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A2 Flyers body and health vocabulary: practice for kids

A1-A2A2 Flyers40 questionsUpdated

A2 Flyers expects children to name the parts of the body and say how someone feels. This page practises the body vocabulary, the everyday complaints a child might mention, and the simple advice language that goes with them, all kept light and reassuring.

What this task tests

  • Body-part vocabulary beyond the basics: shoulder, knee, elbow, thumb, neck.
  • Saying how you feel: I feel tired, I have got a cold.
  • The pattern have got a plus a common complaint: a headache, a cough.
  • Simple advice with should: you should drink some water.
  • Adjectives for feeling: tired, hungry, thirsty, better, well.
  • Verbs that go with the body: hurt, feel, rest, breathe, stretch.
  • Healthy habits vocabulary: exercise, sleep, fruit, vegetables.
  • Reading a short text about someone who is not feeling well.
  • Answering a question about health in a full, natural sentence.
  • Doctor and nurse as jobs, and the everyday words around them.

How to do it

  1. Step 1:

    Play a naming game

    Touch your knee, touch your elbow. Movement plus language beats any worksheet for body parts.

  2. Step 2:

    Teach the have got pattern

    I've got a headache, I've got a cold. One frame covers most of what a child needs to say.

  3. Step 3:

    Keep it light

    Stay with everyday, minor things. Children do not need illness vocabulary beyond a cold and a sore throat, and the exam does not ask for it.

  4. Step 4:

    Add should for advice

    You should go to bed early. It is an easy modal and it turns vocabulary into a conversation.

  5. Step 5:

    Draw and label a body

    The child draws a person and labels ten parts. It is copying practice and vocabulary practice in one.

  6. Step 6:

    Use a song or a chant

    A rhythm fixes body words faster than repetition, and younger Flyers children still enjoy it.

  7. Step 7:

    Practise feel plus adjective

    I feel tired. She feels better. Children often reach for I am tired only, so give them the second pattern too.

  8. Step 8:

    Roleplay a short visit

    A quick doctor roleplay with a toy patient gives you questions, answers and advice in two minutes.

  9. Step 9:

    Link to healthy habits

    Sleep, exercise, fruit and water are common exam topics and give the vocabulary somewhere to live.

  10. Step 10:

    Check the plural body parts

    Two feet, two teeth. The irregular plurals turn up in this topic more than anywhere else.

Mistakes that cost marks

  • Not thisI have headache.

    ThisI have got a headache.

    This complaint takes the article a. Teach the whole phrase as one chunk.

  • Not thisMy foots hurt.

    ThisMy feet hurt.

    Foot and tooth have irregular plurals. Practise them together with a picture.

  • Not thisI am cold.

    ThisI have got a cold.

    I am cold means the temperature. I have got a cold means the illness. Teach the two side by side.

  • Not thisShe feels good better.

    ThisShe feels better.

    Better is already the comparative of good. One word is enough.

  • Not thisYou should to rest.

    ThisYou should rest.

    After should the verb takes no to. Drill should go, should eat, should sleep.

  • Not thisMy head is hurting me.

    ThisMy head hurts.

    Hurt works without an object here. The simple version is also the one children can say fastest.

  • Not thistwo tooths

    Thistwo teeth

    Another irregular plural, and a common one because children talk about losing teeth.

Language this task keeps reusing

shoulder
The part where your arm joins your body.
knee
The bending part in the middle of your leg.
elbow
The bending part in the middle of your arm.
thumb
The short, thick finger on the side of your hand.
neck
The part between your head and your shoulders.
teeth
The plural of tooth.
feet
The plural of foot.
headache
A pain in your head.
cough
The noise you make when your throat is tickly.
a cold
A common, minor illness with a runny nose.
hurt
To feel pain, or to cause pain.
rest
To stop and be quiet for a while.
better
Less ill than before.
exercise
Moving your body to stay strong and healthy.
should
The word we use to give advice.

Practice: health and the body

40 original questions. The first 10 are open to everyone. Answers are checked in your browser and never sent to us, so you can share this page with a class as it is.

1Complete the sentence.

I can see with my and hear with my ears.
Which part of your body is between your head and your shoulders?

3Complete the sentence.

You brush your every morning and every night.
Right or wrong?
  • You have got two feet.
  • Your elbow is in your leg.
  • You use your nose to smell.
3 to go

5Complete the sentence.

My head hurts. I have got a .
Choose the correct sentence.

7Complete the sentence.

She is tired, so she is going to for an hour.

8What do you do to stay healthy?

What is the plural of foot?

10Complete the sentence.

You drink some water when it is hot.

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Frequently asked questions

How much health vocabulary does a Flyers child need?

Enough for everyday, minor things: a cold, a headache, a cough, feeling tired or hungry. Nothing more serious is expected and nothing more serious is helpful.

Should I teach should for advice?

Yes. It is easy to form, it is genuinely useful, and it turns a vocabulary list into a conversation the child can hold.

Which body words are most often forgotten?

Shoulder, elbow, knee and thumb. The face and hands are practised constantly; the joints are not.

How do I keep this topic from feeling gloomy?

Frame it around healthy habits and simple advice rather than illness. Roleplay, movement games and a doctor's kit keep it cheerful.

Do children need the irregular plurals?

Feet and teeth, certainly. They are high-frequency and children will use them in speaking whether or not they have been taught them.

Is I am cold a mistake?

Not at all, it just means something different. Teach it as a pair with I have got a cold and children stop confusing the two.