1. words to describe ... sadness verbivore teacher
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2. desolate verbivore teacher Copyright © 2018 Verbivore
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3. desolate I say ... We say ... You say ... Say it normally.
Say it with a sad face.
Say it whilst looking down.
Say it with your hands outstretched.
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4. desolate A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
If someone is desolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope.
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5. wasteland desolated mood desolation desolate miserable gloomy
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6. desolate Latin ‘solus’ meaning alone. Can be found in:
solitaire (game played alone)
soliloquy (speaking alone)
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7. desolate 10 (saddest) 1 verbivore teacher
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9. desolate The gymnast was desolate because ...
The Queen was desolate because ...
The dog was desolate because ...
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10. 4-minute Show-Me SHOWDOWN!
desolate
drama: act out a where someone / something is desolate.
doodle: sketch a picture where someone is desolate in a desolate place.
dictate: if you saw someone who was desolate, what would you do to comfort and reassure them?
divulge: write down everything you can think of about the word ‘desolate’.
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11. desolate
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12. glum verbivore teacher Copyright © 2018 Verbivore
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13. glum I say ... We say ... You say ... Say it slowly.
Say it and fold your arms.
Say it in a deep voice.
Say it in a boring way.
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14. glum
Someone who is glum is sad and quiet because they are disappointed or unhappy about something.
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15. gloom gloomy silence face glum glumly
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16. glum
My favourite singer in the whole world is Beyoncé. Last year, she announced that she was going to be playing some concerts in England. When the morning arrived to buy tickets, I tried and I tried and I tried again to get them, but they sold out in under two minutes. I was glum because I wouldn’t get to see my favourite singer.
‘I felt glum when ...’
‘[explain situation] ... it made me feel glum because ...’
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17. desolate glum 10 (saddest) 1 verbivore teacher
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18. glum The ice cream falls off the top of your cone.
Someone catches you on the playground during a game of tig.
You don’t win a competition.
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19. 4-minute Show-Me SHOWDOWN!
glum
drama: act out a scene where you react glumly to something. Think about your facial expressions!
doodle: sketch a scene where it’s raining heavily outside and you really want to go and play with your new bike/scooter.
dictate: pretend it’s your birthday and you’ve been looking forwards to it for ages. The day arrives and no-one remembers. Describe how glum you feel.
divulge: write down everything you can think of about the word ‘glum’.
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20. glum
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21. heartbroken verbivore teacher Copyright © 2018 Verbivore
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22. heartbroken I say ... We say ... You say ... Say it with a glum face.
Say it in a deep voice.
Say it and hold your heart.
Say it normally.
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23. heartbroken
Someone who is heartbroken is very sad and emotionally upset.
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24. heart break devastated heartbreak heartbroken sobs
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25. heartbroken
I feel like a dog-sized hole has opened up inside me. Patchy is gone. He was such a big part of my life, and I don’t know what I’m going to do without him. Who is going to cuddle me when I get home from work? Who will be there for me when things aren’t going well? I miss him terribly, and I don’t think I’ll ever get over it. Is this person heartbroken? How do you know?
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26. heartbroken
I feel like a dog-sized hole has opened up inside me. Patchy is gone. He was such a big part of my life, and I don’t know what I’m going to do without him. Who is going to cuddle me when I get home from work? Who will be there for me when things aren’t going well? I miss him terribly, and I don’t think I’ll ever get over it.
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27. desolate glum heartbroken 10 (saddest) 1 verbivore teacher
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28. heartbroken In pairs or small group, develop descriptions of:
One thing that would leave you heartbroken.
One thing that would leave you glum.
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29. 4-minute Show-Me SHOWDOWN!
heartbroken
drama: act out a scene where you lose something that means a lot to you. Think about body language and facial expressions.
doodle: sketch a scene where you lose something that means a lot to you. Think about body language and facial expressions.
dictate: you’ve just won two million pounds on the lottery and then accidentally dropped it all down the drain into the sewers. How do you feel? What are your immediate reactions?
divulge: write down everything you can think of about the word ‘heartbroken’.
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31. inconsolable verbivore teacher Copyright © 2018 Verbivore
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32. inconsolable I say ... We say ... You say ... Say it in a sad voice.
Say it whilst pretending to cry.
Say it and raise your eyebrows.
Clap it.
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33. inconsolable
If you say that someone is inconsolable, you mean that they are very sad and cannot be comforted.
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34. baby console inconsolable incorrect incredible
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Discuss prefix ‘in-’. What does it do to the root?

35. inconsolable
Lots of people tried to make James feel better but he was very sad.
The field had no grass, no animals, no sunshine: it was a bare, awful place.
Crying and screaming, the baby wriggled violently in her cot.

36. inconsolable
Lots of people tried to make James feel better but he was inconsolable.
The field had no grass, no animals, no sunshine: it was a desolate place.
Inconsolable, the baby wriggled violently in her cot.

37. desolate glum heartbroken inconsolable 10 (saddest) 1 verbivore
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38. inconsolable The child who lost her teddy was inconsolable because ...
The child who lost her teddy was inconsolable but ...
The child who lost her teddy was inconsolable so ...
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39. 4-minute Show-Me SHOWDOWN!
inconsolable
doodle: sketch a scene where someone takes candy from a baby.
drama: act out a scene where you are a parent and your baby is inconsolable.
dictate: pretend that you have left your favourite outfit/toy at home. How do you feel? What do you do?
divulge: write down everything you can think of about the word ‘inconsolable’.
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41. melancholy verbivore teacher Copyright © 2018 Verbivore
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42. melancholy I say ... We say ... You say ... Say it deeply.
Say it in a really slow voice.
Say it normally.
Say it like something terrible has just happened.
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43. melancholy
You describe something that you see or hear as melancholy when it gives you an intense feeling of sadness.
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44. sorrow woe melancholic melancholy tune voice
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45. melancholy Greek ‘melan’ (black) + ‘kholē’ (bile)
= melancholy (black bile)
People used to believe that if you had too much of this, it caused depression.
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47. desolate glum heartbroken inconsolable melancholy 10 (saddest) 1
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48. 4-minute Show-Me SHOWDOWN!
melancholy
drama: what would a melancholy song/tune sound like?
doodle: draw a melancholy emoji.
dictate: pretend you’re writing a melancholy song. What could the lyrics be?
divulge: write down everything you can think of about the word ‘melancholy’.
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49. melancholy
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