Rich vocabulary associated with hunger or thirst
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can effectively use the words ‘crave’ and ‘insatiable’ and other rich vocabulary associated with hunger or thirst.
Key learning points
- 'Crave' is a verb which means to long for or desire.
- 'Insatiable' is an adjective which means greedy or impossible to satisfy.
- 'Voracious', 'ravenous', 'parched', and 'famished' are other adjectives related to hunger and thirst.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Verb - a being, a doing or a having word
Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Word pair - words that often appear together
Common misconception
In some of the sentences in Task C, question 9, there is more than one option as some of these words have a very similar meaning, such as 'famished' and 'ravenous'.
Discuss which of the sentences have a clear option to fit in the gap and then look at the ones left over. Discuss which words could fit here and why there is more than one option. Let pupils pick according to what they think sounds the best.
Teacher tip
Start the lesson by asking pupils if they can think of any synonyms for 'hungry' or 'thirsty'. Ask them, would they prefer to be extremely hungry or extremely thirsty?
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which image represents the word irresistible?
Q2.Which image represents the word moist?
Q3.Which image represents the word scrumptious?
Q4.Select the correct definition of tantalising.
Q5.Select the correct definition of succulent.
Q6.Select the correct definition of mouthwatering.
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 'ravenous'?
Q5.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: The bear was so __________ that he even considered eating people.
Q6.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: Bogart’s __________ greed meant that he always wanted more money.
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