Lesson video

Hello everyone.

My name's Miss.

Butt.

And today I'm going to be teaching you some new vocabulary for you to use in your unit, All About Spider-Man.

Now I know that you are writing and newspaper report on a very exciting but terrifying event that has happened.

Where there have been some criminals and there has been a sighting of an enormous figure that could be Spider-Man.

So today we're going to be learning some chaos and confusion words, because in a scenario like that, there would be a lot of chaos and a lot of confusion.

So I hope these words are very useful when you come to writing your own recount.

Here's what we're going to do in today's lesson.

First of all, I'm going to introduce the new vocabulary to you, one word at a time.

And we'll be looking at Misses words with pictures to illustrate what the words mean.

Then we're going to identify word pairs and synonyms for each word, which will give us a deeper understanding of what these words mean, and how we can use them effectively.

And finally, we're going to apply these words in sentences.

And right towards the end of the lesson, I'm going to ask you to write your own sentence, that will hopefully be really useful when you come to write your newspaper reports.

So you will need something to write on, and something to write with at the end of the lesson.

Perhaps you could pause the video now, to make sure you've got those things that you need, and make sure you're calm and focused and ready to start your learning.

Okay, let's get started.

I'm going to say these words to you that are going to be important in our lesson today.

And then I'd like you to repeat them back to me.

Synonym, word pair, adjective, noun.

So a synonym is a word that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, like the words merry and happy.

So today we're going to be learning synonyms, for words that mean chaotic or that word that linked to chaos.

Word pairs are words that often appear together.

So if you took the adjective bright, it's word pairs might be the sun, the moon, or a light.

An adjective is a describing word.

And a noun is a person, a place or a thing.

So if we describe something as being chaotic, the chaotic classroom, it would be an adjective because chaotic is the describing word.

But if we said there was chaos, then it would become a noun because it would be a thing.

So let's start thinking about chaos.

What would that look like? Think about some different scenarios, for example, what would chaos in a classroom look like? Or what would chaos on the streets that like? Can you pause the film and just picture what that looks like now.

Okay.

So let's take a look at our first chaos or confusion word.

What is happening in this picture? Look closely at this picture and describe what you can see, and how you think the characters might be feeling.

Pause the video and do that now.

I think we can definitely agree that there is chaos in this picture.

It looks like there are, these characters work in a kitchen, but not only are things on fire, but also we've got pots on people's heads and bubbling stew that's coming out of the pot.

So it definitely looks extremely chaotic.

This word is commotion, commotion.

It is a noun and it means chaos or uproar, like animals set loose in a kitchen causing a crazy mess.

So we can see that because of the definition, commotion is a synonym of the word, chaos.

They mean the same thing, they're both nouns.

The root of commotion is movere, which means movement.

So why do you think this is part of this word commotion? What do you think? So commotion describes lots of movement and noise.

I think if we were suddenly in this scene that we can see in the picture, there would be a lot of movement and a lot of noise.

I'm going to read some words to you now.

And as I read them, I'd like you to see if you can spot the synonyms, which remember are the words that mean the same thing as commotion.

So the synonyms will also be nouns.

The other words will be word pairs, which we'll look at in more detail in a second.

So as I read, see if you can spot the synonyms of commotion, Wild, noisy, loud, chaos, violent, general, frenzied, disturbance, terrible, uproar, sudden and much.

Here's the word in a sentence to help you.

The squabble quickly turned into a violent commotion.

So I know for example, that noisy, wouldn't be a synonym, because noisy is an adjective, it's a describing word, and commotion is a noun, it's a thing.

So noisy must be a word pair, the noisy commotion.

I wonder if you could pause the video now and tell me the three synonyms of commotion.

Let's see how you got on.

The synonyms are, chaos, disturbance and uproar, which means the rest of these words are word pairs, which I'm going to read to you now.

A wild commotion, noisy commotion, loud commotion, violent commotion, frenzied commotion, terrible commotion, sudden commotion, general commotion, and much commotion, meaning lots of commotion.

So while we learn new words, it's really important to actually say the learnt word over and over again so that they stick in our minds.

So could you pause the video now, and read these word pairs aloud just as I did.

Well done.

So before we move on, very quickly remind me, what does commotion mean? Well done, it means chaos or uproar.

And remember that, that root word in there meant lots of movement.

Let's take a look at the second illustration.

What's happening in this picture? How would you describe it? Have a think about that now.

So again, it looks like there's a lot of mess going on in this picture.

It looks like this character has thrown a bowling ball across a table of food, and things are flying everywhere.

This word is devastating, devastating.

Now this picture looks quite sort of humorous and funny, but devastating is actually a very negative word.

It's an adjective, meaning terrible or destructive.

Like flinging a bowling ball along the dinner table.

You can change the adjective, devastating into a verb by removing the ING, devastate, so it devastated the city.

What other adjectives can you do this with? Can you think of any adjectives that end in ING, that you could take away the ING, and it would become a verb? If you want, you can pause the video and have a little brainstorm.

Okay.

So here are some examples.

Soothing, so the soothing voice could turn into sooth, which is something you do, so it's a verb.

Meandering, which means winding, could turn into meander, which is when you might take a winding route.

Blundering, could become blunder.

And bumbling could become bumble.

So those are all adjectives, where when you take away the ING, they become a verb or a doing word.

So as I read this set of words, can you please see if you can identify the synonyms of devastating.

Destructive, mess, effect, storm, defeat, terrible, harmful, blow, earthquake, flood and impact.

Here's the word in a sentence.

The town was left in a devastating mess after all the commotion.

So whereas last time the synonyms were going to be nouns, cause the word commotion was a noun, this is now an adjective.

So we're looking for adjectives, which would be the synonyms. Pause the video and see if you can spot the three synonyms now.

