B2 - Lesson 29 - The Body

Question 1

idiomatic [/ˌɪdiəˈmætɪk◂/]

Answer 1

typical of the natural way in which someone speaks or writes when they are using their own language
He had the ability to write fluent and idiomatic English.

Question 2

elbow [/ˈelbəʊ/]

Answer 2

the joint where your arm bends

Question 3

jaw [/dʒɔː/]

Answer 3

one of the two bones that your teeth are in

Question 4

hip [/hɪp/]

Answer 4

لگن

Question 5

thigh [/θaɪ/]

Answer 5

1 the top part of your leg, between your knee and your hip

2 the top part of a bird’s leg, used as food
chicken thighs

ران پا

Question 6

lung [/lʌŋ/]

Answer 6

one of the two organs in your body that you breathe with

Smoking can cause lung cancer.

Question 7

chin [/tʃɪn/]

Answer 7

the front part of your face below your mouth

He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Question 8

heel [/hiːl/]

Answer 8

the curved back part of your foot

Question 9

spine [/spaɪn/]

Answer 9

the row of bones down the centre of your back that supports your body and protects your spinal cord SYN backbone,

Question 10

hollow [/ˈhɒləʊ/]

Answer 10

having an empty space inside

a hollow tree

Question 11

armpit [/ˈɑːmˌpɪt/]

Answer 11

the hollow place under your arm where it joins your body

زیربغل

Question 12

kidney [/ˈkɪdni/]

Answer 12

one of the two organs in your lower back that separate waste products from your blood and make urine
a kidney transplant

Question 13

urine [/ˈjʊərɪn/]

Answer 13

the yellow liquid waste that comes out of the body from the bladder

Question 14

transplant [/ˈtrænsplɑːnt/]

Answer 14

the operation of transplanting an organ, piece of skin etc → implant
heart transplant surgery
a bone marrow transplant

Question 15

wrist [/rɪst/]

Answer 15

the part of your body where your hand joins your arm
on/around your wrist
She had a gold watch on her wrist.

مچ دست

Question 16

ankle [/ˈæŋkəl/]

Answer 16

the joint between your foot and your leg
break/twist/sprain your ankle
Janet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle.

مچ پا

Question 17

cheek [/tʃiːk/]

Answer 17

the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes
Lucy stretched up to kiss his cheek.
Billy had rosy cheeks and blue eyes.

گونه

Question 18

blusher [/ˈblʌʃə/]

Answer 18

cream or powder used for making your cheeks look red or pink

Question 19

flip flops []

Answer 19

open summer shoes, usually made of rubber, with a V-shaped band across the front to hold your feet

صندل لا انگشتی

Question 20

bracelet [/ˈbreɪslɪt/]

Answer 20

a band or chain that you wear around your wrist or arm as a decoration → bangle
a gold bracelet

Question 21

shin [/ʃɪn/]

Answer 21

the front part of your leg between your knee and your foot

ساق پا

Question 22

eyelash [/ˈaɪlæʃ/]

Answer 22

one of the small hairs that grow along the edge of your eyelids

مژه

Question 23

eyelid [/ˈaɪlɪd/]

Answer 23

a piece of skin that covers your eye when it is closed
His eyelids began to droop (=close, because he was sleepy).

پلک

Question 24

mascara [/mæˈskɑːrə/]

Answer 24

a dark substance used to colour your eyelashes and make them look thicker

ریمل

Question 25

eyebrow [/ˈaɪbraʊ/]

Answer 25

the line of hair above your eye

thick bushy eyebrows

Question 26

sweatband [/ˈswetbænd/]

Answer 26

a narrow band of cloth that you wear around your head or wrist to stop sweat running down when you are doing sport

Question 27

bow tie [/ˌbəʊ ˈtaɪ/]

Answer 27

a short piece of cloth tied in the shape of a bow that men sometimes wear around their neck

Question 28

thights [/taɪts/]

Answer 28

British English a piece of women’s clothing made of very thin material that fits tightly over the feet and legs and goes up to the waist SYN pantyhose American English

Question 29

belt [/belt/]

Answer 29

a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decoration
He unbuckled his leather belt.

Question 30

lip balm []

Answer 30

a substance used to protect dry lips

Question 31

palm [/pɑːm/]

Answer 31

1 PART OF HAND the inside surface of your hand, in which you hold things
in somebody’s palm
She looked at the coins in her palm.
He held the pebble in the palm of his hand.

2 TREE (also palm tree) a tropical tree which grows near beaches or in deserts, with a long straight trunk and large pointed leaves at the top
 coconut palms

Question 32

wrinkle [/ˈrɪŋkəl/]

Answer 32

wrinkles are lines on your face and skin that you get when you are old
Her face was a mass of wrinkles.

Question 33

knuckle [/ˈnʌkəl/]

Answer 33

your knuckles are the joints in your fingers, including the ones where your fingers join your hands
Her knuckles whitened as she gripped the gun.

Question 34

calf [/kɑːf/]

Answer 34

the part of the back of your leg between your knee and your ankle

Question 35

intent [/ɪnˈtent/]

Answer 35

giving careful attention to something so that you think about nothing else

his intent gaze

intent on/upon
Intent upon her work, she didn’t notice the cold.

Question 36

undivided [/ˌʌndɪˈvaɪdɪd◂/]

Answer 36

1 [usually before noun] complete
I’ll give the matter my undivided attention.

2 not separated into smaller parts
an undivided country