Rich vocabulary associated with feeling stressed or scared
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can effectively use the words ‘apprehensive’, ‘petrified’ and other rich vocabulary associated with feeling stressed or scared.
Key learning points
- 'Apprehensive' is an adjective which means feeling nervous or afraid.
- 'Petrified' is an adjective which means feeling terrified; like being so frightened that you turn into stone.
- 'Anxious' is an adjective which means feeling worried or nervous; how you feel when you panic about a test at school.
- 'Distressed', 'exasperated' and 'flustered' are other rich vocabulary associated with feeling stressed or scared.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Word pair - words that often appear together
Common misconception
Pupils might find it difficult to work out which word fills each gap in Task C, question 9, as more than one option can work in some of the sentences.
Encourage pupils to leave one out if there is more than one option that could work and return to it when there are less options to choose from.
Teacher tip
Start the lesson by asking the pupils to think about when they have been scared or stressed and what is the definitions of these words. Discuss the difference between being 'scared' and being 'stressed'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which image represents the word livid?
Q2.Which image represents the word spiteful?
Q3.Which image represents the word raging?
Q4.Select the correct definition of irritated.
Q5.Select the correct definition of a grudge.
Q6.Select the correct definition of furious.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What word does this image represent?
Q2.What word does this image represent?
Q3.What word does this image represent?
Q4.Which of the following are synonyms for distressed?
Q5.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The __________ driver was stuck in the traffic jam for hours.'
Q6.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The __________ performer dropped the microphone and tripped over the cable.'
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