Real ESL

You need to learn science vocabulary for life and the TOEFL. Nowadays, people often discuss science and technology in regular conversation, so make sure you learn the basics, especially about the human body and computers.

Here’s a little test for you with very basic vocabulary:

1. What is a belly button?
2. Where is a man’s Adam’s apple?
3. What organs do you use to breathe?
4. Where is your ankle?
5. What is the word for the inside of the hand?
6. What do you call this symbol (@) in an email?
7. What do you call the part of the computer keyboard that puts a space between words?

Now, here are the answers:

1. the navel or the place where the umbilical cord is cut.
2. on the neck to describe the round area which moves when you swallow
3. the lungs
4. between the foot and the leg, on both sides
5. the palm
6. at
7. space bar

Now check out the video for how to learn more advanced science vocabulary!

Transcript and Vocabulary Explanation

Today I’m at California’s Science Center at the BodyWorlds exhibition. I’m going to talk to you today about learning science vocabulary.

This is really important in today’s world … or if your work involves science or technology.

So, how do you learn it?

I highly recommend going to a science or natural history museum.

It’s much more interesting than reading from a book. And you’ll remember it much better too.

Here, if you live in Los Angeles, you can go to the BodyWorlds exhibit. I highly recommend it. It’s amazing. (I think you should go there.)

Because you get to see both the inside of the body and the outside.

You really get an appreciation of the beauty of the human form and just how we are all so alike. (the same)

Once you take off this skin, everyone around the world, we’re just all human beings and we’re all the same. That’s really important to remember, I think.

So, I’d love you to go to my site, if you’re not already there, at realESL.com and fill out a comment. Tell me what you learned at a science museum of some kind and what you think about how we’re all the same inside.