Lesson video

Hi everybody, my name's Ms. Gardner.

Welcome to today's vocabulary lesson.

Across this unit, we are going to be learning lots of new vocabulary or new words that we can use in our writing and our speaking to describe different emotions.

So in this lesson, we are going to be looking at words that are associated with happiness, with feeling happy.

So thank you for joining.

I really hope you'd enjoy today's lesson and let's get started.

Your learning outcome for today's lesson is to effectively use new vocabulary associated with happiness.

Let's start by looking at the keywords.

We'll do my turn, your turn.

So I'll say the word first and then you can say it back to the screen to a partner, whoever you are with.

Adjective.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

Synonym.

A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word.

For example, unhappy is a synonym of sad.

So there are two sections of our lesson today.

In the first we'll be learning the new vocabulary, and then we'll be applying it in the next part, second part of the lesson.

So let's start with learning the vocabulary.

Before we introduce all the words, I want you to think about this question, what makes you feel happy? Can you think of a time when you have felt really happy? In a moment, you'll pause the video and you can talk about this with your partner, your class, whether you're with or if you're by yourself, just have a little think.

And you can use these sentence starters to help you.

I felt, I feel happy when, or I felt really happy last weekend because, or maybe I felt really happy yesterday or this morning.

So thinking about a time that you have felt really happy and why was it? Pause the video now and off you go.

(no audio) Okay, I hope you enjoyed chatting about what makes you feel happy.

I'm sure that was a really nice positive conversation.

Here are some possible responses.

I feel happy when I'm playing with my sister.

I am so happy when the sun is shining so I can be outside.

It's nice when the sun's shining, isn't it? Because it means you can go outside, play games that you can't play inside that can make people feel really happy.

I know it makes me feel really happy.

And I felt happy last weekend because I played football with my dad.

Do any of these responses remind you of times that you felt happy before? Are they similar things to what make you happy? So there are many synonyms for happy, which describe the feeling in a precise way.

Remember the word, synonym, is one of our key words, and it means a word which has the same or a similar meaning to another word.

We're gonna explore some more precise words for happy.

It's really important we use different words when we're describing the feeling happy because each synonym has a slightly different meaning and one might be more precise than the other to describe your emotion in a certain moment.

So before I reveal to you what this word is, I want you to have a look at the picture.

Have a think about what is happening.

What can you see? What do the characters look like they're doing in this picture? Pause the video now and either have a think by yourself or discuss this with your partner, your class, or whoever you're with.

Off you go.

(no audio) Okay, so what is happening in this picture? These characters are called Yin and Yan.

They're two twin cats.

They look really happy, don't they? You can see big smiles on their faces.

They're jumping for joy and they're holding these things in their hands, which look like they're cheerleaders.

Don't know if any of you have ever been cheerleading before, but they look really, really happy and joyful.

So the word to describe for this picture is cheerful.

My turn.

Your turn.

Cheerful.

Have you heard of that word before? Cheerful is an adjective and it means feeling full of happiness and smiles.

So Yin and Yan look really cheerful in this picture, don't they? So let's listen to a story.

"Yin and Yan felt cheerful.

Today was their birthday picnic, and nothing could get them down.

When their friends were late, they had time to choreograph a brilliant dance routine.

When it started to rain, they splashed cheerfully in the puddles, and when they missed the last bus, they stopped and smelled the colourful flowers.

'What an excellent day,' cheered Yin and Yan." So in this story, Yin and Yan have been in a really cheerful mood all day.

Nothing could get them down.

They were full of happiness and smiles.

So when have you been in a cheerful mood? I was in a cheerful mood yesterday because I played with my dog all day and nothing makes me happier.

Your turn.

Have a think about this question.

You can talk about it with your partner or the whole class.

When have you been in a cheerful mood? Here's a sentence starter to help you.

I felt cheerful when, or maybe you could say I was in a cheerful mood when, pause the video now.

(no audio) Okay, here's a possible response.

I felt cheerful when my grandparents came for tea and they brought some yummy cakes.

I'm sure you all had lots of different responses and ideas to this, but I hope you've enjoyed hearing about when or telling people about when you've been in a cheerful mood.

Well done.

Checking for understanding.

What is the adjective that matches this picture? Pause the video now.

(no audio) Okay, let's all say it together.

The word is, or the adjective is cheerful.

Well done.

Here's our next word to do with happiness.

Again, before I reveal to you what the word is, have a close look.

Pause the video now and think about what you can see and what is happening in the picture.

(no audio) Okay, so this character is called Bernice.

She looks very happy, doesn't she? Again, she's got a big smile on her face.

She's lying in the sunshine on the grass, surrounded by flowers with her arms in the air, looks very relaxed, very happy.

The word is my turn.

Your turn.

Blissful.

Blissful.

Blissful is an adjective and it means feeling completely happy in every way.

Let's listen to a story.

"Bernice was in a blissful mood.

She felt so blissful that she couldn't stop smiling.

She had never been happier.

She sighed merrily and lay back on the grass." So what makes you feel blissful? What makes me feel blissful? I was in a blissful mood last weekend when I ate ice cream in the park.

Okay, your turn.

In a moment, you are going to pause the video and discuss this question with your partner or your class or whoever you're with.

What makes you feel blissful? Here's a sentence to starter to help you if you'd like.

Yesterday was blissful because, or I was in a blissful mood yesterday when.

Pause the video now.

Off you go.

(no audio) Okay.

Here's a possible response to this question.

Yesterday was blissful because I got to play with my friends all day in the sunshine.

What a blissful day that would be playing outside in the sun all day.

I'm sure you all had lots of different responses to this, and I hope you enjoyed thinking about times that you felt really blissful.

Well done.

Checking for understanding.

What are the adjectives that match these pictures? Pause the video now.

(no audio) Okay, let's start with our first picture of the picture of Yin and Yan jumping for joy.

What is the adjective to describe this picture? Everybody together, it's cheerful.

Well done.

And then our second picture, Bernice sighing happily lying in the grass looking very, very relaxed and happy.

The word is blissful.

Well done.

Okay, our next synonym to do with happiness.

Pause the video now and think about what you can see in this picture.

Okay, so this picture we have the character Stax, who looks so happy again.

He's kind of running around, jumping for joy, jumping as high as he can 'cause he's so happy.

He's almost reached the stars.

He's been jumping so high.

The word here is elated.

My turn.

Your turn.

Elated.

Elated is an adjective and it means feeling so happy you can almost fly.

I wonder if you've ever felt so happy that you felt that you were flying, soaring through the sky because you were so happy.

So let's listen to a story.

"Stax felt elated after his favourite team won the cup.

He was so elated that he felt on top of the world.

The elated giraffe jumped up and down in excitement." So you are so happy when you are elated.

You are so excited.

It's just a great feeling.

So what makes you feel elated? I feel elated when I realised or I felt elated when I realised I had won the quiz, I couldn't believe it.

I was jumping for joy.

I was so excited and elated.

What makes you feel elated? Have a think about this question and discuss it with your class, your partner, and you can use this sentence starter to help you if you'd like.

I was in an elated mood when.

Pause the video now and off you go.

(no audio) Okay, here's a possible response.

I was in an elated mood when I jumped on the bouncy castle at the summer fair.

I'm sure you all have lots of other different ideas and I hope you enjoyed that.

So, checking for understanding.

What are the adjectives that match these pictures? Pause the video now.

(no audio) Okay, so the first picture of Bernice lying happily in the grass.

Let's all say this together.

It is blissful.

Well done.

The second picture, Yin and Yan, jumping for joy.

Let's all do this together.

The word is cheerful.

Great job.

And then our final picture, Stax feeling so happy he feels, he felt like he could fly.

The word is elated.

Great job, everybody.

Okay, here is another pic, synonym for happy.

Pause the video now and discuss what you can see happening in this picture.

Off you go.

Okay.

Here we have the character, Plato.

You can see he's got stars in his eyes because he's so excited by what he's just seen.

It looks like he's opened a gift and inside the gift, he's got a new kitchen appliance.

It looks like a mixer.

Shiny, red and new.

Looks amazing, doesn't it? And he is jumping for joy.

He is so happy.

He looks like he's never felt happier.

The word is euphoric.

My turn.

Your turn.

Euphoric.

Euphoric is an adjective and it means feeling extreme happiness and joy, you are extremely happy.

The happiest maybe you've ever been.

You are euphoric.

So let's listen to a story.

"It was Plato's birthday and he was euphoric.

He squealed with joy when he opened his shiny new present.

He was so excited to start making cakes, he felt euphoric at the thought." So when have you felt euphoric? I felt euphoric when I scored the winning goal in my netball match.

Everyone was hugging me and cheering me, and it was the best feeling ever.

I felt euphoric.

So your turn, when have you felt euphoric? You can use this sentence starter to help you.

I was euphoric when.

Pause the video now and have a discussion with your partner, your class, or just have a little think.

