Grade 6 simplified writing lesson. Deals with non-chronological report and its features.

1. Arkaweeet Primary Campus
Mr. Mohammed Emad

2. Non-Fiction
English Language Online
Text-Level

3. • Recognize the features of a non-chronological report
By the end of the video, you should be able to:
• Read the text and pronounce the new words correctly

4. Unit 3: Reports and Argument
Non-Chronological Report:
(Page 36-37)
Bottlenose Dolphin

5. Listen and Repeat
/ˈstʌbi/
/biːk/
/hɛns/
/fleɪks ɒf/
/ˈhɜːdɪŋ/
/pɒdz/
/hɜːd/
/ˈɛkəʊ/
/ˈbləʊhəʊlz/
/skwiːks/

6. • Short stubby beak (hence name ‘bottlenose’)
• Typically measures 2-4 m; weighs 135-650 kg. Males much
bigger than females.
• Skin grey, smooth; flakes off so replaced every few hours.
• 18-26 pairs of sharp teeth on each side of jaw, but usually
swallow their prey whole.
• Consumes 8-15 kg (15-30 lbs) food per day.
• Swim speeds up to 35 km/h; dives as deep as 915 m.
• Take turns herding fish into smaller areas for others to
eat.
• Get food by knocking fish out of the water by tails, then
eats them.
Bottlenose Dolphin NOT a story

7. • Swim in groups (called pods) of 10-25, but are found in
larger herds of several hundred.
• Listen for echo of sound then work out shape/location of
their prey (echolocation).
• Surf on waves; create bubble rings with their blowholes.
• Communicate through squeaks/whistles; leaping from water
and slapping their tails.
• Can hold breath for up to seven minutes; but must come to
surface to breathe air.
• Never fully sleep- one side of their brain must always be
active so they remember to breath.
Bottlenose Dolphin
 Pause the video. Practice reading the text again.

9. A Report:
Is an informational text
Is written to present about a particular subject or
event
Can be academic, technical, or business-oriented
A non-Chronological Report:
 Provide information
NOT like a story
but , as in a story
facts
not in order

10. Non-Chronological Report
Features of a

11.  Opening sentence
Opening sentence

12.  Heading (title) and sub-headings
sub-headings

13.  Pictures
Picture
Diagram
or Diagrams

14.  Present tense
facts
e.g. Dolphins in groups (called pods).swim

15.  Technical vocabulary ( e.g. habitat, fracture, etc.)
e.g. a heading like ‘The Internet’ will include all or some of these terms

16. • Short stubby beak (hence name ‘bottlenose’)
• Typically measures 2-4 m; weighs 135-650 kg. Males much bigger than females.
• Skin grey, smooth; flakes off so replaced every few hours.
• 18-26 pairs of sharp teeth on each side of jaw, but usually swallow their prey
whole.
• Consumes 8-15 kg (15-30 lbs) food per day.
• Swim speeds up to 35 km/h; dives as deep as 915 m.
• Take turns herding fish into smaller areas for others to eat.
• Get food by knocking fish out of the water by tails, then eats them.
• Swim in groups (called pods) of 10-25, but are found in larger herds of several
hundred.
• Listen for echo of sound then work out shape/location of their prey
(echolocation).
• Surf on waves; create bubble rings with their blowholes.
• Communicate through squeaks/whistles; leaping from water and slapping their
tails.
• Can hold breath for up to seven minutes; but must come to surface to breathe
air.
• Never fully sleep- one side of their brain must always be active so they
remember to breath.
Bottlenose Dolphin
 Pause the video. Practice reading the text again.

17. Enjoy watching
Video Credit: NAT GEO Kids Mr. Mohammed EmadYoutube: National Geographic Kids