LICENCIATURA DE MÉDICO CIRUJANOUNIDAD DE APRENDIZAJE

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MATERIAL DIDÁCTICO ELABORADO POR:Jeanette Angélica Avila Martínez

No. de diapositivas: 31Octubre 2010

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA

Digestive System

Use of Present Simple for Descriptions.

Read the following words and guess which system they refer to.

Rectum

Esophagus Liver

Pancreas

Parotid Gland

Small intestin

e

To know which the system is, order the following letters

G E D T E S I V E Y T S M S E

_______________ _____________

Match the words below with the image.

Parotid Gland

Pancreas

Stomach

LiverSmall

intestine

Rectum

Esophagus

AnusLarge intestin

e

Check the correct answers

Read the definition of the Digestive System and pay attention to the words in bold.

The group of organs that break down food and absorbthe nutrients used by the body for fuel. The organs in

the digestive system, in the order in which food travels through them, are: Mouth Esophagus Stomach Small Intestine Large Intestine Rectum Anus

What is the structure used in the yellow words in the definition above?

Present Continuous

Present Simple

Present Perfect

The structure used is present simple. It is formed by

AfirmativeSubject + verb cojugated according to thesubject + complement

The doctor makes a patient’s diagnosis The doctors make a patient’s diagnosis

Write a similar example

Negative

Subject + don’t / doesn’t + infinitive

The doctor doesn’t make a patient’s diagnosis The doctors don’t make a patient’s diagnosis

Write a similar example

Interrogative

Yes / No questionsAuxiliary + subject + infinitive + complement

+ ?

The doctor doesn’t make a patient’s diagnosis The doctors don’t make a patient’s diagnosis

Write a similar example

Read the definition of the digestive system again and choose the correct answer .

Present Simple in the definition is used for:

Habits, daily routines, things we do every day / week / year, etc.

Things that we think are permanent, or true for a long time.

Verbs that describe states (have got, be, know, etc.)

Descriptions

Digestive System : The group of organs that break downfood and absorbthe nutrients used by the body for fuel. The organs in the digestive system, in the order in which food travels through them, are:

Mouth Esophagus Stomach Small Intestine Large Intestine Rectum Anus

In the definition Present Simple is used for descriptions. However,

the other uses mentioned are also correct according to thecontext.

Parts of the digestive system

Order the following descriptions from 1 to 3

______________ and behind the jaw bone.

______________The largest of the three major salivary glands,

______________ it is located in front and below the ear

Check the correct description:

The largest of the three major salivary glands, it is located in front and below theear and behind the jaw bone.

Label the part of the respiratory system withthe help of the description and the image.

Order the following description from 1 to 3

______________ The rectum stores solid waste until it leaves the body through the anus.

______________ The word rectum comes from the Latin rectus meaning straight (which the human rectum is not).

______________ The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine.

Check the correct description:

The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine. The rectum stores solid waste until it leaves the

body through the anus. The word rectum comes from the Latin rectus meaning straight (which the human rectum is not).Label the part of the respiratory system with

thehelp of the description and the image.

Order the following description from 1 to 3

______________ Sublingual means beneath the tongue.

______________The smallest of the three major salivary glands.

______________ It is located beneath the tongue in the floor of the mouth close to the midline.

Check the correct description:

The smallest of the three major salivary glands. It is

located beneath the tongue in the floor of themouth close to the midline. Sublingual means beneath the tongue.Label the part of the respiratory system with

thehelp of the description and the image.

Complete the following paragraph with the correct verb in present simple.

Esophagus: The tube that __________ the pharynx (throat) with the stomach. The esophagus _______ between the trachea (windpipe) and the spine. When a person ________, the muscular walls of the esophagus __________ to push food down into the stomach.

swallows contracts connects lies

Complete the following paragraph with the correct verb in present simple.

Stomach: The sac-shaped digestive organ that is located in the upper abdomen, under the ribs. When food ________ the stomach, muscles in the stomach wall ________ a rippling motion (peristalsis) that _________ and _________ the food.

mashes mixes connects create

Prepositions are also very important when you write descriptions. Look at the charts below.

Prepositions of movement

Movement Movimientoabout por (alguna parte)across a través de, de un lado al

otroalong a lo largo de(a)round alrededor deas far as hasta (un lugar)(away) from lejos de, distante deback from de regreso debetween entre (dos objetos o

personas)by en, por medio dedown hacia abajoin(to) en, dentro deoff a cierta distancia deon(to) en, sobre, aout of fuera deover por encima, durante, al

otro ladopast pasado, pasadas (hora)through a través de, porto a, haciatoward(s) haciaunder debajo deup arriba

Prepositions of position

Position Posiciónabout sobre, acerca deabove por encima de, más arriba

deagainst contraamid(st) entre, en medio deamong(st) entre (más de 2 cosas o

personas)(a)round alrededorat enbefore antes debehind detrás debelow debajo debeneath bajo, debajo debeside al lado debetween entre (2 cosas o personas)in en, dentro dein front of delante de, anteinside (UK)inside of (US)

dentro de

near cerca denext to al lado de, junto aoff de, separado deon sobreopposite enfrente de

Prepositions of time and others

Time Tiempoafter después debefore antes deby para (fecha)during duranteon el ... (día, fecha)since desdeto hastauntil / till hasta

OtherPrepositions

OtrasPreposiciones

according to segúnahead of por delante de (llevar

ventaja)

because of a causa debut (= except) exceptoby means of por medio dedue to debido aexcept exceptofor parain accordance with de acuerdo conin favo(u)r of a favor dein spite of a pesar deinstead of en lugar deof deon behalf of en nombre de (alguien)versus contravis-à-vis comparado conwith conwithout sin

Complete the following paragraph with the correct preposition.

Pancreas: A fish-shaped spongy grayish-pink organ _______ 6 inches (15 cm) long that stretches _______ the back _______ the abdomen, _______ the stomach. The pancreas makes pancreatic juices and hormones, including insulin.

across behind of about

Write two brief descriptions of the following parts of the respiratory system. Use the information below.

organ upper abdomen

digestion removes

cells blood

solid

narrow upper

intestine digestion

nutrients absorbed pylorus cecum duodenum

jejunum ileum

Vocabulary Review

Match the following words with their correct image.

PAROTID GLAND

RECTUM

ESOPHAGUS

SUBLINGUAL GLAND

Match the following words with theircorrect image.

STOMACH

PANCREAS

SMALL INTESTINE

LIVER

Find the following words in the crossword.

P R G E R E V I L E

R E S O P H A G U S

E C B U E E Y E G C

S T O M A C H T N B

S U N A A R O P O N

G M A H U M A N T E

E N I T S E T N I T

esophagus intestine rectum anus stomach

Bibliography

Redston Chris and Gillie Cunningham. Face2face Intermediate Student’s Book. Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Atlas of the Human Body. New York: Barron’s,2006, Klein, Stephany, ed.

“Medical Dictionary”. Webster’s new world. 3rd ed. 2008.

http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/ http://www.medic8.com/MedicalDictionary.htm http:/www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?

articleey=13334 http://www.wikipedia.org/