Metaphor
Activity 1
Check your learners' prior knowledge by asking them to discuss the meaning of the term metaphor and to give examples. This can be done individually, and then check in small groups and/or whole class.
Use the next slide to confirm the learners' answers. Next, ask if the learners can think of any other animal metaphors such as sly fox. Ask learners to share their ideas with each other and the whole class.
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Metaphor
Activity 1
What does the term metaphor mean?
Can you think of an example?
A metaphor is when a word or phrase is used to suggest a resemblance to a another thing or action.
A metaphor uses language in a figurative - not literal - sense.
When we call someone a sly fox we are implying that their behaviour is similar to a fox i.e. sneaky or crafty.
What other animal metaphors can you think of?
Hyponymy
Activity 1
Show the learners the list of three nouns. Ask them to discuss the questions in pairs or small groups.
After a couple of minutes, reveal the focus of the lesson in the next slide: how nouns can relate to each other by being more general or specific. Use the example to demonstrate. Ask learners if they can think of any other examples. Don't worry if they struggle at this point, as they will see more throughout the lesson.
Ask learners to make notes on the new terminology, beacuse they will need it for the other activities.
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Hyponymy
Activity 1
Look at these three nouns.
What is the relationship between them? Can they be arranged into a logical order?
- dog
- poodle
- animal
We can label nouns as general or specific. The specific noun is included in the general noun.