Rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors
I can effectively use the words ‘impenetrable’, ‘barren’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors.
Rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors
I can effectively use the words ‘impenetrable’, ‘barren’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
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'.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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