Rich vocabulary associated with a meal
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can effectively use the words ‘meagre’ and ‘hearty’ and other rich vocabulary associated with a meal.
Key learning points
- 'Meagre' is an adjective which means limited, small or not enough.
- 'Hearty' is an adjective which means filling or wholesome.
- 'Wholesome', 'sumptuous', 'lavish' and 'humble' are other adjectives related to a meal.
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 will need further explanation on some of the more abstract word pairs. For example, a 'humble opinion' or a 'hearty welcome'.
For each word pair that is more abstract, ask the pupils why something might be described in that way and put the word pair in a sentence to model to the pupils how to use it correctly.
Teacher tip
Start the lesson by showing the pupils different images of meals and asking them to describe them.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which image represents the word parched?
Q2.Which image represents the word famished?
Q3.Which image represents the word crave?
Q4.Select the correct definition of voracious.
Q5.Select the correct definition of insatiable.
Q6.Select the correct definition of ravenous.
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 'meagre'?
Q5.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: Armie walked into the grand palace and stared wideeyed at the surroundings.
Q6.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: Bearnice’s diet of lettuce and water wasn’t enough to keep her satisfied.
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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