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STAGE 3Unit focus: CoastsText focus: Information Text (740L)
The British CoastlineCoastlinesaroundtheworldarehometohundredsofdifferentspeciesofwildlife.Eachshoreline
hasitsownecosystem.TheBritishcoastisnoexception.Therearelotsofdifferenthabitats.These
includerockycliffs,muddyestuariesandsandybeaches.DidyouknowthatnobodyinBritainis
more than 80 miles from the sea? How amazing is that?
Britishcoastlinesarevitalformanyspecies.80%ofthegannetsintheworldbreedaroundthe
Britishcoast.Therearenearly700speciesofseaweedintheworld.Mostofthesecanbefound
onBritishshores.Therearealsoseals,crabs,starfish,sandhoppersandevendolphins.Over1,200
differentspeciesofanimalsandplantsliveontheBritishcoast.Youcanseejusthowdiverselifeis
intheshallowwatersjustoffabeachifyou’veeverwalkedalongabeachandlookedintoarock-
pool.
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RETRIEVAL FOCUS1.FindthreetypesofanimalthatliveontheBritishcoast.
2.Wherecanyouseehowmanydifferenttypesofanimalliveintheshallowwater?
3.WhereisoneofthebestplacestofindfossilsinBritain?
4.WherewasKingArthursaidtohavebeenborn?
5.HowmuchofthecoastdoestheNationalTrustlookafter?
VIPERS QUESTIONSE Attheendofthefirstparagraph,theauthorasksthereaderaquestion.Whatdoesthis
makeyoudoasareader?
V Whichwordmeans“alotofdifferenttypes”? Shallow Mention Diverse
I Whymustweremembertolookafterthecoast?
V Findawordthatmeans“makingsomethinglikeitwas”.
S WhatkindofworkdoestheNationalTrustdoonthecoast?
TherearelotsofislandsoffthecoastofBritain.Someofthemarequitelarge.Theseincludethe
IsleofWightandIsleofMan.Othersaremuchsmaller.Thismakesmeasuringthelengthofthe
Britishcoastlinedifficult.Itisabout19,491milesifyouincludetheislands.Itiscloserto7,000
milesifyoudon’t.TheNationalTrustisresponsibleforlookingaftermorethan780milesofthe
coast.Itcoststhemaround£3,000foreachmileeveryyeartolookafterit.Thisinvolvesclearing
litterandrestoringthecoastlinetoitsnaturalstate.Theyalsomakesurethattherearen’ttoo
manybuildingsspoilingthelandscape.
Goingtothebeachisn’tjustaboutseeingtheseaorpaddlinginrockpools.Therocksonthesouth
coastofBritainwereoncehometodinosaurs.Youcanoftenfindfossilsbypickingthroughthe
stones.DorsetisoneofthebestplacestogofossilhuntinginBritain.
TherearedozensofcastlesandfortsdottedaroundtheBritishcoast.Someofthesewerebuilt
thousandsofyearsago.TintagelCastleinCornwallissaidtobethebirthplaceofKingArthur.
There’sevenacavenearbythatmanylocalsthinkwaswhereMerlintheWizardlived.
Coastlinesareagreatplaceforhumans,animalsandplants.Thingshavechangedovertheyears,
butthereisstilllotstoseeanddo.Wejusthavetoremembertotakecareofit.
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Answers:
1. Gannets,seals,crabs,starfish,sandhoppersanddolphins
2. Rock-pools
3. Dorset
4. TintagelCastle
5. 780miles
E:Itmakesthereaderaskthemselvesthequestionandkeepstheminterested
V:Diverse
I:Lotsofanimalsrelyonitfortheirhabitat/itishumanswhoaremostdestructive
V: Restoring
S:Theyclearlitter,restoreittoitsnaturalstateandpreventbuildingsspoilingit
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