B1 Vocabulary: Health & Body

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Key Vocabulary

English Word/Phrase	Part of Speech	Spanish Translation	Meaning	Example Sentence
head	noun	cabeza	top part of body	I have a pain in my head.
hair	noun	pelo / cabello	on head	She has long brown hair.
face	noun	cara	front of head	He has a friendly face.
eye	noun	ojo	for seeing	Close your eyes.
ear	noun	oreja	for hearing	My ear hurts.
nose	noun	nariz	for smelling	She has a small nose.
mouth	noun	boca	for eating/speaking	Open your mouth.
tooth / teeth	noun	diente / dientes	in mouth	Brush your teeth twice a day.
neck	noun	cuello	between head and shoulders	He wore a scarf around his neck.
shoulder	noun	hombro	top of arms	Carry the bag on your shoulder.
arm	noun	brazo	from shoulder to hand	Raise your arm.
hand	noun	mano	end of arm	Shake hands.
finger	noun	dedo	on hand	I cut my finger.
back	noun	espalda	behind body	My back aches.
chest	noun	pecho	front upper body	He has a strong chest.
stomach	noun	estómago / barriga	for digesting	I have a stomach ache.
leg	noun	pierna	from hip to foot	She broke her leg.
knee	noun	rodilla	middle of leg	He fell on his knee.
foot / feet	noun	pie / pies	end of leg	My feet are cold.
toe	noun	dedo del pie	on foot	I stubbed my toe.
doctor	noun	médico/a	health professional	See a doctor if you’re ill.
cold	noun	resfriado	mild illness	I have a cold.
flu	noun	gripe	stronger than cold	She’s in bed with flu.
headache	noun	dolor de cabeza	pain in head	I have a headache.
feel sick	phrase	sentirse mareado/a	want to vomit	I feel sick after eating.
temperature	noun	fiebre	high body heat	He has a temperature.

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Common Collocations & Expressions (Spanish in brackets)

• catch a cold (coger un resfriado)
• have a cough (tener tos)
• take medicine (tomar medicina)
• go to the doctor’s (ir al médico)
• feel better / worse (sentirse mejor / peor)
• keep fit (mantenerse en forma)

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Word Formation (with Spanish)

Base	Noun (Esp)	Adjective (Esp)	Adverb (Esp)
health	health (salud)	healthy (saludable)	healthily (saludablemente)
pain	pain (dolor)	painful (doloroso/a)	painfully (dolorosamente)
ill	illness (enfermedad)	ill (enfermo/a)	–

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Exercise: Gap-Fill & Multiple ChoicePart A – Gap-FillComplete the sentences with a word/phrase from the table.

1. I have a pain in my _______________ after running.
2. She went to the _______________ because she has flu.
3. When you have a _______________, drink hot lemon and honey.
4. He broke his _______________ playing football.
5. I _______________ sick after the boat trip.

Part B – Multiple ChoiceChoose the correct word (A, B, or C).

6. My _______________ are sore from new shoes.
   A) knees B) feet C) shoulders
7. You should _______________ your teeth after every meal.
   A) wash B) brush C) cut
8. She has a high _______________ and needs to rest.
   A) temperature B) headache C) cold
9. The doctor checked my _______________ with a stethoscope.
   A) back B) chest C) toe
10. I _______________ a cold last week and stayed home.
    A) caught B) felt C) had

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Answer KeyPart A – Gap-Fill

1. knee / leg / back (rodilla / pierna / espalda)
2. doctor (médico/a)
3. cold (resfriado)
4. leg (pierna)
5. feel (sentirse)

Part B – Multiple Choice

6. B) feet (pies)
7. B) brush (lavarse)
8. A) temperature (fiebre)
9. B) chest (pecho)
10. A) caught (coger)

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