your right hand

hold your nose

put your hand over your eyes

put your hands over your ears

get on your knees

touch your elbow to your stomach

touch your heel to your knee

touch your heel to your fanny

Stand on one foot.

Wiggle the little finger of your right hand.

Raise your left eyebrow.

Open your mouth wide

Shrug your shoulders

Wink your right eye.

Raise our left knee

Step back with your right foot.

BODY MADNESS

head, nose, back, nose

back, face, head, nose

arms, legs, forehead, leg

hair, hands, face, hand

knees, eyes hair, leg

fingers, ears, arm, eye

foot/feet, shoulders knee, back

head, neck, stomach, heel

chin, shoulders, shoulder, wrist

arms, hand knees, toe

wrist, stomach, scalp, back

back, knees ear, knee

throat, finger, finger, ear

cheeks, thumb cheek, leg

chest, hips bottom, fanny

elbow, shoulder head, knee

eyebrow, ankle, chest, chest

eyelid, thumb eyelid, finger

toes, heel

scalp, hand

forehead back