To develop a rich understanding of words associated with the countryside (Part 2)

Key Stage 2

English

The Robin - Narrative Writing

﻿Hello everyone, my name's Ms Butt. Today, I am going to teach you three new words. These words will be really helpful, for your unit on The Robin. These words are describing words and they particularly are useful, to describe the countryside. And I absolutely love the countryside. So I really enjoy looking at the pictures, that we're going to be looking at today, of the lovely countryside. I hope that you enjoy today's lesson. Okay, Let's get started. So here's what we're going to do today. First of all, I'm going to introduce each word, one at a time and we're going to be looking at pictures, to help us understand what these words mean. Then we're going to look at the synonyms and word pairs for each word. And finally, we're going to have a go, at applying these new words in sentences that we can use in our unit on The Robin. For today's lesson, you're going to need something to write on, something to write with and our brains. Could you make sure that you've got everything you need and also try as much as you can, to clear away anything that could distract you, so that you can really focus on your learning. Could you pause the video now and get everything you need and then press play again. Okay, let's start thinking about the countryside. I quite often go to my parents house, who live in the countryside. And when I go on walks there, I see lots of different lovely things in nature. I want you to pause the video and try to think of three things you might see in the countryside, might be an animal, might be some kind of plant, could be something else. Pause the video and have a think. I'm going to have a go at this as well. Things I quite often see are, deer. I quite often see, a few deer running through the fields, so that little white, fluffy tails. I often see lovely wild flowers like buttercups or cowslips. And I often see lots of cows, which are one of my favourite farmyard animals. I wonder what your ideas were. Here's some useful words we're going to be using today. I'm going to say them and then I'd like you to repeat them to me. Synonym, word pair, adjective, noun. Thank you for joining in. A synonym is a word that means exactly or nearly the same as another word like merry and happy are synonyms because they mean the same thing. Word pairs are words that appear together, like bright sun or a bright moon. An adjective is a describing word and often they describe nouns which are person, places or things. For example, here's a thing, here's a highlighter. So this is a noun. And if I was going to think of an adjective, what could we say about it? Or how could we describe this? Yeah orange, the orange highlighter. Today, we're going to learn three adjectives. And as I said, these adjectives are especially useful, when we're thinking about the countryside. Let's take a look at our first word. Have a look at this picture. I would like you to pause the video and tell me what's happening in this picture. What can you see? What is the atmosphere? And how do you think the character is feeling? Pause the video and have a think now. I can see here that it looks like this lady is herding these sheep across the fields. It looks like the fields. It looks to me like it's the summertime and that there's been lots of rain, cause these fields look very healthy and green, bright green, lots of different shades of green, which is often what we see in the countryside. I can also see a few flowers, very front and I can see a fence here and then I can see some trees. I wonder what this word is, I wonder if it's got something to do with the word green, cause this picture is very green to me. This word is V-E-R-D-A-N-T, V-E-R-D-A-N-T. It's an adjective that means green and leafy. Like a lush valley where sheep graze on grass. If sheep graze on grass, that means that they're eating the grass. So let's take a look at some words, that could be synonyms of verdant. Just to remind you, it means green and leafy. Valley, landscape, pasture, lawn, green, leafy, countryside, forest, lush and plain. Now to help you, I'll just tell you that a valley is often a low part of ground often in between mountains or hills and sometimes it has a stream running through it. And a pasture is land that's covered with grass so that lots of animals can graze on the grass. And a plain is a large area of land often it's very flat and often it's not got very many trees. So it is actually quite plain. We could describe it as being plain even though in this example, it's a noun. We're saying, it's a place. It's a large area of flat land with few trees. Here's this word verdant in a sentence. The verdant valley below was bursting with green grass. I'd like you to pause the video now and see if you can spot any synonyms of the word verdant. And remember a synonym, is a word that means more or less the same thing. Off you go. So the answers are green, leafy and lush. So we could replace those words in the sentence. For example, the green valley below was bursting with grass or the leafy valley below. That means the rest of these words are word pairs and I'm going to read them to you now. The verdant valley, that's alliteration, cause they both start with V, verdant countryside, verdant landscape, verdant pasture, verdant lawn, verdant forest and verdant plain. I'd like you now, to pause the video and read the word pairs aloud just as I did. That's because it's our best way of remembering new vocabularies actually by saying it aloud. So can you pause the video now and read these word pairs out loud? Brilliant. Can you just tell me, before we move on to our second word, what does verdant mean again? Thank you. It means green and leafy. Here's the second image. Now this image might be confusing. You might be thinking this, but what are you going on about, this doesn't look like the countryside at all. But we can