Body and Health ESL Worksheets and Lessons
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Body & health worksheets
83 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
Body & health lessons
28 ready lessons for the four skills: teach on the board, set online or print.
Body & health vocabulary
12 word decks with meanings, examples and pronunciation: flip, quiz, print as flashcards or play as a game.
Body & health shadowing
Listen, repeat, record and compare: short scripts for pronunciation and fluency.
About Body & health
Parts of the body are among the first words young learners meet, and for adults the topic leads straight into a very practical area: explaining symptoms at a pharmacy or doctor's. It is highly physical, which makes it easy to teach through movement.
Kids and A1 learners start with head, arms, legs, eyes, nose and mouth, with have/has and irregular plurals such as feet and teeth. At A2 and B1 learners describe common illnesses and injuries with I've got a headache, My back hurts, and give advice with should and shouldn't. B2 to C2 learners explore fitness, healthy lifestyles, body idioms such as pull someone's leg, and more precise medical and descriptive language.
This page groups printable worksheets, ready-to-teach lessons and flashcard decks on the body and health, filtered by level.
Teaching tips: Body & health
- Use a Simon Says or "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" warmer with young learners, speeding it up as they gain confidence.
- Drill irregular plurals (foot/feet, tooth/teeth) early, as "foots" and "tooths" are very common errors.
- Set up a doctor and patient role-play at A2 where the patient chooses a symptom card and the doctor must give advice with should.
- Point out that we say "I've got a cold" but "I've got flu" without an article in British English, and accept both with and without in exams.
Questions teachers ask
What body vocabulary is in Cambridge Starters?
Starters includes basic body and face words such as arm, ear, eye, face, foot, hair, hand, head, leg, mouth and nose. Movers and Flyers add more, along with common illnesses such as a cold or a stomach-ache.
How do I link body parts to health vocabulary?
Once learners know the body parts, introduce -ache words (headache, toothache) and "My ... hurts", then move to advice with should.
Are there picture-based options for learners who can't read yet?
Yes. The flashcard decks and picture worksheets for Kids work well for pointing, labeling and games with pre-readers.