Introduction Year 7
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8T1 Meanings in context

Pupils should be taught that words and phrases can have different meanings in different contexts

Different meanings
8T2 Expression in text
8T3 Language and text types
8T4 Dictionary use
8T5 Writing continuous text
8T6 Text as model and source
8T7 Checking inflections and word order

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High-frequency wordsDifferent meanings   French

Starter

Students have to match the underlined words in the handout with their correct meaning.

This activity is closely related to Extended texts (7T5). The text can be altered to suit any topic or theme, provided that it contains words suitable for this exercise, ie that the words have more than one meaning depending upon their context.

Plenary

Discussion topics include:

  • Words with more than one meaning
  • How is the meaning of a word decided?
  • Avoiding pitfalls and common errors.
Different meanings handout