Writing the introduction of an explanation text about the digestive system | English

Starter quiz

What does the digestive system do?
- breaks down food into smaller particles that the body can use ✓
- pumps blood throughout the body
- helps your arms and legs move
What is the name of the long tube that links the mouth to the stomach?
- The intestine
- The pump
- The oesophagus ✓
Match the parts of the digestive system to their jobs.
- stomach
  
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  breaks down food into small nutrients that the body can use ✓
- large intestine
  
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  absorbs water and passes out any food the body doesn't need ✓
- small intestine
  
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  breaks down food and absorbs nutrients ✓
- oesophagus
  
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  tube that takes food to the stomach ✓
Select the formal sentences which would be used in an explanation text.
- Incredibly, this awesome part of the body can break up your food!
- The human digestive system is a complex body system involving multiple processes ✓
- Food starts in the squishy, pink mouth.
- As a result, the food becomes wet enough to be broken down into small pieces. ✓
Which of these words would be most appropriate to describe the oesophagus in an explanation text?
- gargantuan
- muscular ✓
- awesome
- long ✓
Which sentence uses an apostrophe for possession correctly?
- An adult’s stomach has a capacity of approximately 1.5 litres. ✓
- An adults stomach has a capacity of approximately 1.5 litres.
- An adul'ts stomach has a capacity of approximately 1.5 litres.
- An adults' stomach has a capacity of approximately 1.5 litres.