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Spanish A1.22: Body parts

Partes del cuerpo

Spanish A1.22: Body parts

Learning goals:

  • Conoce las partes básicas del cuerpo (Get to know the basic body parts)
  • Frases básicas de salud (Basic health phrases)
  • El plural de los sustantivos (The plural of nouns)
  • Érase una vez...el cuerpo humano (Once upon a time...the human body)

Learning module 3 (A1): Día a día (Day to day)

Recap exercises of the previous lesson

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (12)

 La cabeza: The head (Spanish)

La cabeza es una parte importante del cuerpo.

(The head is an important part of the body.)

La cabeza

(The head)

 Los brazos: The arms (Spanish)

Él levanta el brazo.

(He raises his arm.)

Los brazos

(The arms)

 Las manos: The hands (Spanish)

La mano derecha está levantada.

(The right hand is raised.)

Las manos

(The hands)

 Las piernas: The legs (Spanish)

La pierna es parte del cuerpo.

(The leg is part of the body.)

Las piernas

(The legs)

 Los pies: The feet (Spanish)

Los pies de mi perro son muy pequeños.

(The feet of my dog are very small.)

Los pies

(The feet)

 Los ojos: The eyes (Spanish)

Él tiene los ojos verdes.

(He has green eyes.)

Los ojos

(The eyes)

 La nariz: The nose (Spanish)

Yo tengo la nariz grande.

(I have a big nose.)

La nariz

(The nose)

 La boca: The mouth (Spanish)

La boca es parte del cuerpo.

(The mouth is part of the body.)

La boca

(The mouth)

 Las orejas: The ears (Spanish)

La oreja es pequeña.

(The ear is small.)

Las orejas

(The ears)

 El pelo: The hair (Spanish)

El pelo de María es negro.

(María's hair is black.)

El pelo

(The hair)

 El cuerpo: The body (Spanish)

Él toca el cuerpo.

(He touches the body.)

El cuerpo

(The body)

 El cuello: The neck (Spanish)

El cuello conecta la cabeza con el cuerpo.

(The neck connects the head to the body.)

El cuello

(The neck)

Listening materials

Our listening materials implement the verbs, vocabulary and grammar topics of this lesson. Audio and video available!

Spanish A1.22.1 The plural of nouns

(We learn to recognize and form the plural of nouns.)

Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Spanish A1.22.2 The resemblance of Juan and his family

Aprender las partes del cuerpo describiendo el físico de Juan y su familia.

(Learning the parts of the body by describing the physical appearance of Juan and his family.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Spanish A1.22.3 Once upon a time...the human body

Érase una vez... el cuerpo humano" es una serie educativa que enseña el funcionamiento del cuerpo a través de personajes animados y divertidos.

("Once upon a time... the human body" is an educational series that teaches how the body works through fun and animated characters.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Find the words

Instruction: Find the words, mark them and make sentences with the words.

Hints

The eyes , The hair , The hands , The mouth , The feet , The body

e x m e l p e l o u g j b i v l o s p i e s s r u t q o e l c u e r p o n p q v r x l a b o c a e a l x v i l o s o j o s m w d r w k l a s m a n o s s k y

Answers

Score: 0/6

Los ojos (The eyes)
El cuerpo (The body)
Las manos (The hands)
La boca (The mouth)
Los pies (The feet)
El pelo (The hair)

Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: The words in these sentences have been shuffled! Sort them so that they make a valid sentence again and translate.

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Exercise 3: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.

Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Translate and say the word out loud. Use the word in a sentence.

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1. Las piernas
(The legs)
2. La nariz
(The nose)
3. La boca
(The mouth)
4. La cabeza
(The head)
5. Los pies
(The feet)

Exercise 5: The plural of nouns

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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cuellos, brazos, narices, cuerpos, ojos, bocas, cabezas, orejas

1. La oreja: : Las ...

: Las orejas
(The ears)

2. El brazo: : Los ...

: Los brazos
(The arms)

3. La boca: : Las ...

: Las bocas
(The mouths)

4. El cuerpo: : Los ...

: Los cuerpos
(The bodies)

5. El cuello: : Los ...

: Los cuellos
(The necks)

6. La nariz: : Las ...

: Las narices
(The noses)

7. La cabeza: : Las ...

: Las cabezas
(The heads)

8. El ojo: : Los ...

: Los ojos
(The eyes)

Exercise 6: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.

Conversation exercise

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

  1. Nombra las partes del cuerpo. (Name the body parts. )
  2. Nombra las partes de la cara. (Name the parts of the face.)

Example phrases:

  1. Número 1 es un ojo. (Number 1 is an eye. )
  2. ...

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (12): Nouns: 12,

Spanish English
El cuello The neck
El cuerpo The body
El pelo The hair
La boca The mouth
La cabeza The head
La nariz The nose
Las manos The hands
Las orejas The ears
Las piernas The legs
Los brazos The arms
Los ojos The eyes
Los pies The feet

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson