Lesson video

Hello everyone.

My name is Mrs. Riley, and I'm here today to do some learning with you.

Today we are going to be learning some new vocabulary.

In the last lesson, we learned some words to describe beautiful things, and today we are going to learn three new words to describe beautiful things.

I really hope you enjoyed today's lesson.

Let's get started.

Today's learning outcome is to use the words flawless, mesmerising, and statuesque effectively in multiple contexts.

Here are our key keywords for today's lesson.

I'm going to say each one, and I would like you to repeat it back to me.

Are you ready? Here we go.

Noun, adjective, synonym, word pair, suffix.

Well done.

Good joining in.

Here are the definitions for these words.

A noun is a naming word for people, places, or things.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

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

Word pairs are words that often appear together.

A suffix is a letter or a group of letters at the end of a word, which creates another word.

Now, don't worry if any of that vocabulary is unfamiliar because we're going to be using it throughout our lesson and I will recap what the meanings are.

Here are our three learning cycles today.

We're learning more rich vocabulary associated with beauty.

We're going to look at three new, beautiful words.

So let's start with our first one.

Now, before we start, I introduce the first word, we are going to first of all look at what a suffix is in a bit more detail, because our first word has a suffix at the end.

So just a reminder that a suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word, which creates a new word.

Here is the word careless.

Less is the suffix.

It's the group of letters that come at the end of the word.

The suffix less is added to a root word to create a new word that means without or lacking.

So care is the root word.

If you care for someone, you look after them.

If you add the suffix less at the end, then it means without care.

Suffixes all have different functions, but the suffix less means without or lacking.

Here are some more examples.

So we've got careless, which means without care, fearless, which means can you have a guess without fear, speechless, without speech, and endless, without end.

So if you said, oh my goodness, this task is endless, it would mean it's without end or it's lacking an end.

It's going on and on.

Here's a check for understanding.

What is the suffix in the word pointless.

Is it A,, point? Is it B,, ss? Or Is it C,, less? Pause the video and think about that now.

Okay, well done for giving that a go.

The correct answer is C, less point would be the root word, and less is the group of words that come after it.

And we know the suffix less means without or lacking.

So if there's a point to something, then if the opposite of that is that it would be pointless, there's no point to it.

You might say, oh, it would be pointless to do that job.

Okay, here's another check for understanding.

What do you think harmless means? Is it A, without harm or not causing harm? Is it B, causing physical or mental damage? Or Is it C, without end? Pause the video to think about that now.

Well done if you got the answer A, harmless means without harm or not causing harm.

So let's take a look at our first beautiful word.

Look at the picture.

What can you see? This is Oz the ostrich.

How do you think she is looking and how would you describe that she's feeling? What's the setting of this picture? Could you pause the video and be a detective and have a close look at this picture now and describe what you see.

Well done.

Oz the ostrich looks to me like she has just finished a performance.

She's bowing to the audience, and it looks like there's roses all around her.

Very often people throw flowers at the end of a performance that they thought was really good, just as a way of showing your appreciation for how good it was.

The setting is a theatre.

I can see that.

I can see the curtains of the theatre pulled either side and a spotlight is on Oz.

Okay, let's have a look at what this word is.

Flawless.

Your turn.

Flawless.

Well done.

Flawless is an adjective.

It means perfect or impeccable, like a ballet dancer who never makes a single mistake.

Now, some of you might recognise the word impeccable from the lesson we did previously.

Don't worry if you don't.

But we now know that flawless and impeccable are synonyms for each other.

They have a very similar meaning.

You can also spot the word less the suffix less in this word, a flaw is a weakness or a mistake, and we know less means without so flawless, it means without a single weakness or mistake.

And that's why I think Oz looks so pleased with herself in this picture where she's taking a bow, she has obviously given a flawless performance with no mistakes, and that's why the audience have been throwing roses at her in appreciation.

These words are synonyms of flawless.

They mean nearly the same thing.

Perfect, spotless and impeccable.

Here's the word in a sentence.

The audience applauded Oz's flawless performance.

These words are word pairs of flawless.

That means that if you were to find the word flawless in a book, or if somebody was to say the word flawless, it would often be paired with one of these words.

Flawless beauty.

Have a little imagine.

What would flawless beauty be like? Imagine a beautiful rose.

Every single petal, maybe perfect with no blemishes, no little brown, rotten bits, just a beautiful, perfect, flawless rose would be, you might describe that as being flawless beauty, A flawless diamond.

