Starter quiz
- Which body parts are involved in the digestive process?
- oesophagus ✓
- heart
- stomach ✓
- intestines ✓
- lungs
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- Match the sentence types to the correct definitions.
- A simple sentence is⇔a sentence about one idea that make sense. ✓
- A compound sentence is⇔formed of two main clauses and a joining word. ✓
- A complex sentence is⇔formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause ✓
- Match the vocabulary to the correct examples given.
- coordinating conjunction⇔and, or, but, yet ✓
- subordinating conjunction⇔when, because, as, after ✓
- ordering fronted adverbial⇔first, next, then, finally ✓
- What type of subject-specific vocabulary do you need to use when writing about the human digestive system?
- scientific vocabulary ✓
- historical vocabulary
- geographical vocabulary
- technological vocabulary
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- Which of the following features are used to structure an explanation text?
- paragraphs ✓
- stanzas
- headings and sub-headings ✓
- introduction and conclusion ✓
- chapters
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- Which of the following are examples of a complex sentence?
- The stomach, which is the organ that stores food, expands as it fills. ✓
- The stomach expands as it fills.
- Food moves down towards the stomach.
- As the oesophagus contracts and relaxes, food moves down towards the stomach. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which body parts are involved in the digestive process when food leaves the stomach?
- large intestine ✓
- oesophagus
- small intestine ✓
- bloodstream ✓
- throat
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- Match the sentence types to their uses.
- ordering fronted adverbial⇔used to tell the reader the order of events of a process ✓
- fronted adverbial of place⇔used to tell the reader where something is or happens ✓
- fronted adverbial of cause⇔used to tell the reader the cause and effect of something ✓
- viewpoint fronted adverbial⇔used to introduce facts and emphasise the writer's opinion ✓
- Which of the following are examples of fronted adverbials of cause?
- As a result, ✓
- Eventually,
- Significantly,
- Consequently, ✓
- Interestingly,
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- Which of the following are examples of viewpoint fronted adverbials?
- Because of this,
- Significantly, ✓
- Finally,
- Impressively, ✓
- As a result of this,
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- Which of the following is an example of an adverbial complex sentence?
- When the food is absorbed into the bloodstream, the body receives nutrients. ✓
- The body receives nutrients through the bloodstream.
- The food is absorbed into the bloodstream.
- Nutrients, which comes from the food, is delivered through the bloodstream.
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- Which of the following is an example of a relative complex sentence?
- The small intestine, which receives food from the stomach, absorbs nutrients. ✓
- The small intestine receives food from the stomach.
- The small intestine absorbs nutrients from the food.
- When the small intestine receives food from the stomach, it absorbs nutrients.
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Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The main paragraphs in an explanation text tell the reader how the process of digestion is carried out.
- Subject-specific, scientific vocabulary ensures the reader learns accurate information.
- Fronted adverbials of cause and viewpoint are an important part of explanation texts and support text flow.
- Using a variety of simple, compound and complex sentences helps to effectively communicate the process being explained.
- Adverbial complex sentences and relative complex sentences are a key part of explanation texts and support text flow.
Common misconception
Pupils might include steps in the process from when the food arrives in the mouth.
This section of the explanation text is about what happens after the food leaves the stomach.
Keywords
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
Fronted adverbial of cause - a sentence starter that tells the reader the cause and effect of something
Viewpoint fronted adverbial - a sentence starter that introduces facts and emphasises the writer's opinion
Complex sentence - a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause
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