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  • Body Parts and Health Basic (PDF)

    Body Parts and Health Basic (PDF)

    Body parts and basic health vocabulary anchor the survival English every learner needs to handle a doctor’s appointment, a pharmacy visit, or a conversation about feeling unwell. Head, neck, shoulder, arm, hand, finger, chest, back, stomach, leg, knee, ankle, foot for anatomy. Headache, stomachache, sore throat, fever, cold, flu, cough, rash, pain for symptoms. Pharmacy, pharmacist, prescription, painkillers, medicine, plaster, bandage for treatment. Combined with verb phrases (feel sick, have a fever, take medicine, see a doctor, get well soon), this is the productive base for A2 health English.

    This worksheet builds A2 fluency with body parts and basic health vocabulary in doctor-and-pharmacy contexts.

    What’s inside:

    • Vocabulary box with body parts (15+) and common symptoms (10+)
    • Picture-labelling task for anatomy
    • Doctor-patient dialogue completion
    • Pharmacy gap-fill with prescription-and-symptom vocabulary
    • Personalised production: describe a recent illness and the treatment you had

    Common challenges: Body-vocabulary boundaries differ across L1s — German Arm covers the whole arm-and-hand unit; English distinguishes arm from hand. Symptom-collocation accuracy matters: catch a cold (not take), take a pill (not eat), have a headache (not be). Sick (UK = vomiting, US = generally unwell) vs ill (UK general illness) is a recurring British/American confusion.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR A2, in pre-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Health vocabulary is core to Cambridge A2 Key (KET) and B1 Preliminary (PET) Speaking and Writing. Part of the Health & Body collection — the natural next step is Health and Fitness Vocabulary Extended, which deepens the lifestyle and wellbeing dimension.

  • Health and Fitness Vocabulary Extended (PDF)

    Health and Fitness Vocabulary Extended (PDF)

    Health-and-fitness vocabulary at B1 extends from medical-survival English into the lifestyle and wellbeing discourse that dominates contemporary English-language media. Exercise, work out, train, jog, lift weights, do yoga, stretch, warm up, cool down for activity. Balanced diet, calories, nutrients, protein, carbs, vegan, vegetarian for eating. Wellbeing, mental health, stress, anxiety, mindfulness, sleep quality, recovery for the broader holistic-health register. The worksheet trains B1 learners to read fitness content, follow gym instructions, and discuss lifestyle topics in conversational and exam contexts.

    This worksheet builds B1 fluency with the extended health-and-fitness vocabulary range.

    What’s inside:

    • Vocabulary box with 35+ items across exercise, nutrition, and wellbeing
    • Multiple-choice items targeting collocation accuracy (do exercise / go jogging / work out)
    • Gap-fill in fitness-and-lifestyle texts (gym posters, wellness-blog extracts)
    • Personalised production: describe your own fitness routine and lifestyle goals
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes with discussion extension

    Common challenges: Do vs go vs play with sports is the recurring trap — do yoga, go swimming, play football. Collocations: get into shape (not make), lose weight (not take off), stay fit (not keep). False friends in fitness: German Fitness means general physical condition; English fitness means cardiovascular and muscular health more specifically. Diet in English can mean both food intake (a balanced diet) and weight-loss programme (she’s on a diet).

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1, in intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Health-and-fitness vocabulary is core to Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) and B2 First (FCE) Speaking and Writing. Part of the Health & Body collection — the natural next step is Slang: Common British Expressions, which covers the informal register adjacent to everyday health-and-feeling talk.

  • Slang: Common American Expressions (PDF)

    Slang: Common American Expressions (PDF)

    American slang is the conversational register of US media — and increasingly of global English through film, TV, music, and online culture. Awesome (excellent), cool (good), to be into something (interested in), to hang out (spend casual time), bummed (disappointed), to flake (cancel last minute), legit (legitimate, real, good), no biggie (no problem), bucks (dollars), guys (gender-neutral plural address). Many have entered global English; others remain US-specific. The worksheet trains B1–B2 learners to recognise and selectively deploy high-frequency American slang.

    This worksheet builds B1–B2 awareness of high-frequency American slang in conversational and media contexts.

    What’s inside:

    • Slang bank with 30+ high-frequency American expressions, with neutral-English equivalent and example use
    • Multiple-choice items in dialogue context
    • Register-shifting task: rewrite formal sentences with slang equivalents
    • Recognition task: identify the meaning of slang in short scene extracts
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes on regional and generational variation

    Common challenges: British-vs-American splits are central — biscuit (UK = cookie / US = scone-like bread); chips (UK = fries / US = crisps); trash (US) vs rubbish (UK). Generational variation matters: lit, sus, slay are Gen Z-coded and sound forced from older speakers. Internet origin: many newer American slang terms come from Black American Vernacular English (AAVE) and have specific cultural origins learners should know about before using productively.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1 to B2, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study — particularly learners consuming American media or working with American clients/colleagues. Part of the Health & Body collection — the natural next step is Body Parts and Health Basic, which returns to the literal anatomy-and-health vocabulary base.

  • Slang: Common British Expressions (PDF)

    Slang: Common British Expressions (PDF)

    British slang is the conversational register that distinguishes textbook English from real spoken English. Knackered (very tired), gutted (very disappointed), chuffed (very pleased), cheers (thanks; goodbye), mate (friend), brilliant (excellent), dodgy (suspicious or low-quality), fancy (want), posh (upper-class), quid (pound, money), bloke (man), take the mickey (tease) — none of these is predictable from general English study, and learners who encounter them in real conversation or British media need explicit exposure.

    This worksheet builds B1–B2 awareness of high-frequency British slang in conversational and media contexts.

    What’s inside:

    • Slang bank with 30+ high-frequency British expressions, with neutral-English equivalent and example use
    • Multiple-choice items in dialogue context
    • Register-shifting task: rewrite formal sentences with slang equivalents
    • Recognition task: identify the meaning of slang in short scene extracts
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes on regional and class variation

    Common challenges: Register awareness is the central issue — British slang is informal and informal-only; using it in writing or formal speech sounds odd. Regional and class variation matters: cuppa (cup of tea) is universal British; bairn (child) is Scottish/Northern. False friends are dense: pissed (UK = drunk, US = angry); fag (UK = cigarette, US = derogatory slur); fanny (UK = vulgar female anatomy, US = bottom). Productive use should be cautious; receptive recognition is the main goal.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1 to B2, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study — particularly learners watching British media or planning to live in the UK. Useful supplement to Cambridge exam preparation. Part of the Health & Body collection — the natural next step is Slang: Common American Expressions, which covers the parallel American-English register.