Rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can effectively use the words ‘impenetrable’, ‘barren’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors.
Key learning points
- 'Impenetrable' is an adjective which means dense or inaccessible.
- 'Barren' is an adjective which means empty or bare.
- 'Teeming' is an adjective which means full or crowded.
- 'Overgrown', 'withered' and 'tangled' are other rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Word pair - words that often appear together
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to use the word 'impenetrable' effectively. They might find it difficult to use it to describe a 'mystery' or 'darkness'.
Ensure pupils understand that 'impenetrable' can also be used to describe something as 'extremely difficult to understand'.
Teacher tip
You could start this lesson by showing some pictures of different landscapes and ask pupils to generate adjectives to describe them.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which image represents the word idyllic?
Q2.Which image represents the word verdant?
Q3.Which image represents the word scenic?
Q4.Select the correct definition of rolling.
Q5.Select the correct definition of lush.
Q6.Select the correct definition of secluded.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What word does this image represent?
Q2.What word does this image represent?
Q3.What word does this image represent?
Q4.Which of the following are synonyms of withered?
Q5.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Armie crashed his remote-controlled car hard into a tree, leaving it in a __________ wreckage.'
Q6.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Oz ran down the __________ track and got caught on weeds and thorns.'
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