Sunday, 13 December 2020

Vocabulary Builder Series - 3 - THE HUMAN BODY

 


THINGS PEOPLE DO WITH THEIR BODIES

blow your nose - to force air out of your nose in order to

clear it

cry - to have tears coming from your eyes,

usually because you are sad

fold your arms - to put one arm under the other and hold

them over your chest

go red  if you go red, your face becomes red

because you feel embarrassed

have your hair cut - if you have your hair cut, someone uses

scissors to make your hair shorter

nod - to move your head up and down to say

‘yes’

shake your head - to move your head from side to side to say

‘no’

shake hands with someone - to say hello or goodbye to someone by

holding their right hand in your right hand

and moving it up and down

shrug - to move your shoulders up to show that

you do not know or care about something

smile - to curve up the corners of your mouth

because you are happy or you think that

something is funny

wave at someone - to hold your hand up and wave it from

side to side in order to say hello or

goodbye to someone

 

SENSES

feel - 1 to experience a particular physical

feeling; I feel cold.

2 used for describing the way that

something seems when you touch it or

experience it; This room feels cold.

3 to touch something with your hand, so

that you can find out what it is like; feel

someone’s forehead

4 to be aware of something because you

touch it or it touches you; feel the wind on

your face

hear - to become aware of a sound through your

ears

see - to notice something using your eyes

smell - 1 to have a quality that you notice by

breathing in through your nose; This flower

smells sweet.

2 to notice something when you breathe in

through your nose; I can smell smoke.

taste - 1 to have a particular flavour that you

notice when you are eating or drinking;

This soup tastes delicious.

2 to notice the flavour of something that

you are eating or drinking; I can taste salt

in this soup

touch - to put your hand onto something


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