Here are some expressions commonly used in discussing the body - legs and feet matters.
ankle - the joint between the foot and the leg calf - the muscular back part of the shank foot - the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual stands heel - the back part of the human foot hip - either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh knee - a joint in the middle part of the human leg leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle shin - the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee toe - one of the digits of the foot toenail - the nail at the end of a toe
Now we put new vocabulary into context, so you can see how you might use these terms yourself. The expressions are in boldface in the text.
He sprained his ankle. Jim tapped his foot to the music. Heel! Most patients are relieved of their painful pre-surgical hip condition after the operation. Knee problems commonly occur in young people and adults. Noughts and Crosses, or Tic Tac Toe, is probably the most common pencil and paper game. If someone says "don't pull my leg" they want you to stop playing a joke on them and to tell the truth.
