Keyword list

Keywords and Reminders

Text: 100 things to know about the human body	Text type: explanation
Author: Alex Frith,Minna Lacey,Jonathan Melmoth & Matthew Oldham.	Purpose: To learn about how the nervous system

List the keywords on the left. Tell what the keywords remind the reader about on the right.

Keywords	Reminder
brain, nerves, body, electrical messages, communication system	The brain and nerves are the body’s communication system. It sends electrical messages between the body and brain.
Brain,Organ,Systems,Nerve cells.	The Brain,Organ controls most body systems, Message sent to the rest of the body through a network of nerve cells.
Carnial nerves,Spinal nerves	Carnial nerves from the brain, control our facial expressions and carry information from eyes and ears to the brain. Spinal nerves,from the spinal cord,controls our movments and carry information about touch.
Spinal cord,Scantic nerve	The scantic nerve is as wide as a child’s finger. It runs through the spinal cord into each leg.
Spinal cord,Nerves	Most nerve messages pass alog the spinal cord through neck.
Nerves,Nerve cells,Nerouns	Nerves are made up of bundles. These bundles are very long,thin Nerve cells called nerons. Sensory nerouns carry messages to the brain from the sensors in the eyes,ears,toung, nose and skin.
Body Cells,nerve cells	Bone marrow cells don’t last for long-they dicide in just hours after they are made,Many nerve cells can last a whole lifetime.
Skin,Cell,Cytoplam	A living cell is made up of a thin outer membrane, or skin,that sorunds a watery gel called cytoplasm. All other minute cells float through in the cytoplasm.
Spinal cord,Brain,Skin	The skin gives a message to the spinal cord saying to react,The spinal cord sends the message to the brain, The brain reacts.

L.I:To Identify keywords from a text.

This week for reading we had to read a book about the nervous system, The first thing I did was read the book about the nervous system, Then I found some keywords and writed about them.This week I learnt about how the nervous system works.This week I learnt about what the nervous system is made up of.