​What might come next in the passage? Try and fill in the blanks with a partner.

Firstly, you should boil the kettle. Whilst the _______ is ________ you should get the ________ ready by putting the ________ in the _______. Once the __________ is _________ you should pour the _________ ________ into the _____. Leave the ______ to ______ for four to five minutes, add ______ and enjoy!

​Did you get it?

​Firstly, you should boil the kettle. Whilst the kettle is boiling you should get the cup ready by putting the teabag in the cup. Once the kettle is boiled you should pour the boiling water into the cup. Leave the tea to brew for four to five minutes, add milk and enjoy!

​Unfamiliar vocabulary

​Look at the surrounding words and get clues.

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​Extract from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens:

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​“The hungry and destitute situation of the infant orphan.”

​destitute?

​Notes for teacher

​There are several words in the example that may be unfamiliar. Take ‘malignancy’, for instance. The words around it suggest that it means something negative. They imply that the heart of the man is ‘full’ of something ‘against’ people who have been cruel to him.

As well as looking at surrounding words, you may also get some clues by thinking of similar words that might be more familiar, like ‘malicious’, which means intending to do harm to others. This gets close to the meaning of the word ‘malignancy’ in this context, which means ‘wishing to do evil to others’.