Topic: Y5

Activity 1

A synonym is a words that has the same, or a very similar, meaning to another. 

Take for example the word argument.

How many words can you think of that have the same or a very similar meaning? 

For the word argument, some synonyms are quarrel or row.

The words quarrel and row have the same general meaning.

Objective

To examine verb antonyms, and how they are formed and used.

Activity 1

Antonyms are also very common with verbs.

Just like adjectives and nouns, they can be formed by adding a prefix.

1. I tied my shoes.

2. I untied my shoes.

Activity 1

Look at this list of six verbs.

What is the antonym for each one? Which prefix do we use to change it? 

Objective

To examine how adjective antonyms are formed and used.

Activity 1

Adjectives commonly have opposite words, or antonyms. When we think of an adjective, we often immediately think of its opposite. For example: 

• rich - poor
• old - young
• easy - difficult

For each of these five sentences, write down the pair of adjective antoynms that could fill the gap. 

Objective

To understand the meaning of antonyms and how they are formed.

Activity 1

In the lesson on synonyms, we saw how words can have similar meanings. They can also be related through opposite meanings. This is very common with adjectives: 

• long - short
• old - new 
• quick - slow 

We call these pairs of words antonyms. Can you think of three other pairs of antonyms? 

Activity 1

Look at these three nouns.

What is the relationship between them? Can they be arranged into a logical order? 

• dog
• poodle
• animal

We can label nouns as general or specific. The specific noun is included in the general noun.

Activity 1

What does the term metaphor mean?

Can you think of an example? 

A metaphor is when a word or phrase is used to suggest a resemblance to a another thing or action. 

A metaphor uses language in a figurative - not literal - sense. 

When we call someone a sly fox we are implying that their behaviour is similar to a fox i.e. sneaky or crafty. 

What other animal metaphors can you think of? 

Activity 3

This lesson continues our look at homonyms. 

Take for example the word fast

How many different meanings and word classes can you think of?

Look at these two sentences: 

1. Katie works very fast
2. Katie is a fast worker.

They have very similar meanings, but in one sentence fast is an adverb and in the other an adjective.

Objective

To identify the different meanings of homonyms of various word classes. 

Activity 1

Look at these two words. How many meanings can you think of for each? 

• bank 
• pupil

1. an organization or a building that handles money and provides financial services. 
2. the land on the side of a river or a lake

Goals:

• Distinguish recounts from narratives
• Identify the discourse structure and features of register used in narratives
• Re-order a narrative by following the appropriate features

Lesson Plan

Before this lesson, you may want to complete the lesson An Introduction to Genre, so that learners are familiar with the key terms discourse structure and register

Activity 1

Today, we're looking at the genre of storytelling. Narratives and recounts are two ways of describing events.

What do you think is the difference between narratives and recounts?

Narratives and recounts both relate events that took place in the past and which occur in a logical order.