JotCast | Home Learning - Day 2

Home Learning - Day 2

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Dan Warbrick

11:59

Hi everyone!

BEN

11:59

Hello

Amelia

11:59

Dan Warbrick

12:01

How is everyone today?

Amelia

12:01

Good

BEN

12:01

Good.

Mr Taylor

12:01

I'm tired Mr Warbrick - how about you?

Dan Warbrick

12:02

Hello Mr Taylor! I'm good, been a boring day so far so glad to chat to people now!

Lewis S

12:02

Dan Warbrick

12:03

I think we'll do Word of the Day as our first challenge on here today. The word today is volatile. Any guesses as to what it means before we try using it in a sentence?

BEN

12:04

Unstable

Dan Warbrick

12:04

A good start to a definition Ben, can you give us a bit more?

Guest

12:04

Hi Mr Warbrick was

Dan Warbrick

12:04

Hello 'guest!' Who might this be?

Guest

12:04

Hi Mr Warbrick

Dan Warbrick

12:05

And is this the same 'guest' or a new mystery to solve?

Lewis S

12:05

something about temperatures

Dan Warbrick

12:05

So if the temperature is volatile, what might happen to it?

Mr Jordan

12:05

Hi Mr Warbrick. Your blog looks great. I'm going to check out Rob Biddulph later. This could be a great opportunity to learn a new skill and I have never been great at drawing.

Dan Warbrick

12:06

Good afternoon Mr J! Thanks :) I'll be attempting it myself too, we'll have to compare results!

Lewis S

12:06

easily evaporated

Grace

12:06

I forgot to type my name

Dan Warbrick

12:07

Hi Grace!

Amelia

12:06

It means unpredictable

Dan Warbrick

12:07

This is as close as we'll get Amelia I think, well done!

Dan Warbrick

12:07

If something is volatile, it is likely to change very quickly, usually getting worse. "Mr Warbrick's mood was volatile as he hadn't had his morning coffee!". Try using it in a sentence yourself.

Mr Jordan

12:08

The weather in Bolton was extremely volatile this winter.

Amelia

12:08

The new storm was volatile as we knew nothing about it

Mr Jordan

12:09

In fact I am going to try and extend my sentence

The weather in Bolton was extremely volatile this winter since a storm swept through the town.

Dan Warbrick

12:10

Great! Let's extend our challenge then - who else can extend their sentence, or even better insert a relative clause into their 'volatile' sentence?

Grace

12:10

Mr Taylor

12:14

Through the trees, he saw a lion whom he presumed to be alone.

Dan Warbrick

12:14

Wow, this certainly sounds like a situation that may be about to become volatile!

Amelia

12:14

Please can you remjnd me what a relative clause is.

Dan Warbrick

12:16

Of course I can. We use a relative pronoun to add extra information into a sentence. So, to improve my sentence from before: "Mr Warbrick, who hadn't had his morning coffee, was in a volatile mood."

Dan Warbrick

12:16

We seem to have a lot of 'readers' at the moment (12 people) but not as many taking part. Say Hi if you're just reading along!

Amelia

12:21

The new storm ,wich was very volatile, was unknown of.

Dan Warbrick

12:21

A great attempt Amelia, well done!

Dan Warbrick

12:22

How has everyone found the home learning tasks so far today? I'm gutted I'm not top of the Whack-a-Mole activity!