Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

My name's Ms. Butt.

And today, we're going to learn some new vocabulary together.

At the moment, you're writing a unit based on the story "The Happy Prince." And "The Happy Prince" is about a character who lived in a palace but then when he died, was put in a city in the form of a statue and had to watch all the sadness and suffering in the city.

So today, we're going to be learning some words to describe that setting, and the setting is in the city.

So we'll be learning three city words, but hopefully as you see, as the lesson progresses, the words we're learning can also be used in lots of different contexts.

I hope you enjoy the lesson.

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

First, we're going to introduce a new vocabulary one word at a time, and we'll be looking at Mrs. Wordsmith illustrations to help us really understand what each word means.

Then we'll identify word pairs and synonyms for each word.

And finally, we will apply the vocabulary in sentences, which hopefully will be useful in your writing on "The Happy Prince." So in this lesson, you will need something to write on and something to write with towards the end of the lesson.

Perhaps you could pause the video now to make sure you've got those things that you need and to make sure you've cleared away anything that could distract you, so you can really get the most out of this learning.

Okay, 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 just so I know that we're all engaged.

Synonym, word pair, adjective, noun.

Well done.

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

Word pairs are words that often appear together, like a bright sun, bright moon, or bright light.

And adjective is a describing word, and often they describe nouns, which are a person, a place or a thing.

So today we're going to be thinking about some words to describe the city.

Therefore, the words that we're going to be learning today we think would be adjectives, because adjectives we know are the describing words.

So let's start thinking about cities.

Have a look at these images.

How would you describe them? Can you pause the video and describe the pictures now? Well done.

So you may have noticed that these pictures are all showing cities, but they're not cities like we might see today.

And that's because these are photos or drawings of cities from the Victorian era, which is when the story "The Happy Prince" was written.

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

So what's happening in this picture? I'm not going to tell you what the word is yet, because I, first of all, want you to really look closely at everything you can see going on in this picture 'cause there's lots and lots of little details.

So can you pause the video and have a think about what you can see now? Well done.

So I can see that there is a lot going on in this picture.

There's characters buying things.

There's people hanging, watching out the windows.

There's a little fly carrying a bag.

And there's someone selling something, carrying a cart.

There's people, looks like they're dancing and singing.

There's lots of characters, lots of colour and lots going on.

This word is bustling.

Bustling.

Bustling is an adjective, meaning crowded or lively, like a busy market full of shoppers.

I live near Notting Hill and on the weekend, there is a market to Notting Hill, and definitely that is a very bustling market because it looks a bit like this picture.

It's very crowded and very lively with lots of music and colours and lots of people there.

So I'm going to read some words to you now, and I would like you to see if you could spot the synonyms. And remember, synonyms are words that mean the same thing as bustling.

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

A scene is just a place where something happens.

Down in the bustling city, tired feet hurried between endless jobs.

So could you please pause the video and see if you can spot the synonyms of the word bustling? Remember; if it's a synonym, it means the same thing.

So we should be able to take out the word bustling in that sentence and replace it with its synonyms. Let's see how you got on.

The synonyms are busy, crowded, and lively.

So we could have also said down in the busy city or down in the crowded city or down in the lively city.

That means the rest of these words are word pairs, which I'll read to you now.

A bustling market, a bustling town, a bustling nightlife or the bustling nightlife, bustling street, bustling city, bustling port, that's where boats might come in, bustling life and bustling scene.

That's really important when we learn the vocabulary that we need to read it ourselves rather than just being read to.

So could you now pause the video and read the word bustling with its word pairs just like I did, so a bustling market, a bustling town.

Remember; we're not going to read a bustling busy because they're not word pairs; they're synonyms, they mean the same thing.

Off you go.

Well done.

So before we move on to our second word, could you just tell me very quickly in three seconds, what does bustling mean? Well done.

It means crowded or lively.

Now in this picture, it looks like quite a happy scene, but we know that "The Happy Prince" was very sad at the scenes that he saw beneath him.

So perhaps it was crowded, but in a way where everyone's rushing around feeling very tired.

And so it doesn't have to necessarily.

It could be a positive word.

Usually, it is a positive word, but it could also be, if there are bustling streets, it might also be because people are rushing around.

Okay, here's our second Mrs. Wordsmith illustration.

What's happening in this picture? How would you describe this city? How do you think this character is feeling? Can you pause the video and think about that for me now? So there are lots of buildings here with lots of chimneys, giving off lots of smoke, and it looks like the sky is very thick with this thick, grey smoke.

This word is polluted.

Polluted.

Polluted is an adjective meaning dirty or foul, like smelly air that you try not to breathe in.

I definitely think this is something that the Happy Prince might have felt sad about.

Having spent his life in there in his palace, maybe he didn't get to see how polluted the streets were.

But now that he's a statue, he can see how polluted the city is.

What do you think the opposite of polluted will be if polluted means dirty or foul? Have a quick think.

What might the opposite of polluted air be? So we could say the clean, the fresh or the pure air.

That would be the opposite of polluted.

So just as before, I'm going to read a set of words to you and I'd like you to spot the three synonyms as I read.

So which of these words mean the same thing or something similar to polluted.

