The man

Human body is a marvel of construction. Every part of human body has its own duty which it performs without difficulty as long as the man takes care of his health.

The body consists of the following parts: a head, a torso and limbs. Our head is the centre of all bodily activity. The forehead, the eyes, the eyebrows, and the eyelashes, the nose, the mouth, the teeth, the tongue, the lips, the cheeks and the chin make the face. The eyes and ears are very important organs. We see with our eyes and we hear with our ears.

The main parts of the torso are the chest, the shoulders, the blades, the back, the waist and the hips.

The legs which consist of a thigh, a calf, an ankle and a foot help us to move about. The foot in its turn consists of heel, a sile, an instep, toes and a ball.

The arms have an armpit, the upperarm, an elbow, a forearm and a hand. The wrist is the joint which unites the arm with the hand. The hand consists of a palm, a back of the hand, four fingers (forefinger, middle finger, ring finger, little finger) and a thumb.

If we are not careful enough we may sprain an ankle, twist a blade, pull a muscle, strain the eyes, break a leg or an arm and even have a head trouble.

The surest way to keep fit is to go in for sport all our life. So, let’s make it our motto.

Vocabulary:

human body – людське тіло (тіло людини)

marvel of construction – чудо будівництва

its own duty – особисте зобов’язання

as long as – до тих пір поки

a torso – торс

limbs – кінцівки

forehead – чоло

eyebrows – брови

tongue – язик

chest – грудна клітка

blade – лопатка

waist – талія

hips – стегна

thigh – стегно

calf – литка, щиколотка

a heel – п’ята

a sole – підошва

instep – підйом

toes – пальці ніг

ball – подушечка

armpit – пахва

upperarm – плече

elbow – лікоть

forearm – (рука від кисті до ліктя), передпліччя

wrist – зап’ястя

joint – суглоб

palm – долоня

back – тильна сторона долоні

forefinger – вказівний палець

middle – середній палець

ring finger – безіменний палець

little finger – мізинець

thumb – великий палець (руки)

careful – обережний

sprain – розтягувати зв’язки

to twist – викрутити

to pull a muscle – розтягнути м’язи

to strain – ушкоджувати

the surest way to keep fit – найвірніший шлях бути здоровим і бадьорим.

I. Answer the following questions:

1. What’s a human body?

2. What are the main parts of human body?

3. How long do the main parts of human body perform their duty?

4. What is the centre of all bodily activities?

5. What parts make a face?

6. Why are the eyes and the ears very important organs?

7. What are the main parts of the torso?

8. What do the legs consist of?

9. What are the main parts of the foot?

10. What does the arm have?

11. How many fingers does a man have? What are they?

12. What harm can we do to our body if we are not careful enough?

13. What is the best motto of our life?

II. Insert the prepositions where necessary:

1. The boy cut his finger __ a knife. 2. “Hamlet” was written __ Shakespeare. 3. My mother is afraid __ rats. 4. I shall listen __ you very attentively. 5. Yesterday the teacher spoke __ us __ the architecture __ the 19 century. 6. My grandmother often complains __ headache. 7. He says you always laugh __ him. 8. When I entered __ room everybody looked __ me __ great interest. 9. __ the end __ the street she turned __ the corner. 10. Wait __ me. I’ll be back __ few minutes.

III. Insert articles where necessary:

1. __ room in which __ children were having their lessons was large. 2. Tower Bridge is __ first bridge over __ Thames. 3. He took __ taxi and gave __ address to __ driver. 4. On __ 12^th of October Christopher Columbus’ ship reached __ land. 5.Africa is __ very large continent lying to __ south of __ Europe. 6. She is __ teacher of __ English. 7. There is__ word in __ text which I cannot read. 8. __ first men were vegetarians. 10. __ Ireland, __ Scotland and __ Wales are __ parts of __ United Kingdom.

III. Translate the following word-combinations into Ukrainian:

a man’s bag, a girl’s doll, the women’s right, the teacher’s pointer, Jame’s computer, students’ songs, pupils’ books; his daughter’s coach; my friend’s letter.

IV. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Це пальто моєї подруги. 2. Це Джекова машина. 3. Батько мого друга -менеджер. 4. Ви бачили новий офіс мого брата? 5. Підручники студентів на столі. 6. Це ручка моєї сусідки. 7. Вікна моєї кімнати виходять в парк. 8. Ви любите книжки цього автора? 9. Де тренер цих студентів?