actually use this word to describe the country. So, I'd like you to have a look at what is happening in this picture. What can you see? What do you notice? Be a detective and zoom in on every little detail. And then we'll find out what the word is and what it means. And then we'll think about how that could apply to the countryside. So pause the video and have a think. Okay, so I can see here that there is a character who looks like that on the moon or maybe some other planet. I can tell that because, of that astronaut outfit they're wearing and the rocket. I can see that there is a little part of books and they all look like they're reading. They look quite happy I think, to be away from everyone, it stays quite lifeless there, they are no any creatures, there's not any other people, but I think this person looks really content just being by themselves. They look like they're miles away from anyone. This word is S-E-C-L-U-D-E-D, S-E-C-L-U-D-E-D. It's an adjective and it means quiet or remote, like a place where you can be completely alone. So let's just have a think now about the countryside. How is the countryside quiet or remote and how can you be completely alone there? Perhaps think back to our first image of the verdant image of the character who is with their sheep. In the countryside, there's quite often a lot of space, where they're not lots of houses or people. So it can feel quite quiet and quite remote. So if you wanted to go to be completely alone, it'd be much more difficult in a city because there's lots of people around. Whereas in the countryside, you'd be much more likely to find a quiet spot. Let's take a look, at some words that could be synonyms of the word secluded, quiet, spot, cove, sheltered, valley, village, remote, corner, beach and life. If any of these words aren't synonyms, that means they're word pairs, that would could be matched up with the word secluded. Here's the word secluded in a sentence. The Robin soared over secluded villages, which was surrounded by vast verdant fields. Wow! That's got the word secluded in it and verdant as well. So even though these villages might have little, lots of people in them, if they're secluded perhaps around the villages, there's lots of land where there's not anything else. So pause the video and see if you can spot the three synonyms of the word secluded. Okay, so the synonyms are quiet, sheltered and remote. And that means all the other words are word pairs, which I'm going to read to you now. A secluded spot, perhaps you might sometimes try like, to find a secluded spot to read your book. Even if that just might be a secluded spot in your home. A secluded cove, a secluded valley that often secluded cause they're surrounded by mountains or hills. A secluded village, a secluded corner, a secluded beach, maybe a beach that's far away it hasn't got a car park next to it so not many people go there and secluded life. Some people might like a secluded life. They might like the peace and quiet. Whereas other people, like being around lots of other people. How about you? Do you like to be secluded? Or do you prefer to be around people? I'd like you now to pause the video and I'd like you to read the word pairs, just like I read them to you. Brilliant. So before we move on to our final word, can you tell me what does secluded mean? Use the picture to help you. Well done. It means quiet or remote. Like a place where you can completely alone. Let's take a look at our final image. What's happening in this picture? Can you just take a moment to pause the video and look really closely at all the little details. How do you think these characters are feeling and what can you see? Okay. Now, it looks to me like these two characters are driving through an area that looks very pretty. I can see lots of different types of trees and plants. And it looks like they're taking a photo, perhaps of the countryside of what they can see. They're in an open topped car, perhaps they're on a holiday or they're off on a drive. This word is S-C-E-N-I-C, S-C-E-N-I-C. And you'll notice that this is got the has got an S and a C. Can you think of any other words that start with an S and a C but that are pronounced just as a S sound. I can think of the word science also has got to the SC sound at the beginning. Let's find out what scenic means. It's also an adjective and it means beautiful and picturesque, like a postcard of the countryside. If something is picturesque, it's almost so beautiful but it's like a picture. It's as if someone's drawn it. So if you have ever been to a shop where you can see postcards, they often will show a very lovely picture. So wherever it is, they'll make it look really nice. They've always have taken the photograph on a sunny day and they will maybe might've put a filter on that to make it look even nicer. So when you send a postcard to someone, you can show off and say look how lovely this place is that I'm at. So if you imagine something that's so beautiful that could be on a postcard, that's what somewhere scenic might look like. So let's take a look at some words that could be synonyms. The rest of the words will be word pairs, walk, route, beautiful, charming, beauty, view, coastline, surroundings, landscape, drive, spot and picturesque. Here's the word in a sentence. He took in his scenic surroundings, amazed by the beauty around him. If you take something in, it's like you're soaking it up. I'd like you to pause the video and see if you can spot the three synonyms for the word scenic. Off you go. So the synonyms are, beautiful, charming and picturesque. And so we could replace the word scenic in this sentence with one of those words. He took in his beautiful surroundings. He took in his picturesque surroundings. The rest of the words are word pairs and I'm going to read them to you now. A scenic walk, I've been on a scenic walk recently there was lovely views of I was along at coast and there was lovely views of the sea