Starter quiz
- Which image represents the word irresistible?
- Which image represents the word moist?
- Which image represents the word scrumptious?
- Select the correct definition of tantalising.
- juicy and fresh
- sweet smelling
- tempting and tormenting ✓
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- Select the correct definition of succulent.
- looking or smelling delicious
- juicy and fresh ✓
- tempting and tormenting
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- Select the correct definition of mouthwatering.
- damp or not dry
- thirsty or dry
- looking or smelling delicious ✓
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Exit quiz
What word does this image represent?- famished
- bland
- crave ✓
- tangy
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What word does this image represent?- parched
- famished ✓
- tangy
- sugary
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What word does this image represent?- famished
- parched ✓
- ravenous
- voracious
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- Which of the following are synonyms of 'ravenous'?
- hungry ✓
- starving ✓
- thirsty
- crave
- famished ✓
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- Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: The bear was so __________ that he even considered eating people.
- parched
- famished ✓
- craved
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- Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: Bogart’s __________ greed meant that he always wanted more money.
- famished
- insatiable ✓
- crave
- parched
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Lesson Details
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.
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.
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
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