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What did it Mean?

What did it Mean?
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Description

An interesting and engaging worksheet where students will need to research the original definitions of the words to match them correctly.

Students will be surprised and engaged when learning about the original meanings of these common words we use today!
 

Suitable for
  • Fast Finishers
  • Relief Teachers
  • Parents
Lesson Structure
  • Individual Activity
  • Rotations / Group Work
  • Class Activity
Curriculum Codes

EN3-6B old

Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies

EN3-4A old

Draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts

EN3-OLC-01 new

Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding

EN3-VOCAB-01 new

Extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts

EN3-RECOM-01 new

Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension

AC9E5LA08 9

Understand how vocabulary is used to express greater precision of meaning, including through the use of specialist and technical terms, and explore the history of words

ACELA1512 8.4

Understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts

ACELA1500 8.4

Understand that the pronunciation, spelling and meanings of words have histories and change over time

VCELA325

Understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts

VCELA333

Understand that the pronunciation, spelling and meanings of words have histories and change over time

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