summarising

Summarising task Please read the paragraphs below and take out the key information 1. MOUTH It all starts here! Up to 28 strong teeth* chomp your food, breaking it into smaller bits. Meanwhile, the tongue keeps moving the food around, shifting it to the type of teeth that will be best at munching it. It also squeezes the chewed grub into swallowable lumps, pushing them back towards the throat. Gulp! summary:It all starts here! Up to 28 strong teeth* chomp your food, breaking it into smaller bits. tongue keeps moving the food around, shifting it to the type of teeth that will be best at munching it. 2. OESOPHAGUS Also known as the gullet, this 25cm-long tube contracts to shift chewed food down to your stomach. The squeezing motion of the muscles is called peristalsis and it occurs throughout the digestive system. A slimy mucus is also oozed from the oesophagus to help the food on its way. Easy does it! summary:Also known as the gullet, this 25cm-long tube contracts to shift chewed food. The squeezing motion of the muscles is called peristalsis and it occurs throughout the digestive system. 3. STOMACH Next stop – the stomach! This stretchy muscular bag is about the size of a tennis ball when it's empty, but expands to the size of a football to store a massive meal. As soon as food plops inside, the stomach lining releases digestive juices and acid that break down the food even more, killing harmful bacteria. Muscles slosh and squelch the food together with the juices until it becomes a sloppy soup called chyme that’s ready to be squirted into the small intestine… summary: Next stop – the stomach! This stretchy muscular bag is about the size of a tennis ball when it's empty, but expands to the size of a football to store a massive meal. with the juices until it becomes a sloppy soup called chyme… 4. SMALL INTESTINE Despite the name, this section of your digestive tract is really not that small – it's a whopping 6.5-metres-long! It's in this 3cm-wide tube that all the nutrients in your mushed-up food pass through the small-intestine lining into the blood. Once all the goodness is gone, the sloppy mixture passes to the next part of the intestines… summary:Despite the name, this section of your digestive tract is really not that small – it's a whopping 6.5-metres-long! It's in this 3cm-wide tube that all the nutrients in your mushed-up food pass through. 5. LARGE INTESTINE More than twice as wide as the small intestine, but only 1.5-metres-long, the job of the large intestine is to soak up water, salts and minerals from the indigestible leftovers. Finally, the remaining semi-solid waste, called faeces, travels to the lower colon and rectum for storage. When you go to the loo, a ring of muscle called the anus relaxes to allow the poo out! Super and stinky! summary: More than twice as wide as the small intestine, but only 1.5-metres-long, the job of the large intestine is to soak up water, salts and minerals from the indigestible leftovers. Finally, the remaining semi-solid waste, called faeces, travels to the lower colon and rectum for storage.

Inference task

Inference task:

Look at these pictures and answer the questions using the clues in the story:

Where do you think these kids are?  How do you know?

They are at the beach building a sandcastle because there is a beach chair.

What do you think has happened here?  How do you know?

A flood because there is houses that are not stable on the ground, there is water on the ground and the weather isn't really nice.

Why are these animals hanging around this building?  How do you know? The racoons are hanging around because they are looking for food. Because they look hungry.

Read the stories and answer the questions using the clues in the story:

1. Gloria was driving around the neighborhood in her pajamas. Every block or so she'd stop the car, hold her head out of the door, whistle, and call out "Candy! Candy! Come here girl!" Then she'd start the car again and slowly drive another block or two, looking around from left to right. Curtis sat in the passenger seat. He was looking around too, but he held his head low. "How many times have I told you to make sure that you shut and lock the door after you come in?" Gloria said, Curtis sighed. He felt bad enough without her telling him off.

Who is Candy and what are Gloria and Curtis doing?  How do you know?

Candy is a dog.  Gloria and Curtis are calling Candy because they are looking for her.  I know because every block or so Gloria and Curtis stick their heads out the door and shouts “Candy, Candy!”

How did Candy get out?  How do you know?

Candy got out because Curtis forgot to shut and lock the door.  

Gloria said, “shut and lock the door when you come in.”

Why does Curtis feel bad?  How do you know?

Curtis feels bad because he forgot to shut and lock the door when he came in.  Gloria was shouting at him.

2. Justin came running down the stairs wearing his Ninja Turtle pajamas. He did a karate kick off the last step and shouted "Kiya!" He slipped on the floor and almost fell as he landed, which didn't stop him from continuing to practice his Ninja Turtle strikes on his way to the bathroom. He brushed his teeth with his Ninja Turtle toothbrush and rinsed his mouth out with water from a Ninja Turtle cup. "Muuum, Daaaaad! It's time to open my present!" After his parents came downstairs and poured themselves coffee, Justin began to open his present. His fingers were tense with excitement. Then they were still. It was six pairs of plain white socks. Justin checked in the box for something else. There was nothing. He looked at his parents and said, "Oh, socks. Just what I needed. Thank you so much," and then he sighed.

Is Justin happy with the socks?

Justin didn't like the socks because he wanted ninja turtle socks because he had a ninja turtle toothbrush,ninja turtle cup and a ninja turtle pajamas.

What present would have made Justin happy? How do you know?

Ninja turtle socks because he has a ninja turtle cup,toothbrush and pajamas

What is Justin celebrating?  How do you know?

Justin is celebrating his birthday because if it was christmas his mum and dad would be opening presents too.