Ooh, I bet a flawless diamond would be very expensive.

Flawless logic.

Logic is how you reason with something.

So if you had flawless logic, a bit like having impeccable logic, it would be a really good thing.

A flawless performance.

I think a bit like Oz has just given in this picture here.

So I would like you to now pause the video and read those word pairs aloud.

The way we remember these words and store them in our memory is not just by reading them or listening to them, it's by saying them.

So that's why I'd like you to read these word pairs now.

Off you go.

Excellent.

Well done.

Here are three more word pairs for flawless.

A flawless reputation.

A reputation is what other people think of you.

So if you had a flawless reputation, it would mean that people think very highly of you.

Flawless technique.

Imagine the technique of somebody who was an artist or a technique of somebody who was playing a certain sport.

If you had a flawless technique, you would be very, very good at it.

Flawless makeup.

Imagine what that would look like.

Okay, so just as before, could you now pause the video and read those word pairs out loud? Off you go.

Well done.

Here's a check for understanding.

Which of these words is a synonym for flawless? Is it A, beautiful, B, spotless? or C, diamond? Pause the video while you think about the answer.

Well done for having a go.

The correct answer is B, spotless is a synonym for flawless.

Here's our first task.

You have got a word map with the word flawless in the middle.

Around the word flawless are either synonyms or word pairs.

If you think the word is a synonym, I would like you to circle it.

If you think the word is a word pair, I would like you to draw a line to it.

Okay? Here's the word in a sentence to help you.

The audience applauded Oz's flawless performance.

Now, if the word is a synonym, we should be able to take out the word flawless and replace the synonym in that sentence, and the sentence should still flow.

So that is a little tip that might help you identify the synonyms. Please could you pause the video and complete this task now? Let's go through the answers.

The synonyms are impeccable, perfect, and spotless, which means the rest of the words are word pairs.

Flawless beauty, flawless makeup, flawless performance, flawless reputation, flawless technique, flawless logic, and a flawless diamond.

For your next task, I would like you to write a sentence using the word flawless.

Here are the word pairs to help you.

For example, you could take the word logic, flawless logic, and you can build your sentence around those that word pair.

Remember to try to be really ambitious with your sentence.

Think about all the different grammar that you've learned, and could you try and make the sentence the best sentence you could possibly write? Remember, the most important thing is to include the word flawless.

If you would like, there is a sentence scaffold that you can use.

The sentence scaffold is as Oz took a bow, comma, and then you can complete the sentence that is an example of adverbial complex sentence.

I've given you the subordinate clause as Oz took a bow, and then after the comma will come the main clause.

So if you like, you could use that stem sentence and include a main clause to make an adverbial complex sentence.

You might decide you want to make your own sentence, and that is completely fine as well.

So pause the video now while you have a go at writing your own sentence using flawless.

Well done.

Here are some sentences where I have used the word flawless.

So first of all, I use the sentence stem.

As Oz took a bow, comma, the audience applauded her flawless performance.

So the audience applauded her flawless performance is the main clause, and as Oz took a bow at the beginning was the subordinate clause, which is why we have to have a comma after it if the subordinate clause comes first.

Armie had a flawless reputation at school because he never did anything wrong.

Well done army.

The jeweller declared the flawless diamond to be the most perfect he had ever seen.

Gosh, imagine how expensive that diamond would be.

Let's take a look at our second beautiful word.

Here is the Mrs. Wordsmith illustration.

Just as before, I would like you to look very closely at this picture.

We have Yin and Yang, the tiger twins.

What are they doing? How are they feeling? Could you pause the video and either have a think or you could say out loud what you can see.

Off you go.

Well done.

So I can see here that Yin is standing on a stool and is dangling in front of Yang a ball of wool.

Now, I don't know if you know this, but cats love balls of wool.

They love playing with them.

And it looks like Yang is lying there.

She's got her his tongue out and it looks like he's almost being hypnotised by this ball of wool.

He probably wouldn't notice anything going on around him because he's so entranced by this ball of wool and yin looks quite pleased that that is happening.

So let's take a look at what this word is.

Mesmerising.

I say, you say.

Mesmerising.

Mesmerising.

Well done.

Mesmerising is an adjective.

It means very attractive or bewitching like something that hypnotises you and distracts you completely.

Well, we can see here that yang is definitely hypnotised by this ball of wool.

