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Rich vocabulary associated with hope

Emotions words

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn a wider range of vocabulary to support writing descriptively about characters, settings and scenes, including ambitious vocabulary for emotions words that can be applied to descriptive writing passages.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to effectively use the words 'auspicious', 'sanguine' and other rich vocabulary associated with hope.

Key Notes

  • 'Auspicious' is an adjective which means hopeful or encouraging.
  • 'Sanguine' is an adjective which means optimistic or cheery.
  • 'Idealistic', 'encouraging', 'promising' and 'optimistic' are other adjectives associated with hope.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • noun: a naming word for a person, place or thing
  • 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 Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils might find it difficult to put less frequently used words in sentences, such as 'sanguine' and 'auspicious'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Auspicious' is an adjective which means hopeful or encouraging. 'Sanguine' is an adjective which means optimistic or cheery.

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

a naming word for a person, place or thing.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils might find it difficult to put less frequently used words in sentences, such as 'sanguine' and 'auspicious'. Correction: Provide pupils with additional sentences using these words so they can hear how to use them in context.

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