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Rich vocabulary associated with eating

I can effectively use the words 'devour', 'demolish' and other rich vocabulary associated with eating.

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Rich vocabulary associated with eating

I can effectively use the words 'devour', 'demolish' and other rich vocabulary associated with eating.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 'Devour' is a verb which means to eat hungrily or gobble up.
  2. 'Demolish' is a verb which means to destroy or eat up.
  3. 'Savour', inhale', 'guzzle' and 'gorge' are other verbs related to eating.

Common misconception

Pupils might think all 6 verbs can be used interchangeably.

Ensure pupils understand the nuances of each verb by studying the word pairs carefully. For example, 'guzzle' is the verb that is mainly associated with liquids.

Keywords

  • Noun - a naming word for people, places or things

  • Verb - a being, doing or having word

  • Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word

  • Word pair - words that often appear together

Start the lesson by asking pupils to act out eating different foods. Ask them how else you could describe it, other than 'eating'. Write down any ideas that the pupils generate.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word rancid?
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Q2.
Which image represents the word nauseating?
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Q3.
Which image represents the word repulsive?
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Q4.
Select the correct definition of unpalatable.
Correct answer: unappealing or off-putting
delicious and tasty
eerie or scary
Q5.
Select the correct definition of inedible.
warming and wholesome
bland or plain
Correct answer: not fit for eating
Q6.
Select the correct definition of stale.
warming and wholesome
bland or plain
Correct answer: old, hard, and crusty
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6 Questions

Q1.
What word does this image represent?
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savour
Correct answer: guzzle
enjoy
Q2.
What word does this image represent?
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Correct answer: savour
gorge
demolish
Q3.
What word does this image represent?
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savour
enjoy
Correct answer: inhale
Q4.
Match each verb to the correct word pair.
Correct Answer:devour,a book

a book

Correct Answer:savour ,a victory

a victory

Correct Answer:guzzle,petrol

petrol

Correct Answer:inhale,dust

dust

Correct Answer:demolish,a building

a building

Q5.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Yin started to cough after she accidentally __________ the smoke coming out of the old car.'
savoured
guzzled
Correct answer: inhaled
Q6.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The team __________ the victory by watching it replayed in slow motion, again and again.'
guzzled
Correct answer: savoured
gorged
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