These words are synonyms of mesmerising.

Bewitching, attractive, hypnotic.

Here's the word in a sentence.

The mesmerising ball of wool kept Yang entertained for hours.

Now remember, if the word is a synonym, you should be able to replace it in that sentence.

So we could say the bewitching ball of wool, the attractive ball of wool, or the hypnotic ball of wool kept Yang entertained for hours.

Now, we might not think that a ball of wool is attractive or bewitching or hypnotic, but obviously Yang definitely does feel that it is in this picture.

Here are the word pairs of mesmerising.

A mesmerising spell.

Imagine how you'd feel if somebody cast a mesmerising spell on you.

Mesmerising scenery.

Scenery is natural landscape, and it's often used when it's particularly picturesque or beautiful.

So imagine scenery that's so beautiful, it's mesmerising.

Mesmerising beauty.

Mesmerising voice.

Hmm, imagine what that would sound like if someone had a mesmerising voice, something that you listened to that had a mesmerising effect on you.

Okay, could you now pause the video and read these word pairs aloud? Off you go.

Excellent.

Well done.

Here are some more word pairs of mesmerising.

Mesmerising music.

Ooh, that would be nice.

I'd like to listen to some mesmerising music.

Music that almost hypnotises you.

A mesmerising dance.

A mesmerising effect.

Well, the effect of that ball of wool is definitely mesmerising on Yang.

And a mesmerising pattern.

Have you ever looked at a pattern that draws you in and almost makes you feel a bit dizzy? You might describe that as a mesmerising pattern.

So just as before, could you pause the video now and read these word pairs aloud? Well done.

Here is a check for understanding.

Which of these words is a synonym for mesmerising? Is it A, sparkling? B, perfect? or C, hypnotic? Pause the video while you think about the answer now.

Okay, the correct answer is C, hypnotic.

Hypnotic is a synonym for mesmerising.

Now it's time for another task.

You have got another word map with mesmerising in the middle.

Just as before, I would like you to first circle the synonyms and then draw lines to the word pairs.

Here's the word in a sentence to help you.

The mesmerising ball of wool kept Yang entertained for hours.

If the word is a synonym, you should be able to replace the word in this sentence.

That's a little tip that can help you to identify the synonyms. Could you please pause the video now while you complete this task? Well done.

Let's go through the answers.

The synonyms are bewitching, hypnotic, and attractive, which means the rest of the words are word pairs.

Mesmerising music, mesmerising dance, mesmerising effect, mesmerising pattern, mesmerising beauty, mesmerising voice, mesmerising, spell, mesmerising scenery.

Well done if you've got those correct.

Now, I'd like you to write a sentence using the word mesmerising.

Here are the word pairs that should help you.

You also have got a sentence scaffold.

Just as before, you've got the subordinate clause, which starts with a subordinating conjunction as, but this time I've given you, I've left it for you to complete.

So as Yin, hmm, comma and then you would put the main clause, okay? So again, you don't have to use the stem sentence.

You might choose a completely different stem of your own.

Remember the word pairs are there to help you.

And remember, most importantly, to include the word mesmerising.

Pause the video while you write your sentence now.

Well done.

Here are some sentences I've written.

As Yin dangled the mesmerising ball of wool in front of Yang, he quickly snatched Yang's cupcake.

So that's obviously why he was trying to distract him so that he could take his cupcake.

Naughty Yin.

"What a mesmerising sunset," sighed Oz happily.

Now you can see there I've got some speech.

I have my speech marks around the speech.

What a mesmerising sunset.

That's the thing that Oz says.

And I've got a comma inside the closings punctuation mark.

Okay, so remember you can always try and use speech in the sentences that you write.

And finally, Grit was unable to look away from the witch when she cast a mesmerising spell on him.

Let's take a look at our third new beautiful word.

Here's the Mrs. Wordsmith picture.

Who can you see in this picture? It's Stax.

How is he looking? How would you describe him? What do you think the setting is? Pause the video while you either have a think or you can say out loud what you can see.

Well done.

So this is Stax the giraffe.

He's very tall and I think the setting here looks like a museum.

He seems to be standing on some kind of pillar.

And because of his feet, it's like Stax is actually a statue in this rather than, so this isn't actually Stax himself.

It looks like a statue or a sculpture of Stax.

Okay, and that's gonna give you a bit of a clue as to what this word is.

This word is statuesque.

My turn.

Your turn.

Statuesque.

