Year 5 - English
How Malala Yousafzai uses humour and anecdotes in a speech
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils analyse abridged, rewritten versions of famous speeches made by Greta Thunberg, Emma Watson and Malala Yousafzai. They learn the techniques that the writer of each speech has used to ensure it meets its purpose.
Lesson Summary
You understand how the use of humour and anecdotes can help connect to an audience.
Key Notes
- A speaker can use humour to build a relationship with an audience.
- Telling anecdotes in a speech can help an audience to feel connected to a speaker.
- Malala Yousafzai is an activist and actively campaigns for children's rights to education and women's rights worldwide.
- She is also a humanitarian, advocate and public speaker, who was the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
Vocabulary To Learn
- anecdotes: short stories from a person's real life
- advocate: someone who speaks up for or supports a cause, idea or person
- activist: a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change
- humour: the quality of being funny or amusing
Common Mistakes To Avoid
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3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A speaker can use humour to build a relationship with an audience. Telling anecdotes in a speech can help an audience to feel connected to a speaker.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'anecdotes'
short stories from a person's real life.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Systems have only one part. Correction: Systems usually contain several parts working together.
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