5.1.1
Speeches
Speeches
Speeches
Speeches are formal talks that can be used to entertain, persuade, inspire, and motivate people to take action.


Historical significance
Historical significance
- Speeches have been used for thousands of years to express people’s opinions and perspectives on different topics.
- For example:
- A historical speech by Winston Churchill in 1940 in the Houses of Parliament.
- A historical speech by Martin Luther King ‘I have a dream’.
- Modern speeches of Emma Watson and Greta Thunberg.


Winston Churchill's speech
Winston Churchill's speech
- Churchill's 1940 speech was given to motivate members of Parliament and the public to not give up hope during World War Two.
- A well-known phrase from the speech was: "We shall fight on the beaches".
- This phrase inspired listeners to believe in Britain’s ability to defend themselves from any invasion.


‘I have a dream’ speech
‘I have a dream’ speech
- A historical speech was Martin Luther King’s 'I have a dream’ speech delivered in 1963.
- M. L. King repeated "I have a dream" eight times, detailing his hopes for a united America without racial segregation.
- The speech was delivered to over 250,000 people.
- The speech is the best-known civil rights movement speech of its time.


Modern speeches
Modern speeches
- Speeches are still used often today to inspire change.
- For example: Emma Watson’s ‘HeForShe’ speech was given in 2014 to the United Nations.
- In her speech, Watson emphasised the need for both men and women to unite against sexism and gender inequality.


