Writing the first half of a biography about Darwin and his theory of evolution | English

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Put the events shown in the text map in the correct order.
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  Darwin was sent to Edinburgh to study medicine, but he didn't enjoy it.
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  He was sent to Cambridge to study to be a vicar.
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  Here, he spent a lot of time collecting insects (his favourite hobby).
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  In 1831, he joined the voyage of HMS Beagle.
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  The Beagle spent five years circumnavigating the globe.
Match the sections of our Darwin biography to appropriate subheadings we could use for them.
- early life
  
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  a privileged childhood ✓
- university and the Beagle
  
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  an incredible voyage ✓
- the Galapagos
  
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  an amazing archipelago ✓
- Darwin's theory
  
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  a groundbreaking discovery ✓
Which of the following is an appropriate note for the paragraph about Darwin's early life?
- Darwin was born in 1809 into a wealthy family.
- Darwin noticed that the birds had different-shaped beaks.
- different-shaped beaks
- 1809 - wealthy family ✓
Match the subject-specific vocabulary words to their meanings.
- specimens
  
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  samples of animals or plants ✓
- observations
  
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  things a scientist notices ✓
- academic studies
  
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  what you study at university ✓
- archipelago
  
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  a group of islands ✓
Match the subject-specific vocabulary words to their meanings.
- contribution
  
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  what a person does that is significant or important ✓
- endemic species
  
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  a species found only in that particular place ✓
- theory
  
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  a set of ideas to explain why something happens ✓
- circumnavigate
  
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  go all the way around ✓
Which of the following are cohesive devices?
- semi-colon ✓
- parenthesis ✓
- fronted adverbials ✓
- full stops