and also on the other side lots of views of lovely fields. A scenic route. So sometimes when you go somewhere in your car, you could choose the direct route which might be quicker, maybe on a motorway or you could choose the scenic route which might wind through villages and countryside. And it might take longer but it might be more enjoyable cause you'll see lots of lovely things out the window, scenic beauty, a scenic coastline, scenic surroundings, scenic landscape, a scenic drive. So maybe you might get in your car and just go on a drive just to see some beautiful countryside, scenic spot and a scenic view. Just as we've done before, could you now pause the video and read the word pairs aloud cause that way you will remember this word scenic. Well done. So we've learnt the three words we're looking at today. And here are the pictures just to remind you what those words are. I'd like you to pause the video and see if you can remember which word matches which picture. Let's see how you got on. The first one where it's very green is verdant. The second one where he's all by himself is secluded. And the final one where it looks like a picture on a postcard is scenic. I've got an bigger challenge now and that is that I would like you to match up the definitions with the words because my definitions look like they've got a bit muddled up. Can you pause the video and have a go at that task? So the correct definitions are verdant means green and leafy. Secluded means quiet or remote and scenic means beautiful and picturesque. Now we're going to have a go at the last section of our lesson where we apply these words in sentences. First I've written some sentences and you're going to pick the words that you think fits best. And then you're going to have a go at writing your own sentences. Let me read these to you. His home was the most place you'd ever seen. It looked like somewhere you dreamt of. Can you pause the video and have a think about which adjective fits well in the sentence. Now, because these are all adjectives, none of these would be wrong but I think the best fit in the sentence would be scenic. Because if it's somewhere that you would almost it's so lovely it's somewhere you dream of then that means it might be somewhere really beautiful and picturesque. The green fields stretched as far as the eye could see in the countryside. Now might be a bit of a clue here that there's the word green in it. Which word fits best here. That's right. It's verdant. And finally the little Robin lived in the heart of the countryside. He lived in the heart of somewhere. It's like he lived right in the middle of it. So if you live right in the middle of the countryside with fields around you it would be very, that's right secluded. Okay, well done. It's now time for you to have a go at writing your own sentences using the word verdant. So first of all, I would like you just to use this one word verdant and then we'll have a go at using the other two words. Now it can be really difficult, even though we know now what this word means, it can still be tricky to put it in a sentence. So here are some things to help you. Firstly, you could use the word pairs. So for example you could pick the word pair pasture and then which is a land covered with grass that sheep might graze on. And then you might think right okay verdant pasture and you can build your sentence around that word pair. If you're still struggling, you can also use this word sentence stand to help you. As the tiny bird flew over the verdant comma, what else happened? So that's a subordinating clause and then the second part of the sentence would be the main clause. So it will be a complex sentence. So as the tiny bird flew over the verdant countryside, comma maybe how you might describe how he felt. Could you pause the video and have a go at writing your own sentence using the word verdant. Okay, well done. Now I'd like you to have a go at writing a sentence using the word secluded. Again you can use the word pass to help you. For example, you might pick the word pair, corner, a secluded corner, and then you can build your sentence around that. Don't forget your sentences need capital letters at the start and full stops at the end. Pause the video and have a go at writing a sentence using the word secluded now. Well done. I've got one final challenge for you and that's to write a sentence using the word scenic. Again use the word pairs to help you. For example, you might write a sentence about the scenic landscape. Because this is the last sentence you're going to write today, I want you to be really ambitious and that means I want you to try to make this sentence the best sentence you can possibly make. I often find it helpful to say my sentence before I write it. And once I've written it, I then like to edit it. Maybe it might be that I add in an adverb the word that describes the verb or maybe it might be that I add in another adjective or maybe I might extend my sentence over another sentence or with a conjunction. So really try to push yourself with this last activity. Off you go. Okay, great job. You've worked so hard today. You should feel really proud of yourself for watching this lesson. And now you've learnt three new really ambitious pieces of vocabulary. I hope that you can manage to use these words on your writing on The Robin but I also hope that you now know these words so that if you ever see them in a book, you feel like confident that yeah I know what those words mean. Thank you so much for watching and if you want to take photos of your sentences to share them, ask a parent or carer to take a picture and put it on Twitter. I love seeing the work that you're doing at home. Okay, thank you everyone. See you soon.

To develop a rich understanding of words associated with the countryside (Part 2)

To develop a rich understanding of words associated with the countryside (Part 2)

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