Read the description of the digestive organs and guess what they are. Pay attention to the given words for better understanding.

 

a. tube – трубка

b. sac – мешочек

c. secrete – выделять

d. digest – переваривать

e. bile – желчь

f. nutrients – питательные вещества

g. eliminate – удалять из организма

h. store – хранить

 

1. It is a long tube that runs from the mouth to the stomach. _____________

2. It is a long muscular tube that connects the stomach to the large intestine. It finishes the process of digestion and absorbs the nutrients. _______________

3. It is a muscular sac which receives food from the esophagus and secretes acid and enzymes to digest this food. ______________________

4. It is an organ in the upper abdomen that produces bile and helps in digestion. ________________

5. It is a tube-like organ that absorbs water and nutrients from food and eliminates wastes products. __________________________

6. It is a small pear-shaped organ that stores and concentrates bile. ___________________

7. They are located in the mouth and secrete saliva. _____________________

1. It is a long thin organ behind the stomach. It makes pancreatic juicesand helps digest food in the small intestine. _____________________

 

Fill in the gaps with the given words and read about the digestive process.

The Digestive Process

the mouth / the digestive tract / bile / esophagus / the salivary glands / the stomach / many microbes / the rectum

The digestive system consists of (1)______________and digestive glands. The digestive tract is some 8-10m long and is divided into the following parts: oral cavity, (2)____________, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.

The digestive process begins in (3)___________. The food is chewed by the teeth in the oral cavity. (4)______________secrete saliva which helps break down food’s carbohydrates.

After that the food enters the esophagus. Peristaltic movements in the walls of the esophagus push the food into (5)________________.

Food in the stomach is partly digested and converted into a semi liquid (полужидкий) state.

After being in the stomach, food enters the small intestine. There (6) ___________, pancreatic enzymes, and other digestive enzymes help in the breakdown of food.

Then food passes into the large intestine where some of the water and electrolytes are removed from the food. (7) _______________in the large intestine help in the digestion process. Solid waste products are stored in (8) ____________and then, eliminated from the body.

 

6.Translate into English using the text “The Digestive Process”

 

1)пищеварительные железы; 2) делиться на части; 3)пережевывать зубами; 4)выделять слюну; 5)расщеплять углеводы; 6)проникать в пищевод; 7) стенки пищевода; 8) проталкивать пищу; 9) превращаться в полужидкое состояние; 10) твёрдые остаточные продукты; 11) удалять из организма.