Why should we learn how to swim

Why should you learn to swim?

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WALT: Understand the structure of an explanation.

Topic: Why you should learn to swim Audience: PES, whanau, worldwide blog audience Purpose: To inform (tell) our readers why you should learn to swim. Text type: Explanation

Key Vocabulary: safety, survive, 25 meters, 25 percent,  leisure (own time), fun,  fitness, exercise, competitions, social skills,  beach, river, lake, ocean, swimming pool,

Helpful Links: Brainstorm 10 Reasons you should learn to swim          Why should I learn to swim?           Water Safety NZ

Structure: Paragraph 1: Introduction - 1. Start with a question 2.Tell your audience WHAT you are going to write about. 3. List the main reasons 4. Say why you are telling them this information. Paragraph 2: Choose one reason why we should learn to swim (survival, leisure (fun), exercise, competitions). - Say what the reason is: WHAT - Then the next 2-3  sentences should say WHY - give plenty of examples Paragraph 3: Choose one reason why we should learn to swim (survival, leisure (fun), exercise, competitions). - Say what the reason is: WHAT - Then the next 2-3  sentences should say WHY - give plenty of examples **If you can write more explanations/reasons, add more paragraphs** Paragraph 4: Conclusion - Wrap up what you just talked about. Say your main points again and give a few examples. Leave the reader with something to think about or leave them a question at the end.

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Why should we learn how to swim?

Why is it important for you to learn how to swim well you ask me?If you learn how to swim you could survival in the water, Save someone else's life. And you could also get fit and healthy and it is a good exercise.

The reason why you need to learn how to swim I will be telling you 3 good reason’s why you need to learn how to swim.

1:So then when you are inside a boat and you're out to sea you could trip over the boat and drown because you don’t know how to swim at all.

2:When your whole family goes to the beach and you don’t know how to swim then you won’t survive in the water by yourself at all.

Survival:

1:The reason why we need to learn how to swim because it is a good exercise and it is for our own safety. For example if someone went to far what will you do. You always need to save someone else's life and then bring them back on shore.

2:Swimming is a very important thing to do that’s why some people around New Zealand teaches other kids how to swim so then they could grow up and they might want to be a professional to challenge other kids around the world.

Fun:

If your friend turned 10 and she invited all of her friends and including you to. If she said that she was going to the Gi pools and you don’t know how to swim then you will be inside the shallow water in the shadow by yourself when all of the other kids play fun kids inside the deep water because they know how to swim.

competition

When I grow up I really want to be a great swimmer just like other people that know’s how to swim. And I always need to push myself up to be the best swimmer in the world. And I just want to compete against other people in the world that is going to challenge other people in the whole world. And I really want to be the world’s championship to win gold,bronze and silver. For example what if I had to challenge the most best swimmer in the world then would I go and not challenge them or go and try my best to get gold medal.

Life-long skill

No matter what age you are, you could still swim because their will be adult’s teaching you how to swim because it is just not for adult’s to learn how to swim .**

*Everyone need's to learn how to swim.