Explanation Worksheet

STUDENT WORKSHEET – EXPLANATION TEXT Task 1

Read the following text. Evaporation

Solar Solar energy energy evaporate evaporatess expose exposed d water water from from seas, seas, lakes, lakes, rivers, rivers, and wet soils; soils; the majo majorit rity y of this this evapo evaporat ration ion takes takes place place over over the the seas seas.. Wa Wate terr is also also relea released sed into into the the atmosphere by the plants through photosynthesis. During this process, known as evaporation, water vapour rises into the atmosphere. Clouds form when air becomes saturated with water vapour. The two major types of  cloud formation formation are stratified or layered grey cloud called stratus, stratus, and billowing billowing white or dark  grey cloud called cumulus. Nimbostratus clouds and cumulonimbus clouds are the two cloud types that are associated with rainy weather, nimbostratus clouds will bring steady rain, and cumulonimbus clouds will bring stormy weather. Precipitation Precipitation as rain or hail ensures that water return to Earth’s surface in a fresh form. Some of this rain, however, falls into the sea and is not accessible to human. When rain falls, it either washes downhill slopes or seeps underground; underground; when snow and hail melt, this water also sink into the ground. Rain fall also replenishes river water supplies, as does by underground water. Snow fall may consolidate into glaciers, and ice sheets which, when they melt, release their water into the ground, into the stream or into the seas. Reference, 2007 Taken from Geographic’s Pocket World Reference, Explanation Text

The text above is an explanation text. An explanation text explains the processes involved in the formation or workings of natural or sociocultural phenomena. The explanation sequence contains a sequenced explanation of why or how something occurs. Social function

To give an account of how something works or reasons for some phenomena. (how does it work? Why is it so? ) Generic structure

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General statement

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A sequence explanation of why or how something occurs. (5W1H)

Linguistic features of explanation

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General and abstract noun

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Action verbs

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Simple present tense

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Passive form

Conjunction time and cause : PLACE PLACE:: where, wherever, whither, whereto, whithersoever,whence, whithersoever,whenc e, etc. TIME etc. TIME:: when, before, after, since, as, until, whenever, while, ere, etc. -

Cause and effect relationship

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Noun phrases

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Adverbial phrases

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Complex sentences

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Technical terms

Task 2

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

What makes water from from seas, seas, lakes, lakes, rivers rivers and wet soils soils evaporate? evaporate? What What is the term term for for the the proce process ss?? Do plant plantss also also release release water water into into the the atmosp atmosphere here?? What What is the term term for for the the proce process ss?? Where Where doe doess the wate waterr vapou vapourr go? go?

Task 3

Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use simple present tense. Pay special attention to singular and plural and to the spelling of final -s/-es. 1. The students (ask, often) often ask questions in class.

2. 3. 4. 5.

Pablo (study (study,, usually) usually) _______ ____________ ______ _ at the library every every evening. evening. Olga (bite) ______ ___________ _____ her fingernails fingernails when she is nervous. nervous. Dona (cash) __________ ___________ _ a check check at the bank bank once once a week. week. Sometimes Sometimes I (worry) (worry) _______ ___________ ____ about about my grades grades at school. school. Sonya Sonya (worry, (worry, not) not)  _________  ___________ __ about about her her grades. grades. She (study) (study) __________ ___________ _ hard. 6. Ms. Jones Jones and and Mr. Anderson Anderson (teach) (teach) _______ ___________ ____ at the local local high school. school.

Task 4

Complete the question and answers with the words in parentheses. Use the simple present of  the verbs. A:

(you, study) _______________ _______________ a lot?

B: I (study) (study) _______________ _______________ at least three hours every night. My My roommate (study)  _________  ____________ ___ at least five hours. He’s very very serious serious about about his education. education. How about you? you? (you, (you, spend) _______________ a lot of time studying? A: No, I don’t. I (spend) _______________ _______________ as little time as possible. I (like, not)  _________  _____________ ______ __ to study. B:

Then why (you, be) _______________ a student?

A: My parents (want) _______________ _______________ me to go to school. I (want, not) _______________  _______________  to be here. B: In that case, I (think) _______________ _______________ that you should drop out of school and find a job until you decide what you want to do with your life.

HOMEWORK!! Task 5

Answer the following question as detail as you can! 1. Why does does the the majority majority of evapo evaporatio ration n take place place over over seas? seas? Answer: Answer: …………………………………………………………………………… 2. How How do do clo cloud udss for form? m? Answer: Answer: …………………………………………………………………………… 3. How How much much major major types types of cloud cloud format formation ion are are there? there? Answer: Answer: …………………………………………………………………………… 4. What What types types of clouds clouds are are associa associated ted with with rainy rainy weathe weather? r? Answer: Answer: …………………………………………………………………………… 5. What What will will bring bring contin continuou uouss rain? rain?

Answer: Answer: …………………………………………………………………………… 6. What makes makes it certain that that their water water return return to Earth’s Earth’s surface surface in a fresh form? form? Answer: Answer: ……………………………………………………………………………

Task 6

Work in group. Explain how and why something can occur.

Title: …………………………………………………… 1. Gene Genera rall Stat Statem emen entt ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… 1. Explan planaatio tion ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… 1. Closing ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… Make a good explanation text based on the outline above.

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