Starter quiz
- Which image represents the word affluent?
- Which image represents the word diverse?
- Which image represents the word bustling?
- Select the correct definition of imposing.
- positive or encouraging
- grand or impressive ✓
- very busy or manic
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- Select the correct definition of polluted.
- mixed or varied
- nervous or afraid
- dirty or foul ✓
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- Select the correct definition of hectic.
- rich or wealthy
- surprised or frightened
- very busy or manic ✓
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Exit quiz
What word does this image represent?- remote
- rural
- picturesque ✓
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What word does this image represent?- bustling
- bucolic
- remote ✓
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What word does this image represent?- rural ✓
- coastal
- imposing
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- Which of the following are synonyms for quaint?
- charming ✓
- alone
- cute ✓
- bustling
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- Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Bogart’s beach hut was underwater after the __________ flooding.'
- quaint
- picturesque
- coastal ✓
- distressed
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- Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The __________ village was the perfect place to have the summer fair.'
- polluted
- remote
- bucolic ✓
- envious
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Picturesque' is an adjective which means attractive or scenic; like a village so pretty it could be on a postcard.
- 'Remote' is an adjective which means far away and alone; like an island where one person lives all by himself.
- 'Rural' is an adjective which means rustic or natural; like being in the countryside.
- 'Quaint', 'coastal' and 'bucolic' are other rich vocabulary associated with a village.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that the words can only be used to describe villages.
Explain that the words can be used in different contexts, such as 'bucolic charm' or 'rural scenery'. Provide pupils with additional sentences using these words so they can hear how to use them in context.
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
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