One Hundred Words The value of words Developing

One Hundred Words

The value of words §§ Developing vocabulary to give better understanding of other words §§ Developing links to emotion words for faster vocabulary building §§ Developing better verbalization of emotion in conversation.

� Emotion accounts for a large part of communication. � Therefore the need to understand the emotional values of words is vital for communication in ANY language.

The idea behind the 100 words is to. . � know how many words or depth of vocabulary a student has. � use the words to give emotional values to the words from a base. This will help the student think about each word differently. It is not just a word but a value to a conversation and communicates values to the rest of the words.

� Therefore, the last page in this 100 Words section challenges the student to think about the emotional values of word they use. After this is worked through, the continued emphasis on these four areas which are critical to good communication.

Categorizing Words On the next page write down 100 words that you know. 1 - 25 use words that help you communicate TIME. 26 – 50 use words that help you communicate Basic ACTION. 51 - 75 use words using “ing” or MOVING words. 76 - 100 use words that tell EMOTIONS.

Time often week 1. _____ 10. _____ hour 2. _____ soon 11. _____ minute 3. _____ later 12. _____ for 19. _____ Friday 4. _____ sometime 13. _____ about 20. _____ holiday 5. _____ 14. _____ frequently always 15. _____ any 21. _____ O’clock 6. _____ day 7. _____ vacation 8. _____ weekend 9. _____ forever 16. _____ many 17. _____ no time 18. _____ by before 23. ____ at 24. _____ around 22. _____ 25. _____

Action dig 26. _____ play 27. _____ place 35. _____ over 36. _____ watch 28. _____ talk 37. _____ to 44. _____ dance 29. _____ move 38. _____ by 45. _____ jump 30. _____ push 39. _____ belch 46. _____ run walk 32. _____ study skip 40. _____ slurp 47. _____ hug 41. _____ tie 42. _____ drink lurch 48. _____ jaunt 49. _____ fool around 31. _____ 33. _____ speak 34. _____ 43. _____ 50. _____

Motion sliding 51. _____ forward 60. _____ seeing 52. _____ backward 61. _____ shouting 53. _____ upward 62. _____ droop 69. _____ shopping 54. _____ sideways 63. _____ clenched 70. _____ speaking 55. _____ toward 64. _____ careen 71. _____ helping 56. _____ away from 65. _____ bend 72. _____ eating 57. _____ going to 66. _____ lope 73. _____ studying 58. _____ side to side 67. _____ stream 74. _____ taking 59. _____ to the next 68. _____ slink 75. _____

Emotion angry 76. _____ lonely 85. _____ happy 77. _____ thoughtful 86. _____ surprised 78. _____ curious 87. _____ envious 94. _____ shy 79. _____ puzzled 88. _____ blue 95. _____ embarrassed 89. _____ miffed 80. ______ ecstatic 96. _____ sad 81. _____ anxious 90. _____ apathetic 97. _____ love 82. _____ annoyed 91. _____ alienated 98. _____ careful 83. _____ depressed 92. _____ hysterical 99. _____ proud 84. _____ shocked 93. _____ paranoid 100. ____

Writing Basic 1 ~~ Step 1 Choose one (1) time/ action/ motion /emotion word from the list. Write them in the boxes. u Hour / play / hitting /hard Now you do 3 more from your list v w x

Writing Basic 2 ~~ Step 2 Make a sentence with each of the four words. Write them in the boxes below. You can mix the order of the words to help you. u At five o'clock I play baseball, hitting the ball hard. Try three by yourself v w x Step 3 Read them out loud in front of the class.