Off you go.

(no audio) Okay, so here's a possible response, but I'm sure you've all got, you all had lots of different ideas.

I was euphoric, when my baby sibling was finally born, that was the best day ever when I finally got my baby sibling.

Great job.

It's time for task A.

You need to match each picture to the correct word and definition.

So drawing a line from the word and the definition to the picture.

Pause the video now and off you go.

(no audio) Okay, so blissful meaning, feeling completely happy in every way.

This matches the picture of Bernice lying in the grass, happily.

Euphoric, feeling extreme happiness and joy.

It's Plato jumping for joy when he received his gift.

Elated, feeling so happy you could almost fly, that's Stax up in the sky with the moon and the stars, he's so happy.

And then cheerful, feeling full of happiness and smiles.

That's Yin and Yan, the cheerleaders jumping for joy.

Great job.

Okay, it's time for our second part of our lesson where we are applying the vocabulary.

When we are speaking or writing, we can choose synonyms for happy to describe the feeling in a really precise way.

And this does not mean that one word is better or more ambitious than the other word.

It just means that we really want to choose the word which describes the feeling most precisely.

So let's have a look at some precise word choices.

You could say we had a happy afternoon because the sun was shining.

That makes sense.

That's fine.

It totally works.

But let's try and be a bit more precise.

Let's not just say happy.

Why don't we say we had a blissful afternoon because the sun was shining.

Blissful is even more precise than happy because it tells us the afternoon was blissful because they felt completely happy in every way and it was all perfect.

It's describing that afternoon in even more detail.

Another example of using a precise word choice.

We could say, I felt happy when I won the gymnastics prize, but that's not that precise.

How happy did he feel? Let's use a more precise word choice.

I felt euphoric when I won the gymnastics prize.

I was euphoric, because winning the prize brought me extreme joy.

We know euphoric means you are extremely happy, not just pleased, you are extremely happy.

Let's have another look at another example of a precise word choice.

She was happy at the thought of a day in the park.

Again, let's be more precise.

We don't know how happy she was.

She was elated at the thought of a day in the park.

This tells us that the thought of a day in the, whole day in the park made her feel so elated she could almost fly.

So that's telling us that she is, loves the park.

She's extremely happy to be going to the park all day.

And then finally, we could say, the happy children enjoyed a picnic together, but let's be even more precise.

Why don't we say, the cheerful children enjoyed a picnic together? The children felt cheerful because the picnic was filled with happiness and smiles.

So it is telling us that the children were really happy and smiley and loving their day.

So checking for understanding.

Which of these words do you think means the most happy? Now, there isn't a right or wrong answer for this, and just discuss together why you think each word could go on the happiness scale from happy to happier, all the way to happiest.

Pause the video now and off you go.

(no audio) Okay, so as I said, there isn't an exact right or wrong answer for this, but this is the way that I've arranged the words on the scale so they can be arranged this way.

I said first on the happiness scale was cheerful.

So it's definitely happy, but not the happiest.

Then I said blissful.

Then I said elated.

And then the happiest word, the word that describes when you're feeling the most extremely happy, I said was euphoric.

Okay, it's time for task B.

You need to fill in the blanks using either euphoric, so extreme happiness or blissful.

Here are the sentences.

We had a hmm, morning on the beach or B, I felt, hmm, when I realised I had come first place.

Once you filled in the blanks, you are then going to tell your partner why you chose each word.

And you can use this sentence starter to help you.

So if you chose euphoric, you'd say, "I chose euphoric because, or I chose blissful because." So pause the video now and off you go.

(no audio) Okay.

I hope you enjoyed that.

Here are the words that I filled in each sentence.

We had a blissful morning on the beach.

Blissful, I was really happy.

The sun was shining.

We were making sandcastles.

We had an ice cream.

It was blissful.

It was perfect.

I felt euphoric when I realised I had come first place.

I couldn't believe it.

I was so happy.

Tell your partner why you chose each word.

Well, I chose euphoric because I would be extremely happy if I came first.

And we know euphoric means extreme joy.

I hope you'll enjoy working on Task B.

And I wonder if you'll use the words we learned today in your writing and your speaking anytime soon.

Great job.

Here's a summary of everything we've learned.

Cheerful is an adjective, which means feeling full of happiness and smiles.

Elated is an adjective, which means feeling so happy you could almost fly.

Blissful is an adjective, which means feeling completely happy in every way.

And euphoric is an adjective, which means feeling extreme happiness and joy.

Great job today, everybody.

Well done.