Learning About Human Body

Ns. Susana Widyaningsih, S.Kep., MNS

ENGLISH FOR DAILY USAGE

KEP. ANESTESIOLOGI D4
Vocabulary about Parts of
the Human Body

On your own and WITHOUT your dictionaries, write down 25

words about the parts of the human body. Once you are done,
discuss your words with a partner.
Vocabulary about Parts of
the Human Body

Look at the list below. Did you include these parts of the body?
Do you know the location and function of each part? Discuss, if
you are unsure, check your dictionaries

Liver Lungs Spleen

Pancrease Artery Vein
Brain Bone Muscle
Heart nerves Abdomen
Vocabulary about Parts of
the Human Body
Listen carefully to your teacher say each word and then repeat. Next,
match the vocabulary for parts of the human body with their correct
definition. Work on your own and then check your answer with your
partner.
Vocabulary Meaning
Heart a. a large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen,
involved in many metabolic processes.
Lungs b. a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
through the circulatory system by rhythmic
contraction and dilatation.
spleen c. any of the tubes forming part of the blood
circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases
oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.
liver d. an abdominal organ involced in the production and
Vocabulary about Parts of
the Human Body
Listen carefully to your teacher say each word and then repeat. Next,
match the vocabulary for parts of the human body with their correct
definition. Work on your own and then check your answer with your
partner.
Vocabulary Meaning
artery e. each of the pair of organs situated within the rib
cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching
passaged into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can
pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed
vein f. any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of
the circulation system by which blood is conveyed
from the heart to all parts of the body
Vocabulary about Parts of
the Human Body
Below is an image of the human body. With your partner, can identify the 10 parts of
the body?
5

1
6

2
7 1. Skin
2. Heart
3 8 3. Liver
4. Urinary bladder
9 5. Brain
6. Lungs
7. Stomach
1
8. Kidneys
0
9. Large intestine
4 10. Small intestine
Vocabulary about Parts of
the Human Body
Test your knowledge by matching the vocabulary with the
meanings below. Check your answers in pairs

1. A large lobed glandular

organ in the abdomen. a. Heart
2. Organ that pumps the b. Bone
blood. c. Liver
3. An organ of soft d. Brain
nervous tissue e. Abdomen
contained in the skull. f. Lungs
4. Digestive organs, the g. Intestine
belly. h. Bladder
5. The pair of organs
situated within the rib
cage.
6. The pieces of hard
Vocabulary about Parts of
the Human Body
Match the questions regarding symptoms on the left and the
statements on the right side?

Questions Statements

1. Are you sick? a. I have a fever

2. What’s wrong with you? b. I am sneezing
c. She often gets headache
3. Is she sick?
d. He is not very healthy
4. Is he sick?
Vocabulary about Parts of
the Human Body
Task 1
Read the dialogue in the word file and fill in the gaps.
Vocabulary about Parts of
the Human Body
The past tense verbs below are commonly used in a hospital environment.
Working with a partner, decide how the –ed ending is prnounced. Check
your answers with another pair ask your teacher if you are unsure

Finished disolved Engaged stopped Transmitte

d
Studied Coughed Watched Worsen Attended
wiped Stayed infected Stopped inserted

-ed sounds like “t” -ed sounds like “d” -ed sounds like
“id”
Vocabulary about Parts of
the Human Body
Past simple

We use the past simple to describe a situation (an action, an event or a state)
which was true, or which happened at a particular time in the past. It
describes a situation which is not happening or not true right now.

I checked Sinta just before handover (this action is now

finished)

I had chemotherapy in 2009 (the patient finished the

chemo in that year)

He was in quite severe pain when he first arrived (it was

true at that time but perhaps it is not true now)
Past Continuous

We use the past continuous to talk about a past activity that was
in progress at a particular time in the past

at 8 am, i was eating breakfast

where were you last night? I was sleeping

We use the past simple and past continuous together to talk

about a completed past event that happened when another
activity was in progress.

It started to rain when I was walking on the street

I was watching TV when the phone rang
What were you doing when she arrived?
DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTION?