AL Rw/L2.3 Vocabulary (language features, synonyms, formality)
Recognise and understand vocabulary associated with texts of different levels of accessibility, formality, complexity, and of different purpose (a) Understand that choice of vocabulary contributes to the style of a text, and relates to context, purpose and audience (b) Understand how vocabulary clues can be used to help extract meanings beyond the literal (c) Understand the concept of synonyms, that different words can express similar or related ideas or qualities, often at different levels of formality (d) Understand the purpose of a thesaurus and be able to use one (e) Understand that the meaning and use of some words changes over time and that new words can be coined (f) Recognise and understand the use of similes, metaphors, idioms and clichés