Parts of the Body / Sickness and Health

1. Try to think of as many body parts as you can and label the picture below. (If you run out of ideas, you can look at the vocabulary list on Page 2 – but first try to see what you can think of on your own.)

English 2 Parts of the Body Page 1 2. Read the poem and underline or highlight all the body parts that are named. How many did you find? Add any new ones to your answers on Page 1.

"Sick" by Shel Silverstein

"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 Body Parts And don't you think my face looks green? head My leg is cut, my eyes are blue – forehead temple It might be instamatic flu. ear face I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke, eye cheek I'm sure that my left leg is broke – nose mouth My hip hurts when I move my chin, chin My belly button's caving in, jaw neck My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained, throat shoulder My 'pendix pains each time it rains. back shoulderblade My nose is cold, my toes are numb, small of the back collar bone I have a sliver in my thumb. chest My neck is stiff, my voice is weak, trunk arm I hardly whisper when I speak. armpit forearm My tongue is filling up my mouth, upper arm elbow I think my hair is falling out. crook of the arm hand My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight, fist palm My temperature is one-o-eight. fingers My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear, trunk ribcage There's a hole inside my ear. waist abdomen (stomach) I have a hangnail, and my heart is – what? tummy, belly hip What's that? What's that you say? flank groin You say today is . . . Saturday? seat (backside, bottom) thigh G'bye, I'm going out to play." knee shank calf foot toes

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