Lesson video

Hello everyone.

My name is Ms. Butt, and I'm going to be teaching you some new vocabulary for you to use when you're writing on.

Now, I know that this first scene you were going to be writing is set on a Victorian street.

So we're going to be learning today some words that were associated with cities.

Some of these words you may remember because you have looked at them in some previous lessons of this unit.

But today we're going to look at them in more detail, so you know how to use them effectively in your writing.

I hope you enjoy the lesson.

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

First, we're going to revise each word by looking at the Mrs. Wordsmith illustration.

Then we're going to identify word pairs and synonyms, so that we understand the words more deeply and understand how to use them effectively and in what contexts.

And finally, we're going to be applying these words in sentences, and hopefully these will be sentences that you can use in your writing on.

So for the end of the lesson, I would like you to do some writing.

So you will need something to write on and something to write with.

Could you pause the video to make sure you've got those things and to make sure that you've cleared away anything that could distract you? Like I put my phone away in my drawer cause I know that that might distract me.

This way we'll all be ready and focused for our learning.

Great, let's get started.

Here's some key vocabulary we'll be using today.

I'm going to say each word and then I'd like you to repeat it back to me.

Synonym.

Word pair.

Adjective.

Noun.

A synonym is a word that means exactly or nearly the same as another word.

Like merry and happy means the same thing.

Word pairs are words that often appear together.

So if we took the word bright the adjective bright, it might be paired up with a bright sun, a bright moon or a bright light.

An adjective is a describing word.

And today we're going to be learning some describing words.

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

So anything that we're describing on the city, so, in the city, for example, the streets, that would be a noun.

Let's get started by looking at these images closely.

I'm thinking about how could you describe them? Perhaps you might remember some vocabulary that you've already learned in this unit.

Or perhaps you've got some new vocabulary that you'd like to share.

Pause the video and have a go at that now.

These streets look very different to how our streets look now.

But there are looks of characteristics of these streets which is similar.

For example, how busy they are, or perhaps the fact that sometimes they might be a little bit trembling or old.

So let's take a look at our first city word.

I'd like you to see if you can remember what this word is through looking at the illustration.

And then see if you can remember what it means.

Pause the video and have a go at that now.

If you can't remember the word then just take this opportunity to look closely at what's happening in the picture.

So this word is bustling.

Bustling.

This is an adjective that means crowded or lively.

Like a busy market full of shoppers.

I'm going to read some words to you.

And I'd like you to identify the synonyms of bustling.

Remember synonym is a word that means more or less the same thing.

The words that aren't synonyms will be word pairs.

There should be three synonyms. So as I'm reading, see if you can spot to them.

Busy, market, town, nightlife, crowded, streets, city, port, lively, life, and scene.

To help you, here's the word in a sentence.

On the streets below, bustling markets were filled with the cries vendors.

Vendors are people who are selling something.

Could you pause the video and see if you can identify the three synonyms? Remember if it's a synonym, it means the same thing.

Which means you should be able to replace the word in this sentence.

So the synonyms are, busy, crowded and lively.

Which means all the other words are words pairs, which I'm going to read to you now.

Bustling market, bustling town, bustling nightlife, bustling street, bustling city, bustling port, bustling life, and bustling scene.

I would like you now to read the word pairs, because it's through saying words aloud that we remember them.

So can you pause the video now and say bustling with each of the word pairs? Well done.

Can you just tell me before we move on, What does the word bustling mean? Great.

Crowded or lively.

Let's take a look as our second illustration.

Can you remember what this word is? If you can't have a look at the picture for some clues.

If you can remember the word, perhaps you could tell me what it means.

Pause the video and think about that now.

This word is, polluted.

Polluted.

And I think we can see that in this image, which is why this character is covering up their face.

This is also an adjective.

And it means dirty or foul.

Like smelly air that you try not to breathe in.

What do you think the opposite of polluted would be? Have a think.

Perhaps something like clean, fresh and pure.

Just as before, I'm going to read you a set of words.

And I'd like you to identify the three synonyms of polluted, air, water, city, river, atmosphere, dirty, environment, foul, Lake, site, contaminated.

Here's the word in a sentence.

A huge smoky cloud hung ominously above the polluted city.

Could you pause the video and tell me which three words are synonyms of polluted? Well done.

The synonyms are, dirty, foul and contaminated.

Which means the rest of the words are words pairs.

Now, just as before, I'd like you to read the word pairs because that's the way we're going to remember this word polluted.

So for example, polluted air, polluted water, polluted city.

Could you pause the video and read all the word pairs now? Excellent.

So before we move on, what does polluted mean? Well done.

It means dirty or foul.

Here's authored Mrs.Word Smith image.

Can you remember what this word means? If you can't, take a look at the picture and see, have a think about how you would describe this building.

Pause the video and have a think about that now.

This word is imposing.

Imposing.

Imposing is an adjective and it means grand or impressive.

Like a building so big and important it towers over you.

Can you work out what it means, if you impose a punishment on someone? Imposing a punishment means to force someone to do something.

So you can see how that, those two, you can see how that's connected, the idea of imposing building.

Okay? So just as before, I'd like you to now think about which words could be synonyms of imposing.

Mansion, castle monument, grand, presence, impressive, figure, appearance awe-inspiring, hall, and effect.

Awe means wonder.

So if something's awe-inspiring, it's almost like it inspires wonder.

Usually this happens through something being impressive.

Here's the word in a sentence.

Imposing buildings loomed over the cobbled streets.

Can you pause the video and see if you can spot the three synonyms of imposing.

The synonyms are, grand, impressive, and awe-inspiring.

which means the rest of these words are word pairs.

