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More rich vocabulary associated with stormy words

Weather: cold, calm and stormy words

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn a wider range of vocabulary to support writing descriptively about the weather, including ambitious vocabulary for cold, calm and stormy words that can be applied to descriptive writing passages.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use the words 'lashing', 'tempestuous' and 'torrential' effectively in multiple contexts.

Key Notes

  • 'Lashing' is an adjective which means thrashing or beating.
  • 'Tempestuous' is an adjective which means stormy, wild or violent.
  • 'Torrential' is an adjective which means falling heavily or forcefully.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • 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: are words that often appear together
  • etymology: the study of the origin of words and the ways their meanings have changed over time

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils might use the word 'lashing' as a verb E.g. 'The rain was lashing against the window'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

'Lashing' is an adjective which means thrashing or beating. 'Tempestuous' is an adjective which means stormy, wild or violent.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'noun'

a naming word for people, places or things.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils might use the word 'lashing' as a verb E.g. 'The rain was lashing against the window'. Correction: If pupils use the word as a verb, that is fine. Just make sure to explain to them that they have used the word as a verb because it is an action and not describing a noun.

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