English 5

Quarter 3 Week 4 D5
Drill
Forests are essential to our survival and
well-being. Forests can clean our air, our
water, and our soil, and they regulate our
climate, amongst many other things. Trees
and forests are not always associated with
urban landscapes. However, there, too, they
provide invaluable, often, invisible services.
Access to green environments make us
happier and our bodies healthier.
Scientific studies show that urban
forests and green spaces help improve
physical heath and mental well-being.
With more than three quarters of
Europeans living in urban areas, trees,
forests, and green spaces mean more
than ever before.
Group Time!
 Generalization
What is Explanation Text Type?
An explanation tells or explores how things work or how they came to be.

When do I use it?

To tell or explore how things work or how they came to be
Statement
Write what is going to be explained
Explanation Sequence
Present a series of events that relate to time, or cause, or both. You might
include diagrams or flow charts, which you will need to comment on.
Concluding Statement
(Optionally)
You may want to include an evaluation or interesting comments on
what you have explained.
Formative Test
Read each text-type. Write YES if it gives explanation and NO if it does not. 
1. You’ll never get me up in one of those things; said Mandy, eyeing the huge hot air
balloon. Then she took another picture. 
2. Unfortunately, many species of bats are endangered or already extinct. It is vital
that we join forces to protect the bats that remain. Bats feed on harmful insect
pests. They are also responsible for up to 95% of the residing of the tropical rain
forests. Without those forests our delicate balance of oxygen and moisture could
be destroyed
3. Burying garbage also causes both air and water pollution, and simply
transporting it to the sites consumes an increasing amount of valuable fossil
fuels, which produces more pollution and other problems. Buried in a landfill, the
typical plastic trash bag takes 1,000 years to degrade, giving off toxins as it does.
4. Many people do not realize that they have a responsibility to take care of their
environment. Simply separating the wet and dry garbage is one way. Another is
reducing the amount of trash that they add up to the surroundings. Finally,
recycling is another way to take care of the environment. It is making a new
product out of a new material that has already served its purpose. 
5. You probably learned the 3 Rs of responsible waste
management in school. These are the three essential
components of environmentally-responsible consumer behavior -
reduce, reuse and recycle.
6. The wonder of cellular technology has truly made
communication among people easier, faster and more constant.
Even in the absence of a face-to-face encounter, people seem to
be closer to each other despite distance.
7. A country inspector came over to check on the mechanical
teacher. This teacher had been giving the students test after test
in Geography, and they had been doing badly in their scores. 
8. Joshua is doing his assignment due next day. Suddenly, a
power shortage occurs. So, Joshua sleep early and wake up
early to finish his assignment.