ACTIVITY IDEAS ABOUT EXPLANATORY SETTING

We selected some activities on explanatory conjunction. Teachers can apply them in the classroom or as homework. Remembering that the latter is important for students to continue studying even when they are not in the classroom. Good class!

Read the text below:
Can the moon disappear?

Yea! This can happen if it is hit by a huge asteroid, for example. But today, there is no prediction that such a thing will happen, as most objects that pass close to the Moon are too small in size to achieve this destructive capability.

Some studies also say that, billions of years from now, our natural satellite may become a ring around the Earth. What is known is that the Moon is moving away from our planet: every year, it moves a few centimeters away. Billions of years from now, this could cause our planet to have very hot days and very cold nights. Then only bacteria would live around here.

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Question 1 – According to the text, can the Moon disappear? Justify:

Question 2 – The second period of the text, through the conjunction “But”, establishes a relationship with the previous period of:

a) adversity

b) addition
c) grant
d) explanation

Question 3 – According to the author of the text, what is the future consequence of the Moon's distance from the Earth?

Question 4 – Mark the passage in which the term “Moon” is used with a personal pronoun:

a) “[…] most objects that pass close to the Moon are too small in size […]”
b) “Some studies also say that, in billions of years from now, our natural satellite […]”
c) “What is known is that the Moon is moving away from our planet […]”
d) “[…] every year, it moves a few centimeters apart.”

Question 5 – Transcribe the passage that presents a conjunction with an explanatory purpose. Then circle it: