Morning Starters: Autumn 1 - River Life
Did You Know?
The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world after the River Nile. It runs through Brazil, Peru and several other South American countries. The mighty river is home to an incredible variety of animals. It’s a habitat for more than 2,000 species of freshwater fish, including the ferocious wolf fish and the intimidating barracuda. These impressive predators have sharp teeth and are as aggressive as they are fascinating.
Word Challenge
Make a list of all the adjectives that appear in the ‘Did you know?’ paragraph.
Note: An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun, giving more information about its qualities, quantity or state.
Example: fascinating, freshwater, …
Grammar Challenge
Proofread and rewrite the sentence below.
Lurking in the murky water’s of the Amazon River the wolf fish watching and waited, readying itself to strike with lightening speed.
Hint: There are two punctuation errors, one spelling error and one grammar error.
Number Challenge
Here are the lengths of Earth’s longest rivers:
1) The Nile – 7,088 km
2) The Amazon – 6,992 km
3) The Yangtse – 6,380 km
How much longer is the Nile than the Yangtse?
What is the combined length of all three rivers?
Critical Thinking
Martin Strel became the first person to swim the entire length of the Amazon River in 2007.
What questions would you like to ask Martin about this incredible achievement?