I'd like you now to read the word pairs.

So each time with the word imposing the adjective in front of it.

So imposing mansion, imposing castle, imposing monument and so on.

You wouldn't read grand, imposing grand because that's not a word pair.

That's a synonym.

So ignore the words which are synonyms. So pause the video now and read the word pairs out loud.

Excellent.

So just remind me, what does this word imposing mean? Well done.

It means grand or impressive.

This is the final image we're going to look at today.

Can you remember what this word is? If not look closely at the picture and have a think about what you think it looks like, what story is it telling? Pause the video and look closely now.

This word is hectic.

Hectic.

Hectic is an adjective that means very busy or manic.

How your day is when you have to do everything in a mad rush.

I think we can see that in this image.

We can see that, this person's trying to do exercise while they're trying to eat, to drink a coffee, and to make a phone, and listen to some music, or maybe he's taking a phone call.

There's lots and lots going on.

It does look very hectic.

But sometimes cities and streets can seem very hectic too.

Especially if they're busy.

Hectic actually used to refer to having a fever or a high temperature.

So the meaning of the word has slightly changed through time.

So which words do you think could be synonyms of hectic? Very busy, schedule, pace, lifestyle, frantic, routine, weekend, manic, day, life, tour? Here's the word in a sentence.

People dashed around at a hectic pace, trying to weave through the crowds.

Could you pause the video and tell me which three words are synonyms of hectic? So the synonyms are very busy, frantic and manic.

which means the rest of the words are word pairs.

Let's read the word pairs now.

Hectic schedule, hectic pace, hectic lifestyle.

Can you now please pause the video and read all the word pairs in hectic, and then the word pair after it out loud.

So this word hectic sticks in your memory.

Brilliant, well done.

So now we've reminded ourselves that these four words and all their meanings of their synonyms and also their word pairs.

So how, what types of things we would use these adjectives to describe? Can you tell me which, what does each, what each word is? Can you remember that through looking at the pictures? Pause the video and do that now.

Okay.

So we had, bustling, hectic, imposing and polluted.

How to think about your writing and how you could use these words in your writing.

Is there anything for example, you would describe as imposing? Are there any buildings that you might imagine as being imposing on the streets that you were going to describe? All the streets you are going to describe in bustling and hectic and busy? I'd like you to come up with your own definition for each word.

It's really important that we try to explain things in our own words.

Because that's going to help us to remember what these words mean.

So imagine you were talking to a younger child and they've never heard of what these words mean and they can't look at these lovely pictures like us.

So how would you describe what for example bustling means? How would you describe what polluted means? So can you pause the video now and for each word, describe what it means.

Excellent.

Well done.

So just to remind you the definitions, Bustling is crowded and lively.

Polluted is dirty or foul.

Imposing is grand and impressive, and hectic is very busy or manic.

So we can use these words in lots of contexts.

But they're all going to be especially useful in your writing when you describe the setting in.

take a look at this at these sentences.

I'd like you to think about which of these adjectives fit best in the blanks.

I'm going to read it to you.

Hmm buildings towered above the hmm vendors, whose shrill voices filled the air.

In the sky above, thick, grey clouds blanketed the hmm streets of London, choking the entire city.

Now, could you please pause the video and have to think about which words would fit best in this sentence.

Okay.

So the answers are, imposing buildings towered above.

So a bit of a clue there, because of that towering above it makes some sound very grand and large.

They towered above the hectic vendors.

And we know they're hectic because they've got these shrill voices.

That's kind of like almost like a passing voice that feels the air.

In the sky above, thick grey clouds, blanketed the polluted streets.

Again, there was a clue here because those streets were almost choking the entire city.

You're noticing these sentences that for, in the second sentence, it starts with, in the sky above.

That's a prepositional phrase or a preposition of place.

which describes where something is happening.

You could start your sentences with a preposition of place if you like.

You may also notice that at the end of the last sentence, it says, choking the entire city.

This is a non-finite clause.

It's got a verb in it, which is to choke but it's got an -ing verb, choking the entire city.

You can start a sentence with a non-finite clause or you can end a sentence with a non-finite clause.

The important thing is, is that has to have a comma after it, if it starts the sentence, or before it, if it's ends the sentence.

So I'd now like you to write your own sentence using the words either, bustling, polluted, imposing or hectic.

If you wanted to be really ambitious you could even write a couple of sentences like I did and try to include as many of these words as possible.

And it can be quite hard thinking of the sentence on the spot.

So as you write, try to think and picture that Victorian streets that you'll be describing.

And here are some sentence scaffolds to help you.

Beneath the clouds, along the cobbled streets, and amidst the hustle and bustle.

All of these are prepositions of place.

So that's telling us where something is happening.

And you'll notice that all of them have got a comma after them.

So if you want, you can use one of these sentence starters.

It's really important that you think about the atmosphere you were trying to create in your setting.

Are you trying to create a positive atmosphere, a scary atmosphere, a negative atmosphere, a gloomy atmosphere? So take a moment before you write your sentence to picture the kind of scene you want your reader to imagine and what atmosphere you're trying to create.

Once you finished your sentence remember to read it back so you can check for any mistakes just like I did when I spotted that missing letter.

Good luck.

Excellent.

Well done everyone.

I really hope that now you understand these words a little bit better and that that way, you'll feel confident to use them in your writing.

If you wanted to share any of the sentences that you wrote today, we always love to see your work.

So you can ask a parent or carer to take a picture and you can upload it on Twitter.

Thank you so much for watching this lesson and working so hard and I hope to see you soon.

Bye.