Starter quiz
- What is the purpose of an explanation text?
- to entertain and make the reader laugh
- to describe a personal experience
- to provide information about how or why something works ✓
- to share opinions and express feelings
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- Place the following in order to show the structure of the explanation text on the digestive process.
- 1⇔Heading: The Human Digestive System
- 2⇔Introduction
- 3⇔Section 1: What happens when food enters the body?
- 4⇔Section 2: What happens to food when it leaves the stomach?
- 5⇔Conclusion
- Which of the following are subject-specific vocabulary for an explanation text about the digestive system?
- oesophagus ✓
- exercise
- brain
- intestines ✓
- stomach ✓
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- What kind of fronted adverbials are useful for explaining the order of the steps in the digestive process?
- viewpoint fronted adverbials
- fronted adverbials of cause
- ordering fronted adverbials ✓
- fronted adverbials of place
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- Which of the following fronted adverbials would be useful in a concluding paragraph?
- First,
- Throughout the digestive process, ✓
- At the back of the throat,
- If you would like to discover more, ✓
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- Match the following sentence types to their definitions.
- simple sentence⇔a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense ✓
- compound sentence⇔a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word ✓
- complex sentence⇔a sentence formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause ✓
Exit quiz
- What is the purpose of a conclusion in an explanation text?
- to give the reader specific details about a part of the process
- to give the reader a summary of the information provided ✓
- to review everything that was explained in the main section
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- Which of the following are helpful when writing your conclusion?
- the outline of the explanation text ✓
- descriptive adjectives
- subject-specific vocabulary ✓
- every detail of the digestive process
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- Match the following sentence types to the examples given.
- simple sentence⇔The digestive process is complex. ✓
- compound sentence⇔The digestive process is complex and it involves many steps. ✓
- complex sentence⇔The digestive process, which has many steps, is complex. ✓
- Match the vocabulary to the correct definitions.
- conclusion⇔the closing paragraph of a non-fiction text ✓
- summarise⇔to sum up or conclude the main body of the text ✓
- compound sentence⇔a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word ✓
- complex sentence⇔a sentence formed of a main clause/s and a subordinate claus ✓
- Complete the following sentence to turn it into a complex sentence: 'This explanation text has provided information about the complex process of human digestion __________.'"
- and it has explained why this process is vital for humans.
- by explaining what happens when food enters the body and leaves the stomach. ✓
- but there is so much more you could discover.
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- Which of the following sentences reviews subject-specific vocabulary?
- This explanation text has provided information about the digestive process.
- The oesophagus, stomach and intestines are vital for the delivery of nutrients. ✓
- If you would like to find out more, use your local library or the internet.
- When you have researched more, you could present your findings to your class.
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Key learning points
- The conclusion of an explanation text summarises the information that has been provided.
- The conclusion of an explanation text reviews the most important information using subject-specific vocabulary.
- The conclusion of an explanation text is an opportunity to encourage the reader to discover more about the subject.
- Using a range of simple, compound and complex sentences supports text flow.
- The use of compound and complex sentences are very effective for summarising.
Common misconception
Children may think that the conclusion should review every detail of the digestive process.
It is important not to repeat the explanation, but to highlight the key parts by reviewing the most important subject-specific vocabulary.
Keywords
Summarise - To summarise means to pull out the key information.
Conclusion - A conclusion is the closing paragraph of a non-fiction text.
Compound sentence - A compound sentence is a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word.
Complex sentence - A complex sentence is a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause.
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