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BIL3023 : Linguistics for ESL Teachers

Group A
Semester 2 2014/2015
Linguistics for Teaching

Pre Reading Activity

1. For pre reading activity, the teacher will show the students some pictures which related to
the reading passage that will given later.
2. The students are asked to guess the pictures shown and this will help them to figure out
the topic of the passage.
3. Then, the teacher will randomly choose a few students to write up words that they can
come up with when they look at the pictures shown.
4. After that, the teacher will show the students a video related to the reading passage.

Suggested pictures for pre reading activity.

While Reading Activity

1. For while reading activity, students are asked to divide themselves into groups of four.
They will be given a reading passage for each group.
2. The students are given 5 minutes to read the passage and then, the group will be given a
task sheet in which they need to complete it in group.
3. Then, the groups are asked to share their answers based on the task sheet questions in
front of the class.
4. After that, the students will be given another task sheet containing questions that will
help them have better understanding on the passage individually.
5. Students are asked to answer these questions based on their understanding in the reading
passage.
6. After that, teacher will discuss the answers with students.

Reading comprehension
Read the passage carefully.
Your body is made of trillions of tiny living things. They are called cells. There are 210
different kinds of cells in your body. Each kind of cell has a different shape. Each kind of

cell is a different size. Each kind of cell has a different job. The same types of cells usually
work together in groups. The groups are called tissues. More cells can be made when the
cells split. They form more cells that are just like the parents.
Some of your cells are nerve cells. They are also called neurons. They carry signals
through your body. The signals are messages that tell your body to move. Your brain has
about 100 billion neurons! The connections between neurons are called synapses. Each
neuron has between 1,000 and 10,000 synapses. There are about one quadrillion synapses in
your brain. That's 1,000,000,000,000,000 synapses in your brain! There are about 1 billion
neurons in your spinal cord, the bundle of nerves that goes from your brain all the way down
your back.
Some of your cells are red blood cells. They carry oxygen (O) through your body. They
pick up carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and help your body get rid of it. Your body wants to
eliminate CO2 because it is a waste product. Blood also helps your body stay warm.
Conversely, blood cools off your brain, because it gets very hot.
Some of your cells are white blood cells. The white blood cells help your body fight
sickness. Some of the white blood cells, called Tcells, fight viruses and other cells that do
not belong in your body. Tcells work with Bcells to fight off the disease cells. They tell
your brain to give you a fever so the disease cells will not be able to grow. Many diseases
cannot grow when your body is hot. And some white cells eat disease cells! Go white blood
cells!
Some of your cells are bone cells. They are also called osteocytes. Osteocytes make
bone. The bone grows to form all around them. The osteocytes get food through tiny strings
that go to nearby blood vessels. Blood vessels are the tubes that carry blood in your body.
Some of your cells are skin cells. They are also called epithelial cells. They grow your
skin. Your skin keeps dirt off your tissues. Your skin forms the outside of some organs, like
your stomach and lungs. An adult has about 9 pounds of skin on his or her body.
Some of your cells are liver cells. They are also called hepatocytes. These cells check
your blood. They make sure your blood has the right amount of sugars in it. They also help
clean poisons from your body. They help make substances that help your blood to clot, or
stick together. They clean alcohol from your body if you drink alcohol or take medicine with
alcohol in it.
Some of your cells are fat cells. Their job is to store fat. The fat is a place where your
body keeps or stores energy. The fat pads the organs in your body. The layers of fat also help

keep your body warm. Your body weight depends on how fast your body stores fat
compared to how fast your body uses up energy.
Some of your cells are muscle cells. Your muscles are made of these cells. They are also
called myocytes. Your neurons send the messages to move muscles that are connected to
your bones and your skeletal muscles. However, your nerve cells do not tell your heart
muscles when to beat. Your heart muscles and smooth muscles have inner signals that tell
them to move. Smooth muscles are muscles that you do not have to think about, like the
muscles that work in the digestion of food.
Your cells are busy all the time. Even while you are sleeping, your cells are working
hard to keep your body alive and healthy.

Task sheet 1
Fill in the table with the correct answers based on the passage. Work in groups of four.

Types of cells
Nerve cells

Characteristics and functions

Red blood cells

help your body fight sickness

T- cells fight viruses or cells that do not
belong in your body
T-cells work with B-cells to fight off
the disease cells.

Bone cells

Also called as the epithelial cells

They grow your skin.
Your skin keeps dirt off your tissues.
Skin forms the outside of some organs
for example, stomach and lungs.

Also called as myocytes

Neurons send messages to move the
muscles that are connected to your
bones and skeletal muscle.

Liver cells

Fat cells

Task sheet 2
1. What is the suitable title for the passage?
a. The skin
b. White blood cells
c. Cells
d. Human
2. Neurons are important because they
a. Carry oxygen to your body

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

b. Carry signals to your body

c. Move your body
d. Carry blood to your body
Red blood cells.
a. Carry carbon dioxide through the body and eliminate oxygen out of the body
b. Carry blood through the body and eliminate oxygen out of the body
c. Carry oxygen through the body and eliminate carbon dioxide out of the body
d. Carry waste products through the body
Signals are
a. Neurons
b. Messages
c. Nerve cells
d. Synapse
The phrase get rid of in the passage would be best replaced with..
a. Destroy it
b. Throw it
c. Burn it
d. Eliminate it
Osteocytes are
a. Bone cells
b. Liver cells
c. Skin cells
d. Fat cells
What keeps dirt of your tissues?
a. The hair
b. The skin
c. Skin cells
d. Epithelial tissues
An example of smooth muscle is
a. Muscles that are connected to your bones
b. Muscles that digest food
c. Arm muscles
d. Heart muscles

9. Which of the following are true about the cells?

I.
Nerve cells carry signals through your body.
II.
White blood cells carry oxygen through your body.
III.
Liver cells help to clean poison from your body.
IV.
Fat cells stores fat.
a. I and II
b. I and III
c. I, II and III
d. I, III and IV
10. The following statements are false except
I.
Red blood cells are also known as myocytes.
II.
An adult has about 9 pounds of skin on his or her body.

III.
IV.

Liver cells make sure your blood sugar level balanced.

Nerve cells send signals to the heart muscles to keep them beating.
a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. III and IV

Post- Reading Activity

1. For the post- reading activity, students are asked to write a summary on the passage.
2. The summary must not be more than 120 words.
3. The prompt for the summary writing is as follows:
Write a summary based on the passage. Your summary must include

The types of the cells

Functions of the cells

Your summary must be not more than 120 words.