Our Amazing Body
This human body ESL lesson teaches internal organs, body systems and language for explaining functions. Students label a diagram, mime senses and abilities, and answer questions such as 'What does the heart do?' They roleplay a doctor's visit and write fact sheets about three organs and their jobs.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Pre-Intermediate
Age group
Ages 10–13
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Students mime abilities like jumping and breathing, learn internal organ vocabulary matching labels to a diagram, and drill 'What does the heart do? It pumps blood.' The second lesson mimes actions like hearing and smelling, watches a Body Systems video asking 'What does it do?', performs a doctor roleplay ('I have a stomachache. Drink water and rest.'), and writes a body fact sheet with name, function and a fun fact for three organs.
Target language
- • 'What does it do?'
- • Ability verbs: can + verb
- • Body-function verbs (breathe, digest, think, hear, see)
- • Internal body parts vocabulary
Key vocabulary
- heart
- lungs
- brain
- liver
- stomach
- muscles
- bones
- skeleton
- organ
- system
Speaking questions students answer
- • What does the brain do?
- • What can your hands do?
- • What's the problem?
- • How often do you exercise?
- • What do your lungs help you do?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Mime abilities in a What Can You Do? warm-up, ask 'What does the heart do?' about internal organs, write a body fact sheet and roleplay a doctor's visit. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.