Charles Darwin, by Alison McLean
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My hero is Charles Darwin. Mr Darwin
(BE)
an English scientist. He
(LIVE)
in the 19
th
century: 1809-1882. Darwin
(DISCOVER)
natural selection, the mechanism that drives evolution.
When he
(BE)
young, Darwin’s parents
(WANT)
him to be a doctor or a priest. But young Darwin
(LOVE)
geology and animals -he
(NOT STUDY)
. From 1831 to 1836, he
(GO)
on a long sea voyage on the HMS Beagle. Darwin
(HAVE)
a job as a ‘gentleman companion’, that is, someone the captain
(CAN, TALK)
to. He
(GET)
terribly seasick, but he
(SEE)
a lot, and he
(NOTICE)
many things. Animals and plants
(BE)
different everywhere, but not very different. They
(BE)
adapted to their environment. Many
(BE BORN)
, and many
(DIE)
, but it
(NOT BE)
random: competition
(DECIDE)
who survived. And the survivors
(PASS)
their advantages on to their children. Variability between individuals of the same species, inheritance, and competition
(CAN, EXPLAIN)
everything.
Years later, Darwin
(WRITE)
a book about it:
The Origin of Species
. And that book
(BECOME)
the basis of modern science.
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