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• What does it do?• Introduces new vocabulary;• Develops vocabulary relevant to the theme/topic of the key

word;• Revises and embeds key grammar understanding;• Develops and consolidates understanding of concepts and

topics – good for revision as well as new content.

Relevant to…• Any subject that uses words.Particularly relevant to…• Subjects that use subject-specific vocabulary;• Subjects that use words for expression/to create meaning

(English, Media, Drama).

Where have you heard it?

Starting sound:

Syllables:

Picture:

When would you use it?

What does it mean? Word class/function?

Other words in this class:

Antonyms (words that mean the opposite):

Rhymes with:

industrial

Use it in a sentence:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Links to other languages?

Where have you heard it?Industrial revolution – History lessonsIndustry professional – televisionIndustrialised nations – Geography lessons

Starting sound:‘i’ – short ‘i’ sound like chips

Syllables:4

Picture:

When would you use it?History and Geography lessons, talking about certain materials in DT, when talking about the gothic in English

What does it mean?Lots of industry, machines, factories, smoke and stuff being produced but not by humans.

Word class/function?AdjectiveOther words in this class:Smoky, noisy, metallic

Antonyms (words that mean the opposite):

Pastoral, hand-made

Rhymes with:

industrial

Use it in a sentence:Many people moved from pastoral areas of England to the smoky, noisy and overcrowded cities during the Industrial Revolution to work in factories with heavy machinery.

Links to other languages?FR: industraliséSP: same word!Turkish: sanayie ait, sinai, endüstriyel

Where have you heard it?

Literal AND figurative meaningContext embeddingHigher ability

Starting sound:

Syllables:

Picture:

Literal AND figurative meaningMedium and High AbilityEALCreative stimulus

When would you use it?

Literal AND figurative meaningHA, CE

What does it mean?

Literal MeaningMedium ability

EAL-helpful

Word class/function?Other words in this class:EAL, MAGrammar revision‘Themed’ vocabulary builder

Antonyms (words that mean the opposite):

LM, MA, EAL, TVB, GR

Rhymes with: Links to other languages?

EAL, MFL linksHigh ability

industrial

Use it in a sentence:CE, TVB, Literal AND figurative meaning, SPAG checker, Lead into extended task

All low ability, phonics and low literacy strategies

Word ExplosionsWhy is it so great?• Self-differentiating;• Highly compatible with student-lead group work;• Simple activity that ‘explodes’ outwards to

developed and sophisticated understanding (if used correctly);

• Leads onto extended activities that show clear linking in lesson sequences.

Grouping and Differentiation:1. Differentiated groupings using colour

coded boxes to differentiate according to cognitive or language ability;

2. High and medium ability groupings to extend each other in blue/red boxes with lower ability groups supported by TA focusing on green/blue boxes;

3. Group according to ability: more challenging words for more able groups.

Extended Activity Options• Creative writing tasks using the key word and other

words and ideas that have been generated;• Essay writing tasks using specific terminology and

academic language correctly;• Drama and role play explaining concepts (historical,

scientific etc.) using consolidated understanding of key words;

• Artistic interpretations of the ideas and meaning communicated in key words;

• Posters and display items explaining key terms, contextually embedded.