Word power 1 module

Building a Superior Vocabulary

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What are the two other words that Peter uses that mean ‘having to do with a bird?’

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• ornithological

• avian

“Learn one root and you have the key

that will unlock the meanings of up to

ten or twenty words in which the root

appears.” (Lewis, xx)

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1. Unit 1 Getting along with others Word power

2. Story Once upon a time, there was an old king who had a daughter and a son. When he was dying, he still has the problem that who should be chosen to be inheritor. His daughter was beautiful, smart, open-minded,

3. self-confident, well-mannered, good –tempered, polite, modest, strong-minded and generous, which are the right personalities for a wise King.

4. ? discuss Story

5. ? However, his son was on the very opposite. According to the tradition, his son, the prince should be the future King. But …

6. smart, open-minded, self-confident, well-mannered, good –tempered, polite, modest, strong-minded and generous • Can you describe the personalities of the prince ？

7. What decision would you make if you were the old king? Question

8. Brainstorming Describe their personalities.

9. Adjectives for personalities • positive adjectives · negative adjectives

10. Competition Think of more adjectives to describe personality The group which come up with the most words wins.

11. Positive Negative generous warm-hearted reliable open-minded honest helpful polite friendly carefree cheerful hard-working kind loyal modest dishonest narrow-minded stubborn bad-tempered unreliable impolite unkind boring dull careless annoying conservative cowardly cruel

12. What is synonyms? Words that have the same or similar meaning. What is antonyms? Words that have the opposite meaning.

13. Synonyms Antonyms Strong-minded determined hard-working lazy reliable dependable generous selfish friendly kind talkative quiet happy cheerful polite rude … … … …

14. Synonyms Antonyms brave courageous open-minded narrow-minded smart clever introvert extrovert loyal faithful selfish selfless diligent hard-working sad happy passionate enthusiastic modest conceited

15. Exercise: Synonyms courageous brave ______________ Smart _______________ loyal _______________ diligent _____________ passionate___________ clever faithful hard-working enthusiastic

16. Antonyms narrow-minded open-minded ______________ Introvert _______________ selfish _______________ extrovert generous

17. Consolidation: Guess the meaning of the following expressions: Giving or ready to give freely: g______ Providing help or always being willing to help others: h _____ Feeling or mood changing quickly: m____ enerous elpful oody

18. With one’s mind firmly made up: d____________ Fond of talking: t__________ Strong-willed or determined: s_____________ Dependable: r_______ eterminded alkative trong-minded eliable

19. Part A keys 5. honest 6. hard-working 7. humorous 8. strict 1. easy-going 2. quiet 3. shy 4. friendly

20. Part B Positive academic athletic calm careful negative stupid naughty unfriendly cold-hearted

21. Activity

22. Task One is going to stand in front of the class and describe the personality of his/her friends, the others are trying to guess him/her out.

23. I have a good friend. We have been good/best friends since … He/She is very , , , … So I like him/her very much. We are both very _____ . But I know he is not perfect, sometimes he is ______. … Can you guess who is he/she ?

24. Homework Finish the relevant exercise in your Unit Revision.

25. Thank you !

English home language

Grade 5

Tickle your taste buds

Word power

OCTOPOEMS

Try your hand at describing a person or topic through this eight-line formula.

	FORMULA!	EXAMPLE!
line 1:	Topic is a colour	My mother is pink.
line 2:	a season	She is the summer time
line 3:	a place	in the kitchen.
line 4:	a type of weather	She is warm.
line 5:	a type of clothing	My mother is a slipper,
line 6:	a piece of furniture	a comfortable old sofa.
line 7:	a TV show	She is an Oprah show,
line 8:	a type of food	lumpy chicken gravy!

Try these:

A chef, a waiter, a fireman, a cow, a dinosaur, a teacher … or any other topic of your choice.

First attempt with a partner

First attempt solo

How well did I do?	Self	Peer
I could choose a topic
I could write eight lines
I could write each line as stated in the formula
Fill your own criteria into this block:

[LO 3.7.1; 4.1.1; 4.3]

Poems can be such fun!

Find some food poems to read and/or dramatise in groups.

Here is a list of possible poems – just in case you are stuck:

Zanzibar Pete and Zoom-along Dick by Nancy Chambers

After Breakfast by Roy Fuller

I eat my peas with honey (Anon)

How to open … by John Fuller

Sweet Song by Vernon Scannell

Late for Breakfast by Mary Dawson

Greedy Dog by James Hurley

The Vulture by Hilaire Belloc

The Flattered Flying Fish by E.V. Rieu

Boa Constrictor by Shel Silverstein

KNOW YOUR WORD POWER!

Select the correct meaning for the word and test your word power!

menu:	a queue of people an order form list from which we can order to eat
waiter:	someone who is late for an appointment a servant someone who takes your order and waits on you in a restaurant
chef:	someone who cannot pronounce his words correctly the headman of a tribe a trained cook
diner:	supper someone who eats out at a restaurant a served meal
dessert:	a vast area where nothing grows to run away pudding
napkin:	usually a linen cloth used as a serviette worn on a baby’s bottom a short sleep
maitre ‘d:	the head waiter in a restaurant a French dish/meal comes after maitre ‘c
tureen:	the cloth used to wrap bodies of deceased people a deep dish with lid, usually for soup the female turtle
liqueur:	a sweet alcoholic drink a lollipop a fizzy cold drink
hors d’oeuvre:	a starter another word for a horse a herd of cattle

CHALLENGE!!

Can you make a sketch incorporating all ten of the words in the illustrations? (Only use the correct ones!)

[LO 6.1.2]

Discussion and role-play (group work)

What do you think these diners are complaining about? Discuss various options with your group members.

Act out this scene.

Firstly dramatise it in a negative and aggressive way, and following that in a positive manner.

Which is the better way of handling the problem?

[LO 1.3; 1.4; 1.6; 2.2.1; 2.2.4; 2.4.3; 2.4.4; 5.1.3]

Complete the speech bubbles

[LO 4.1.1; 4.4.2; 5.3.6; 5.4.1]

CHECKLIST	Self	Peer
Is it colourful and bright?
Does it make you think the product is unique?
Is it clear and legible?
Is it set out in a way that is interesting?Does it have illustrations/graphics?

• Does it have a suitable name?

• Does it have a super slogan?

[LO 4.1.3; 5.3.5]

Silent reading: Carefully read through the following passage and decide whether the given statements are True (T) or False (F).

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