ESOL Rw/L2.3a

Recognise and understand lexis associated with texts of different levels of accessibility, formality, complexity, and of different purpose (i) Know that the choice of lexis contributes to the style of a text and relates to context, purpose and audience (ii) Form opinions about style by considering the author's choice of lexis (iii) Understand the concept of synonyms and antonyms and that different words can express similar or related ideas and qualities, often at different levels of formality, or for different registers (iv) Understand that words have different connotations, which are exploited in persuasive and descriptive texts (v) Understand that some English words have a range of meanings, and apply the correct meaning to different contexts, e.g. battery belongs to motorcar technology, animal farming, and the military (v) Use a thesaurus with understanding (vii) Understand the importance of context and use this in determining the meaning of a word, if the meaning is unclear (viii) Use the phonemic alphabet to work out the pronunciation of unfamiliar words (ix)Recognise how words change to form different parts of speech, and how their phonology may change as they change word class, e.g. medicine, medicinal; economy, economical (x) Understand that the meaning and use of some words changes over time, and that new words can be coined or borrowed from other languages (xi) Recognise and understand the use of similes, metaphors, idioms and clichés