Starter quiz
- An essay is a non-fiction text that explores __________ on an issue.
- questions
- arguments ✓
- beliefs
- feelings
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- Which of these essay titles could suggest an essay that gives both sides of the argument?
- Should teachers wear a uniform too? ✓
- Explain why it would be best if teachers wore smart clothes to work.
- Why should teachers get to wear their own clothes?
- Would it be better if teachers also wore a uniform? ✓
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- A logical argument gives a __________ explanation of why something is true.
- descriptive
- beautiful
- step-by-step ✓
- thrilling
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- Match the forms of evidence to the examples.
- statistic⇔70% of greenhouse gas emissions are from fossil fuels. ✓
- fact⇔Climate change is driven by greenhouse gases. ✓
- reference to an official report⇔A United Nations study said that poorer countries would suffer most. ✓
- expert opinion⇔Climate scientists say that the Earth is getting warmer. ✓
- Which cohesive device has been used in this sentence? 'Fossil fuels (including natural gas) are usually found deep underground.'
- parenthesis within brackets ✓
- relative complex sentence
- adverbial complex sentence
- fronted adverbial of cause
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- Which type of fronted adverbial is used in this sentence 'In addition, coal was very high in energy.'
- fronted adverbial of time
- formal fronted adverbial ✓
- fronted adverbial of cause
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following are features of the Amazon rainforest?
- It is on both sides of the Equator. ✓
- It is hot and wet. ✓
- It is 28 times the size of the UK. ✓
- It is growing in size.
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- What is the main cause of deforestation?
- making forests into cities
- making forests into deserts
- making forests into farmland ✓
- making forests into theme parks
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- Which of the products below are linked to deforestation in the Amazon?
- pineapples
- beef ✓
- leather ✓
- soybeans ✓
- wool
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- What does the greenhouse effect do?
- cools the Earth
- protects the Earth
- warms the Earth ✓
- shields the Earth
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- Tick the words needed to complete this sentence: 'Trees and plants __________ carbon from the air and __________ it so that it doesn't contribute to the greenhouse effect.'
- remove ✓
- multiply
- store ✓
- emit
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- Which of the following are ways of reducing the impact of deforestation on climate change?
- planting more trees ✓
- preventing illegal forest burning ✓
- buying more leather products
- protecting forests from logging using the law ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Before we write an essay, we need to research the subject, making notes that include subject-specific vocabulary.
- The Amazon rainforest is a vast and special habitat with huge biodiversity.
- The Amazon rainforest is being subject to deforestation driven by agriculture.
- This deforestation contributes to climate change because trees are carbon stores.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that deforestation is unique to the Amazon, or that it is purely done for destructive reasons.
Emphasise that many countries (including the UK) have been heavily deforested over history; usually, this has been a result of increasing agricultural production.
Keywords
Deforestation - the process of removing forested areas, usually to create farmland
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary that relates to a particular subject
Climate change - a long-term change to global temperatures and weather
Greenhouse effect - the natural process where greenhouse gases trap the sun’s heat in the atmosphere, warming the Earth
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