TEXT EXPLANATION

  TEXT EXPLANATION

Making Paper From Woodchips

              Do you have any paper in your bag ? it may be a silly question but do you  know how to make paper ? What is paper made of ? right. And how about woodchipping ? have you heard about it ? Well, wood chipping is a process used  to obtain pulp and paper products from the trees.

              First of all,  the tops and branches of the trees are cut out and then the logs are taken out to the mill. At the mill, the bark of the logs is removed and the logs are taken to a chipper which cuts them into small pieces called woodchips. The woodchips are then screened to remove dirt and other impurities. At this stage they are exported in this form or changed into the pulp by chemicals and heat. Then the pulp is bleached and the water content is removed. Finally, the pulp is rolled out to make paper.

              Considering the complexity of making paper, let’s use any paper on our   hands more effectively.

Explanation Text

·         Purpose                      :         to explain the process involved in the formation and working of

     natural or sociocultural phenomena

·         Text organization :

§  A general statement to position the reader

§  A sequenced explanation of why or how something occurs

§  Closing

·         Language Features :

§  Simple present tense

                     Pattern

                    

                     ( + ) S + is/am/are + Adjective, adverb/noun

                    

                    

                     Example :

                    

                      Woodchipping is a process used to obtain pulp (p.1 )

                         S +  V1 (s/es ) + O

§  Passive voice

                           S + is/am /are + V3

                     Example :

                     The top and the branches of the trees are cut out

                     The logs are taken to the mill

                     The barks of the logs is removed

                     The woodchips are screened

                     The pulp is bleached

                     The pulp is rolled out to make paper

§  Sentence conectors

                     First.................

                     Then......................

                     After that.......................

                     Next.......................

                     Meanwhile .....................

                     Later...................................

                     Finally ..........................

Answer the following questions !

1.   Find the synonim of the words below on the text above :

      Posses :..................     Stupid  :............................  yet      : ........................

      Listen   : ...................    get       : ............................ bring   : ...................

      Alter     : ....................  .lastly    : ............................

2 . Find the antonym of the words below on the text above

     Smart         >< .........................big   >< ................. cold   >< .....................

     Remember >< ....................   .false >< ..................never >< .................

3.  Identify in which paragraph are general statement, sequenced explanation and closing .?

4. What is the purpose of the text ?

5. What are woodchips ?

6. Tell us the process of making paper with your own word !