E2School Lesson 6: Practise Your Writing

Results are loaded Lesson 6: Practise Your Writing Total Score: 0.00 / 100.00 Last Access: Writing a summary Summarising a text is not only a great way to review useful language, but it's a skill you'll need in language tests, tertiary study and of course, in the workforce. The trick is to take the main ideas of the text and put them in your own words. Click Next to see the reading text again and have a go at writing your own summary. When you're happy (or stuck!), click on the sample to compare your work. Return to Video Back Viewing 1 of 3 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 1 of 3 Results are loading Lesson 6: Practise Your Writing Total Score: 0.00 / 100.00 Last Access: A Throughout human history , people have been shocked to find large numbers of whales stuck on the beach. While in some cases whales can be refloated, the vast majority die unfortunately. These “beachings” can be for individual whales, but they often involve many whales, described as “mass strandings ”. In mass strandings usually only a few whales show any sickness, which has confused scientists for hundreds of years. Moreover, the most frequent species which are stranded are all deep sea whales. These kinds of whales typically inhabit waters over 1,000 meters deep. B Why do whales strand themselves? There are a number of theories based on natural causes , including the “follow-me” theory. Whales are very social animals that live in close-knit groupings. If members of the group are sick and beach themselves, the healthy whales sometimes follow them. Another reason could be that certain beaches are difficult for whales to navigate due to the very gradual change in depth close to the shore. A final theory is that whales follow a source of food into a dangerously shallow area before being caught by a change of tide . C Human activity might also be a reason for the beachings. Underwater noise pollution from military tests and submarines can damage whales’ hearing, which they need to navigate. In March 2000, the U.S Navy conducted tests close to the Bahamas. Later that year 17 whales of different species became stranded. They all had severe damage in their ears. Return to Video Writing Summarise the reading text in your own words. 5 0 words maximum. Return to Video Normal Quote Code Header 1 Header 2 Header 3 Header 4 Header 5 Header 6 Arial Courier New Helvetica Background Color Transparent Select Foreground Color Reset to default Select 1 x 1 Words: 0 Characters : 0 Save Edit Return to Video Sample Scientists are still trying to understand why and how whales beach themselves but there are a number of theories including noise pollution from humans, sickness and close social ties between whales. Word Count: 31 Back Viewing 2 of 3 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 2 of 3 × Insert Link Text to display To what URL should this link go? Open in new window × Insert Image Select from files Image URL 100% 50% 25% × Insert Video Video URL (YouTube, Vimeo, Vine, Instagram, DailyMotion, Youku or Spotlightr) × Help ENTER Insert Paragraph SHIFT+ENTER Insert Paragraph CTRL+Z Undo Results are loading Lesson 6: Practise Your Writing Total Score: 0.00 / 100.00 Last Access: A Throughout human history , people have been shocked to find large numbers of whales stuck on the beach. While in some cases whales can be refloated, the vast majority die unfortunately. These “beachings” can be for individual whales, but they often involve many whales, described as “mass strandings ”. In mass strandings usually only a few whales show any sickness, which has confused scientists for hundreds of years. Moreover, the most frequent species which are stranded are all deep sea whales. These kinds of whales typically inhabit waters over 1,000 meters deep. B Why do whales strand themselves? There are a number of theories based on natural causes , including the “follow-me” theory. Whales are very social animals that live in close-knit groupings. If members of the group are sick and beach themselves, the healthy whales sometimes follow them. Another reason could be that certain beaches are difficult for whales to navigate due to the very gradual change in depth close to the shore. A final theory is that whales follow a source of food into a dangerously shallow area before being caught by a change of tide . C Human activity might also be a reason for the beachings. Underwater noise pollution from military tests and submarines can damage whales’ hearing, which they need to navigate. In March 2000, the U.S Navy conducted tests close to the Bahamas. Later that year 17 whales of different species became stranded. They all had severe damage in their ears. Return to Video Writing Summarise the reading text in your own words. 5 0 words maximum. Return to Video Normal Quote Code Header 1 Header 2 Header 3 Header 4 Header 5 Header 6 Arial Courier New Helvetica Background Color Transparent Select Foreground Color Reset to default Select 1 x 1 Words: 0 Characters : 0 Save Edit Return to Video Sample Scientists are still trying to understand why and how whales beach themselves but there are a number of theories including noise pollution from humans, sickness and close social ties between whales. Word Count: 31 Back Viewing 3 of 3 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 3 of 3 × Insert Link Text to display To what URL should this link go? Open in new window × Insert Image Select from files Image URL 100% 50% 25% × Insert Video Video URL (YouTube, Vimeo, Vine, Instagram, DailyMotion, Youku or Spotlightr) × Help ENTER Insert Paragraph SHIFT+ENTER Insert Paragraph CTRL+Z Undo