So the synonyms are, destructive, harmful, and terrible.

The rest of the words therefore, are word pairs.

So let's read them now.

A devastating mess, a devastating effect, a devastating storm, perhaps it would cause lots of damage, a devastating defeat, a devastating blow, a devastating earthquake, a devastating flood, and a devastating impact.

I'd now like you to pause the video and read these word pairs out loud.

Well done.

So before we move on to our final word, just remind me, what does devastating mean? Well done, it means terrible or destructive.

Let's look at our final illustration.

My goodness, what's happening in this picture? Is probably isn't too far away from what happens in the Spider-Man recount that you're writing.

And there's a city that looks like it's got lots of chaos going on.

So pause the video, and again, describe what you can see.

This word is havoc, havoc.

This is a noun, so the same as commotion was a noun.

It means great damage or chaos.

Like the mess caused by a giant bear smashing through a city.

Let's take a look at which words could be synonyms. Cause, wreak, unleash, chaos, mayhem, create, play, inflict, work and devastation.

Here's the word in a sentence.

The criminals wreaked havoc on the city, smashing into cars and terrifying crowds of people.

Could you pause the video and see if you can spot the three synonyms, of the word havoc? So the synonyms are, chaos, mayhem and devastation, which means the rest of the words are word pairs.

This time the word pairs will come before the word.

So you might cause havoc, or wreak havoc, unleash havoc, means unleashes like, almost imagine if you unleashed a dog, you're letting it out.

Create havoc, play havoc, inflict havoc, and work havoc.

So for example you might say, that the robbers created havoc in the city.

Could you now pause the video and read these word pairs out loud? Excellent, well done.

So we've now learned three new words.

I'd like you to pause the video and see if you can remember which each word is, look at the illustrations to help you.

So the first word we learned was, commotion.

The second word we learned was, devastating.

And the third word was, havoc.

Commotion and havoc are both nouns, and devastating is an adjective.

I wonder if you could now pause the video, and come up with your own definitions for each word.

The definitions you come up with don't need to be the exact definitions that I read to you earlier, but it always helps when we try to explain things in our own words.

So imagine that you were speaking to somebody who had no idea what these three words meant, how would you describe them? Okay, well done.

Let's see how you got on.

So commotion means chaos or uproar.

Devastating means terrible or destructive.

And havoc means great damage or chaos.

So let's take a look at this sentence, and start to apply the words in sentences.

You'll notice that these sentences are sentences that have been written so that they could fit in with your writing outcome.

As I read the sentence to you, can you have a careful think about which of these words fit best in this sentence.

The car chase, which caused much chaos and mmm, lasted over an hour.

Which word do you think fits in here? Okay.

So I know that this has got to be a noun cause it wouldn't sound right to say, the car chase which caused much chaos and devastating, that wouldn't sound right.

If we said devastation, which is a noun, that could work.

So that leaves me with commotion or havoc, which are nouns.

The car chase, which caused much chaos and havoc, or the car chase, which caused much chaos and commotion.

I'm going to go with chaos and commotion.

I also like the way they both start with a, c, sound.

So it might make my newspaper report sound quite dramatic.

In this sentence, you might notice there is an embedded relative clause.

The main clause is, the car chase lasted over an hour.

But in between that main clause, we have embedded a relative clause, which is relative information about the car chase, it caused much chaos and commotion.

Embedded relative clauses always start with which or who.

And they both, if it's embedded, if it comes in the middle of the main clause, it has to be hugged by commas either side.

Perhaps when you write a sentence in a moment, you could try to include an embedded relative clause in your sentence.

Let's take a look at another sentence.

It is believed that an anonymous figure could be swinging, could be seen swinging from building to building, which created even more mmm amongst the crowds.

Pause the video and have a think about which word fits in here.

So I have gone for havoc, even more havoc amongst the crowds.

And again, we've got a relative clause, this time it comes at the end of the sentence.

So it's not interrupted the main clause, it's just come after the main clause.

The main clause is, it is believed that an anonymous figure could be seen swinging from building to building.

But instead of ending the sentence there, we've added some relative information, which created even more havoc amongst the crowds.

And finally.

Several witnesses have been seriously affected by the mmm impact of the robbery.

Pause the video and think about which word fits here.

This time we're looking for an adjective to describe the impact.

So therefore the correct word is, devastating.

Several witnesses have been seriously affected by the devastating impact of the robbery.

So I'd now like you to have a go at writing a sentence using either the word commotion, devastating or havoc.

If you want to really push yourself, you could even write two or three sentences and try and write a sentence, which includes each new word that you've learnt.

Here are some sentence starters that could help you.

You don't have to use these, but if you would like to, they're there to support.

As quick as a flash, this is an example of a time conjunction, saying when something happened.

So as quick as a flash, what, how could you finish that sentence, including one of those new words that we've learnt? Perhaps you could even do a relative clause there.

As quick as a flash, the robbers entered the building, which caused or which created, or which unleashed havoc in the city.

Here's another sentence starter.

Many witnesses claim mmm.

So many witnesses claim, and then they could perhaps describe what they saw using one of those words, or they might use the word commotion or havoc in their, in their description of what happened.

And finally.

It is reported that.

So as I said, you don't need to use these sentence starters, but they might be useful.

Sometimes it's difficult to know how to start a sentence.

The really important thing is that you're trying to use the words that we have learned today.

And also try to write a sentence that you could actually use in your recount for the Spider-Man unit.

So that then, you can always kick your piece of paper somewhere, and put that sentence straight into your newspaper article.

Good luck.

Okay, excellent.

Well done.

I really hope that these words are helpful when you come to writing your newspaper article.

And I hope that you've enjoyed learning such ambitious new vocabulary.

Thank you so much for working so hard, and I'll see you soon.

Bye.