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
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- What is the name of the long tube that links the mouth to the stomach?
- The intestine
- The pump
- The oesophagus ✓
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- Match the parts of the digestive system to their jobs.
- stomach⇔breaks down food into small nutrients that the body can use ✓
- large intestine⇔absorbs water and passes out any food the body doesn't need ✓
- small intestine⇔breaks down food and absorbs nutrients ✓
- oesophagus⇔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. ✓
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- Which of these words would be most appropriate to describe the oesophagus in an explanation text?
- gargantuan
- muscular ✓
- awesome
- long ✓
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- 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.
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Exit quiz
- Before writing our sentences down, we should ______ the sentence out loud.
- 'say' ✓
- What is the purpose of an introduction?
- To inform the reader of the outline of the text. ✓
- To set the scene for the reader.
- To summarise the key points from the text.
- To give brief, general facts about the subject of the text. ✓
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- Which is an example of an expanded noun phrase?
- the process
- the complex, biological function ✓
- digestion is the long, complex process of breaking down food
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- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- relative pronoun⇔word that starts a relative clause like 'who' or 'which' ✓
- relative clause⇔type of subordinate clause, starts with a relative pronoun ✓
- relative complex sentence⇔sentence formed of main clause & relative subordinate clause ✓
- Which sentences would be found in the introduction of an explanation text about the human digestive system?
- The partly-digested food encounters enzymes that have been secreted there.
- Digestion is the complex, natural process of breaking down food into particles. ✓
- First, food enters the body through the mouth.
- This explanation text will educate you about what happens in our bodies. ✓
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- Which of these are true about the process of digestion?
- It is a complex, natural process. ✓
- Digestion happens simply and quickly.
- It is the process of breaking down food within the body. ✓
- Specific parts of the human body are key to the process. ✓
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Key learning points
- An introduction's purpose is to give general facts about the topic and to tell the reader what they will learn.
- Digestion is the process of breaking down food into particles small enough to be absorbed into the bloodstream.
- The scientific definition of digestion, and the use of scientific vocabulary, are essential for introducing the subject.
- The relative pronoun "which" can be used to embed a relative clause within a main clause to add detail.
- A relative complex sentence is formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause.
Common misconception
Pupils try to include specific facts in the introduction.
Emphasise that an introduction's purpose is to introduce the topic and should only include general facts.
Keywords
Digestion - the process of breaking down food into particles small enough to be absorbed into the bloodstream
Introduction - the opening paragraph of a non-fiction text that encourages the reader to read on
Relative pronoun - a word that starts a relative clause like 'who' or 'which'
Relative clause - a type of subordinate clause that starts with a relative pronoun
Relative complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
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