The Five Senses — Sight, Hearing, Touch, Taste, Smell — Vocabulary and Exercises — English 1st Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Introduction

In this lesson, we will learn about the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. We will discover the body parts responsible for each sense and practise using related vocabulary.

Lesson Objectives

• Identify the five senses and their corresponding body parts
• Learn vocabulary related to the five senses
• Use sentences to describe what we can sense
• Practise with exercises and activities

1. The Five Senses

Humans have five senses to perceive the world around them. Each sense is connected to a specific body part.

Sense	Body Part	Verb	Example
Sight	Eyes	See	I see a beautiful flower.
Hearing	Ears	Hear	I hear music.
Touch	Skin	Touch / Feel	I feel the soft cat.
Taste	Tongue	Taste	I taste sweet apple.
Smell	Nose	Smell	I smell fresh bread.

2. Vocabulary

Sight (Eyes)

• Colours: red, blue, green, yellow, black, white
• Adjectives: big, small, tall, short, beautiful, ugly

Hearing (Ears)

• Sounds: loud, quiet, soft, noisy
• Examples: music, birds, rain, car horn

Touch (Skin / Hands)

• Adjectives: hot, cold, soft, hard, smooth, rough, wet, dry

Taste (Tongue)

• Flavours: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, delicious

Smell (Nose)

• Adjectives: good, bad, sweet, fresh, stinky

3. Sentence Patterns

We can use “I can + verb” to talk about senses:

• I can see the moon.
• I can hear the birds.
• I can touch the table.
• I can taste the lemon.
• I can smell the flowers.

4. Exercises

Exercise 1: Match the sense to the body part

1. Sight → _______ (Eyes / Ears / Nose)
2. Taste → _______ (Tongue / Skin / Eyes)
3. Smell → _______ (Nose / Ears / Tongue)
4. Hearing → _______ (Ears / Skin / Eyes)
5. Touch → _______ (Skin / Nose / Tongue)

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences

1. I ______ (see / hear) with my eyes.
2. I ______ (smell / taste) with my nose.
3. I ______ (touch / hear) with my ears.
4. I ______ (taste / see) with my tongue.
5. I ______ (feel / hear) with my skin.

Exercise 3: What can you sense?

Write a sentence for each sense:

1. Sight: I can see ____________.
2. Hearing: I can hear ____________.
3. Touch: I can feel ____________.
4. Taste: I can taste ____________.
5. Smell: I can smell ____________.

Summary

• We have five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.
• Each sense uses a specific body part: eyes, ears, skin, tongue, nose.
• We use “I can + verb” to describe what we sense.

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