Making a speech about environmental issues | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these linguistic features are not commonly found in a journalistic report?
- informal tone ✓
- formal tone
- first person ✓
- third person
- past tense
Which is the correct definition of 'direct speech'?
- when we make up what someone said
- when we write the exact words someone said ✓
- when we explain what someone said without using their exact words
Which of the following will we not find in reported speech?
- the word 'that'
- synonyms for said like 'argued' and 'stated'
- inverted commas ✓
- some of the words the person used
Tick the examples of reported speech.
- The council said they would take action. ✓
- "We must take action!" said the protestor.
- They took action.
- The protestors threw some projectiles.
- The police stated that some projectiles were thrown. ✓
Match the sentence types to the examples.
- adverbial complex sentence
  
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  When the police arrived, the protest ended. ✓
- non-finite (-ing) complex sentence
  
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  The police arrived, ending the protest. ✓
- relative complex sentence
  
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  The police, who arrived at 2pm, ended the protest. ✓
Which sentences have the parenthesis correctly punctuated?
- The public meeting at (City Hall) will discuss the matter further.
- The public meeting (at City Hall) will discuss the matter further. ✓
- Jordan Adebayo, a well-known local climate activist, led the protest. ✓
- Jordan Adebayo a well-known, local climate activist, led the protest.

Which is the best definition of climate change?
- when we have bad weather
- a long-term change to the global temperature and weather ✓
- gases emitted by cars and industries
- a fall in global temperatures
What is the main driver of climate change?
- increases in people going to work
- increases in greenhouse gases ✓
- increases in forest areas
- increases in the use of public transport
Put the steps in order to explain how human activity has driven climate change.
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  Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have been burning fuel much more.
- 2
  
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  Burning fuel releases gases like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
- 3
  
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  These gases stop the Sun's heat being reflected back out to space.
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  This has increased the global temperature.
Which of the following are effects of climate change?
- polar ice melting ✓
- increased ability to travel
- sea-level rise ✓
- more extreme weather ✓
- some areas becoming unliveable ✓
Which of the following probably has the most responsibility to act on climate change?
- the government ✓
- adults
- children
- our school
Put the parts of an effective speech in order.
- 1
  
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  point
- 2
  
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  explanation
- 3
  
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  proof
- 4
  
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  summary

Climate change is driven by human activity - specifically, an increase in greenhouse gases.
Climate change will have significant impacts on the planet and human beings.
We can discuss who has responsibility to address climate change and what should be done to improve the situation.
As part of this process of discussion, people may make speeches on either side of the debate.
We can use the PEPS (point, explanation, proof, summary) structure to help make a speech persuasive.

Pupils may believe that 'bad' weather is evidence against any drastic change in the climate.

Temperatures are rising, which leads to more extreme weather generally - not just to more dry and hot weather.

Climate change - a long-term change to global temperatures and weather
Greenhouse gases - gases that create the greenhouse effect that warms the earth
Speech - the communication of someone’s thoughts, through words, to an audience
Peps - a way of structuring a speech, giving a point, explanation, proof and summary