Statuesque.

Well done.

Statuesque is an adjective that means tall, beautiful, and dignified.

Like someone who looks as impressive as a statue.

These words are synonyms of statuesque.

Striking, beautiful, tall, and dignified.

The museum was full of impressive sculptures of statuesque gods.

If the words are synonym, we can replace it in that sentence.

The museum was full of impressive sculptures, of striking gods, of beautiful gods, of tall and dignified gods.

If you are a dignified, it means that you have, you sort of have self-respect.

Okay, these words are word pairs of statuesque.

Let me read them to you.

A statuesque queen, a statuesque actress, statuesque goddess, A statuesque God.

Could you pause the video and read those word pairs aloud? Off you go.

Well done.

Here are some more word pairs.

A statuesque figure.

A statuesque model.

So imagine a model might be somebody who tries on clothes and takes you to you to have photos of them.

If you open up a catalogue, the people who are wearing the clothes or demonstrating whatever the catalogue is selling would be a model.

So imagine a statuesque model.

And a statuesque pose.

Perhaps you could all strike a statuesque pose now.

Off you go.

Oh, lovely.

Well done.

Could you now read the word pairs aloud? Off you go.

Well done.

A quick check for understanding.

Which of these words is a word pair of statuesque? So not a synonym.

This time I'm looking for a word pair.

A, queen? B, striking? Or C, strong? Well done if you've got the answer A, queen, a statuesque queen is a word pair.

Now it's time for another task.

Here is your word map with statuesque in the middle.

First I'd like you to circle the synonyms. Here's a word sentence to help you identify the synonyms Stax looked like a statuesque God.

If the word is a synonym, you should be able to replace it with the word statuesque in that sentence.

Next, I would like you to draw lines to the word pairs.

Pause the video and complete that task now.

Well done.

Let's go through the answers.

The synonyms are beautiful, tall and dignified, and striking.

The word pairs are statuesque queen, statuesque actress, statuesque pose, statuesque figure, statuesque model, statuesque goddess, and statuesque God.

I'd now like you to write a sentence using the word statuesque.

The word pairs are here to help you.

You might pick the word pair God, statuesque God, and then you can build your sentence around the word pair.

Now, this time I haven't given you a sentence scaffold, so it is all up to you now.

But the word pairs will really help you to use this word appropriately.

Pause the video and write your sentence now.

Well done.

Let's take a look at some sentences that I've written.

Mrs. Word wordsmith struck a statuesque pose as the artist carved the marble.

The statuesque queen made the king look small and plain in comparison.

The museum was full of impressive sculptures of statuesque gods.

Perhaps you could just double check your sentence now.

Does it have a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end? Could you read it back? Does it make sense? And importantly, does it include the word statuesque? It's always really important to check our word, our work and read it back.

So perhaps you could pause the video and just take a little bit of time to check your sentence now.

Excellent.

Well done.

This is your last task for today.

You have got three sentences, and I would like you to fill the gaps with either the word flawless, mesmerising, or statuesque.

The first sentence is Bogart's Performance was hmm, because he made no mistakes.

The second sentence is, Bearnice swayed to the hmm, music with her eyes closed.

The third sentences, Oz had a hmm figure so she was taller than most of her friends.

Could you work out which word fits in which sentence? Pause the video and complete the task now.

Well done.

Let's go through the answers.

Bogart's performance was flawless because he made no mistakes.

You could also have said that Bogart's performance was mesmerising.

It might have had a hypnotic effect on the audience, but because there's a clue here, he made no mistakes, flawless fits the best in this sentence.

Bearnice swayed to the mesmerising music with her eyes closed.

Oz had a statuesque figure, so she was taller than most of her friends.

Well done if you got any of those correct.

Here's the summary of our learning today.

We have learned three more beautiful words.

The first was flawless, an adjective meaning perfect or impeccable, like a ballet dancer who never makes a single mistake.

The second was mesmerising.

An adjective meaning very attractive or bewitching, like something that hypnotises you and distracts you completely.

And the third is statuesque.

Tall, beautiful, and dignified, like someone who looks as impressive as a statue.

So three new adjectives to add to your word banks that you can use in your writing or just in your speech.

I really hope that you enjoyed learning those words and that you enjoyed looking at the funny Mrs. Wordsmith illustrations as much as I did.

Well done for all your hard work.

If you would like, you can now try the exit quiz, which is also available.

See you next time.

Bye.