Greta Thunberg’s speech
Greta Thunberg’s speech
- Greta Thunberg’s speech at the 2019 United Nations climate change summit is also well known.
- Greta Thunberg angrily blamed politicians for the current climate emergency.
- Thunberg repeatedly stated ‘How dare you!’ to accuse politicians of ignoring climate issues.
1Spelling
1.1Spelling
1.2Prefixes
1.3Suffixes
1.3.1Vowel Suffixes
1.3.2Short Vowel Suffixes
1.3.3Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.4Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.5Rules for Suffixes: '-ous' 2
1.3.6Suffixes: '-ly'
1.3.7Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.8Suffixes: '-ation' 2
1.3.9Spelling: '-tion' Endings
1.3.10Spelling: '-sion' Endings
1.3.11Spelling: '-ssion' Endings
1.3.12Spelling: '-cian' Endings
1.3.13End of Topic Test - Prefixes & Suffixes
1.4Making Words Plural
1.5Homophones
1.5.1Accept & Except
1.5.2Affect & Effect
1.5.3Ball & Bawl
1.5.4Berry & Bury
1.5.5Brake & Break
1.5.6Fair & Fare
1.5.7Grate & Great
1.5.8Groan & Grown
1.5.9Hear & Here
1.5.10Heal, Heel & He'll
1.5.11Knot & Not
1.5.12Mail & Male
1.5.13Main & Mane
1.5.14Meat & Meet
1.5.15Medal & Meddle
1.5.16Missed & Mist
1.5.17Peace & Piece
1.5.18Plain & Plane
1.5.19Rain & Reign & Rein
1.5.20Scene & Seen
1.5.21Weather & Whether
1.5.22Whose & Who's
1.5.23End of Topic Test - Homophones
1.6Word Meanings
2Punctuation
2.1Punctuation
2.1.1Full Stops
2.1.2Capital Letters
2.1.3Commas
2.1.4Commas 2
2.1.5Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals
2.1.6Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals
2.1.7Question Marks & Exclamation Marks
2.1.8Brackets
2.1.9Dashes
2.1.10Colon
2.1.11Semi-Colon
2.1.12Direct Speech
2.1.13Indirect Speech
2.1.14Hyphens
2.1.15Ellipses
2.1.16End of Topic Test - Punctuation
2.1.17End of Topic Test - Punctuation 2
2.2Writing Structure
3Grammar
3.1Word Classes
3.3Writing Coherently
3.4Verbs
3.5Modal Verbs
3.6Phrasal Verbs
3.7Subjunctive Verbs
3.8Sentences
3.8.1Subject of a Sentence
3.8.2Object of a Sentence
3.8.3Main & Subordinate Clauses
3.8.4Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences
3.8.5Complex Sentences
3.8.6Relative Clauses
3.8.7Relative Clauses Without Relative Pronouns
3.8.8Participle Clauses
3.8.9Run-on Sentences
3.8.10Sentence Functions
3.8.11End of Topic Test - Sentences
3.9Tenses
3.10Adverbials
3.11Language Techniques
4Decoding Words
4.1Common Word Roots
4.2Common Prefixes
4.2.1For & Against
4.2.2End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes 2
4.2.3All & Same
4.2.4Away & Far
4.2.5Colour & Shape
4.2.6End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes
4.2.7Back & Down
4.2.8Numbers
4.2.9Across & Through
4.2.10Life & Earth
4.2.11Empty & Broken
4.2.12Great & Greater
4.2.13Hearing & Speaking
4.2.14Apart & Together
4.2.15Over & Under
4.2.16In
4.2.17Less & Smaller
4.2.18Before & After
5Reading & Writing
5.1Reading Formats
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1Spelling
1.1Spelling
1.2Prefixes
1.3Suffixes
1.3.1Vowel Suffixes
1.3.2Short Vowel Suffixes
1.3.3Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.4Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.5Rules for Suffixes: '-ous' 2
1.3.6Suffixes: '-ly'
1.3.7Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.8Suffixes: '-ation' 2
1.3.9Spelling: '-tion' Endings
1.3.10Spelling: '-sion' Endings
1.3.11Spelling: '-ssion' Endings
1.3.12Spelling: '-cian' Endings
1.3.13End of Topic Test - Prefixes & Suffixes
1.4Making Words Plural
1.5Homophones
1.5.1Accept & Except
1.5.2Affect & Effect
1.5.3Ball & Bawl
1.5.4Berry & Bury
1.5.5Brake & Break
1.5.6Fair & Fare
1.5.7Grate & Great
1.5.8Groan & Grown
1.5.9Hear & Here
1.5.10Heal, Heel & He'll
1.5.11Knot & Not
1.5.12Mail & Male
1.5.13Main & Mane
1.5.14Meat & Meet
1.5.15Medal & Meddle
1.5.16Missed & Mist
1.5.17Peace & Piece
1.5.18Plain & Plane
1.5.19Rain & Reign & Rein
1.5.20Scene & Seen
1.5.21Weather & Whether
1.5.22Whose & Who's
1.5.23End of Topic Test - Homophones
1.6Word Meanings
2Punctuation
2.1Punctuation
2.1.1Full Stops
2.1.2Capital Letters
2.1.3Commas
2.1.4Commas 2
2.1.5Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals
2.1.6Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals
2.1.7Question Marks & Exclamation Marks
2.1.8Brackets
2.1.9Dashes
2.1.10Colon
2.1.11Semi-Colon
2.1.12Direct Speech
2.1.13Indirect Speech
2.1.14Hyphens
2.1.15Ellipses
2.1.16End of Topic Test - Punctuation
2.1.17End of Topic Test - Punctuation 2
2.2Writing Structure
3Grammar
3.1Word Classes
3.3Writing Coherently
3.4Verbs
3.5Modal Verbs
3.6Phrasal Verbs
3.7Subjunctive Verbs
3.8Sentences
3.8.1Subject of a Sentence
3.8.2Object of a Sentence
3.8.3Main & Subordinate Clauses
3.8.4Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences
3.8.5Complex Sentences
3.8.6Relative Clauses
3.8.7Relative Clauses Without Relative Pronouns
3.8.8Participle Clauses
3.8.9Run-on Sentences
3.8.10Sentence Functions
3.8.11End of Topic Test - Sentences
3.9Tenses
3.10Adverbials
3.11Language Techniques
4Decoding Words
4.1Common Word Roots
4.2Common Prefixes
4.2.1For & Against
4.2.2End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes 2
4.2.3All & Same
4.2.4Away & Far
4.2.5Colour & Shape
4.2.6End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes
4.2.7Back & Down
4.2.8Numbers
4.2.9Across & Through
4.2.10Life & Earth
4.2.11Empty & Broken
4.2.12Great & Greater
4.2.13Hearing & Speaking
4.2.14Apart & Together
4.2.15Over & Under
4.2.16In
4.2.17Less & Smaller
4.2.18Before & After
5Reading & Writing
5.1Reading Formats
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