Starter quiz
- Match the cohesive devices to the examples.
- parenthesis⇔The ship (called HMS Beagle) was away for five years. ✓
- compound sentence⇔His father was a doctor and his mother was from a wealthy family. ✓
- complex sentence⇔Darwin is remembered today because his theory was ground-breaking. ✓
- Which sentence has brackets in the correct position to show parenthesis?
- The Galapagos (a small archipelago close to South America) had many new species. ✓
- The Galapagos (a small archipelago close) to South America had many new species.
- The Galapagos a small (archipelago close to South America) had many new species.
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- Which relative complex sentence is punctuated correctly?
- The voyage, which lasted 5 years took the Beagle all around the globe.
- The voyage, which lasted 5 years, took the Beagle all around the globe. ✓
- The voyage which lasted 5 years took the Beagle all around the globe.
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- Which relative clause could complete this sentence? 'They visited the Galapagos Islands, ______.'
- who are located close to South America
- whose located close to South America
- which are located close to South America ✓
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- Why do we use subject-specific vocabulary?
- to make our writing harder to read
- to make ourselves sound authoritative ✓
- to show that we know the subject well ✓
- to show that we are being imaginative
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- Which sentence has the appropriate formal tone for a biography?
- Those clever finches had changed their beaks!
- It was clear that the beaks had evolved over thousands of years. ✓
- Somehow - miraculously - the beaks had changed!
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Exit quiz
- Put the steps of natural selection in order.
- 1⇔Some animals in a species have a helpful variation.
- 2⇔This variation makes those animals more successful.
- 3⇔These successful animals pass on their variation to more offspring.
- 4⇔Over many generations, the variation becomes normal.
- Variations will become more common if they are ______ to a species in a particular habitat.
- unhelpful
- normal
- helpful ✓
- understandable
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- Match each habitat to a helpful adaptation an animal living there might have.
- desert⇔able to lose heat quickly ✓
- polar⇔thick blubber layer ✓
- ocean⇔breathe underwater ✓
- Which of the following fronted adverbials are fronted adverbials of cause?
- Consequently, ✓
- Before long,
- As a result of this, ✓
- However,
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- Which of the following are useful to do before presenting your work aloud?
- orally rehearse what you want to say ✓
- make notes to support yourself ✓
- say your work to the whole class straight away
- think about how you will use language features like fronted adverbials ✓
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- How is Darwin remembered?
- the 'father' of the theory of evolution ✓
- the creator of animal species
- one of Britain's most famous scientists ✓
- a great inventor
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Presenting our ideas orally is a way of showing our understanding of a subject.
- Speaking to a group can be stressful; making notes and rehearsing first makes it easier.
- We can use fronted adverbials of cause to show causal relationships between steps in an explanation.
- When we present, we use clear diction, appropriate volume, positive body language and eye contact to engage an audience.
- Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection can be applied to any animal adaptation.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to speak sufficiently loudly or clearly when presenting.
Model the volume, stance and eye contact you expect. You may want to have children present to smaller groups if possible.
Keywords
Adaptation - a feature of an animal or plant that allows it to function well in its normal habitat
Fronted adverbial of cause - a sentence starter that tells the reader the cause and effect of something
Presentation - when we are saying our work out loud to an audience
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