MIk CAN GAP CAM ON
Food is fuel for our bodies. If we don’t eat food, we cannot live. We won’t have any energy and our bodies won’t
(1) ..................... How do we turn food (2) ..................... energy? The answer is the digestive system.
First, we put the food in our mouth. We have teeth in our mouths that we use to break the food into small (3)
..................... The mouth also creates a water-like liquid called saliva. The saliva (4) ..................... the food
softer.
After we swallow the food, it (5) ..................... to the stomach. The stomach mixes the food into a thick liquid
called chyme. The food then travels (6) ..................... a long tube called the small intestine. The small intestine
is (7) ..................... 7 meters long and the food is mixed (8) ..................... more digestive juices.
After leaving the small intestine, the food moves to another long tube called the large intestine. The large intestine
is almost 2 meters long and the food (9) ..................... here for 10 to 20 hours. Finally, the food (10)
..................... the body.