Air, water, city, river, atmosphere.

The atmosphere is the envelope of gases that surround Earth.

Dirty, environment, foul, lake, site, and contaminated.

If something's been contaminated, it's been made impure.

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

The huge, smoky cloud hung above the polluted city.

So can you pause the video now and tell me which three words are synonyms? The synonyms are dirty, foul, and contaminated.

So now let's read the word pairs.

Polluted air, polluted water, polluted city, polluted river, polluted atmosphere, polluted environment, polluted lake, and polluted site.

Can you please pause the video and read the word power pairs just as I did? Off you go.

Okay, brilliant.

Well done! So before we look at our final image, in three seconds, tell me what does polluted mean? Well done.

It means dirty or foul.

What's happening in this picture? How would you describe this character? What are they doing? What can you see? What story does this picture tell? Can you pause the video and have a think about that now? A bit like in the first image of the city, this character looks like there's a lot going on here.

There is only one person but there's still a lot going on.

The phone looks like it's ringing, there's a to-do sign, there's a calendar was of ticks and crosses maybe and more things to do.

She's got a coffee on the floor, she's eating a donut.

She's trying to work out on a matching machine while she's listening to something and reading something.

So many things are happening at the same time, and I think it's making this character look a little bit stressed out.

The word is hectic.

Hectic.

Hectic as an adjective that means very busy or manic.

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

Have you ever had a really hectic day? Or have any of your parents or carers ever had a really hectic day, where they've been so busy and rushing around to get everything done? So as I read these words, see if you can spot the synonyms of the word hectic.

Very busy, schedule, pace, lifestyle, frantic, routine, weekend, manic, day, life, and tour.

A tour is a bit like a journey, so you might go on a tour of America or a band might go on a tour.

And a schedule is like a plan.

So if you said, "Here's the schedule for your day at school," it might say all the different lessons that you're doing.

Here's the word in a sentence.

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

The pace is how fast they're going, so they're obviously going at a hectic pace.

That means they're moving around quickly.

So can you pause the video and tell me which of these words are synonyms? The synonyms are very busy, frantic, and manic.

That means the rest of these words are word pairs.

So let's read them now.

A hectic schedule, hectic pace, hectic lifestyle, hectic routine, hectic weekend, hectic day, hectic life, and a hectic tour.

Could you now pause the video and say these word pairs aloud just as I did? Excellent.

Well done! So we have now learned three different ways to describe a city but can you remember what the words are using the images to help you? Pause the video and say what word matches each illustration now? So the first one was bustling, the second one was hectic, and the third one was polluted.

Now I'd like you to come up with a definition for each word.

So can you remember.

If you were describing perhaps to a much younger child, what does bustling mean, polluted, and hectic, how would you describe what each word means? So pause the video.

Bustling means.

Off you go.

Well done.

Let's see how you got on.

So you won't have got the exact definitions but as long as they're near enough.

Bustling means crowded and lively.

Polluted means dirty or foul.

Hectic means very busy or manic.

So now we're going to apply the new words in sentences.

The Happy Prince towered above the, mm, streets and watched all the sadness beneath him.

Can you pause the video and see if which of these adjectives you think would fit in the sentence? And there might be more than one option.

So maybe you discovered that actually we could describe the streets as being hectic, bustling, or polluted.

I think that in this scenario, hectic or bustling would work well because we're describing the streets and we haven't mentioned anything that might make the streets polluted.

If we said something like the Happy Prince towered above the grey, comma, mm, streets we might then think it might be polluted.

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

Which word do you think fits in this sentence? Well done.

It's polluted streets.

There was a bit of a clue there because we described the thick, grey clouds, which blanketed.

Now, they obviously weren't actually like a blanket.

They weren't actually a blanket, but it always was as if it blanketed the polluted streets.

This sentence starts with in the sky above, comma.

That's a preposition of place because it says where this is happening.

They start sentences and they have commas at the end of them.

So maybe later on, when you write a sentence, you could use a preposition of place.

So I'd like you now to have a go at writing a sentence using either the word bustling, polluted, or hectic.

If you want to really challenge yourself, you could even try to write a sentence using each word, or you could try and put two in one sentence.

And earlier, I mentioned some prepositions of place.

So here are some ideas of how you could start your sentences.

Beneath the clouds, comma.

Along the cobbled streets, comma.

And amidst the hustle and bustle, comma.

So these are all practises of place 'cause they're describing where the action is taking place, which is why they've all got a comma after them.

And then you can use one of these sentence starters to write a sentence using one of these new words we've learned.

So for example, you might say something like: "Along the cobbled streets, comma, hectic people dashed frantically from one place to the other," full stop.

You don't have to use one of these sentence starters, but they just might be helpful.

So could you pause the video now and have a go at writing a sentence? And remember, the really important thing is I want you to try and use one of the new words we have learned today.

Excellent.

Well done! Congratulations, you've finished your lesson and you've learned three really incredible new adjectives.

And I hope that you can use these adjectives generally, but also that you might be able to sneak them in your writing on "The Happy Prince" when you're describing the setting of that city.

So well done for working so hard and I'll see you all soon.

Bye, everyone.