1. EAL Nexus Resource Organs and systems Cloze activity Subject: Science
Age group:
12 – 14,
Topic:
Cells, organs and life processes
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This resource was originally developed by Z. Davies and has been adapted for EAL Nexus.

2. Systems are made up of organs Organs are made up of tissues
Tissues are made up of cells
tissue
organ
system
cells
muscles
heart
circulatory system

3. Fill in the missing words:
The _____ body is made up of many cells. The cells in the body join together to form _______. These tissues then join to form an _____. The organs are parts of a ______ and they each have an important _______.
All of the _______ work together to keep the body _______. The human body has many _____ and _______. For example, in the human body the _____, gullet, _______ and __________ make up the digestive system.
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4. Fill in the missing words
The _____ body is made up of many cells. The cells in the body join together to form
_______. These tissues then join to form an
_____. The organs are parts of a ______ and they each have an important _______.
All of the _______ work together to keep the body _______. The human body has many _____ and _______. For example, in the human body the
_____, gullet, _______ and
__________ make up the digestive system.
This is a differentiated version of the previous slide. Print out and use as a worksheet.

5. Useful words for gap-filling
intestines systems (x2) mouth function stomach human healthy organs tissues organ system
To check EAL learners’ knowledge of the topic and consolidate it, complete the cloze activity. Display and/or give a copy of the slide to the EAL learners.

6. Digestive system mouth gullet stomach intestines
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intestines

7. Fill in the missing words: Answers
The human body is made up of many cells. The cells in the body join together to form tissues. These tissues then join to form an organ. The organs are parts of a system and they each have an important function.
All of the systems work together to keep the body healthy. The human body has many organs and systems. For example, in the human body the mouth, gullet, stomach and intestines make up the digestive system.
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8. Image attributions
Muscles: By Ton Haex, via Flikr, creative commons permission to re-use with attribution.
Heart: By Meul (Own work) [GFDL ( CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( or FAL], via Wikimedia Commons.
Digestive system: By Leysi24 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons
Stomach: By Mikael Häggström (File:Gray1050-stomach.png) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Intestines: By Mikael Häggström [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Human: public domain via Piaxabay
Function: By MustangJoe public domain via Pixabay
Mouth: By xeolhades [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons