Mahan Mahan

Comparatives superlatives
PI level

Description

In this lesson, students will be able to express opinions and preferences using comparatives and superlatives.

Materials

Abc HO 1

Main Aims

  • Speaking

Subsidiary Aims

  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar

Procedure

Warm up (5-8 minutes) • Engage students with the lesson topic and get them thinking about comparisons.

Start with a quick discussion: • “What’s more important to you: money or happiness?” • Write down some of the students’ ideas on the board and introduce comparative language (e.g., “Happiness is more important than money”).

Presentation (8-13 minutes) • Introduce target language for comparatives and superlatives, and expressions for giving opinions.

Write some examples on the board and discuss the rules. A. Vocabulary Introduction • Write key adjectives on the board: important, exciting, difficult, easy. • Use examples to show the meaning of each adjective. B. Grammar Focus • Explain how to form comparatives and superlatives: • Comparatives: add “-er” (e.g., “easier”), or use “more” (e.g., “more interesting”). • Superlatives: add “-est” (e.g., “easiest”), or use “most” (e.g., “most interesting”). After all ask them to give some examples with the written adjectives

Practice (6-9 minutes) • Practice using comparatives, superlatives, and expressions for giving opinions.

Comparative and Superlative Workshee • Distribute a worksheet with sentences that need completing with comparatives or superlatives I want them to read their answers

Production (7-10 minutes) • Allow students to produce language freely in a meaningful context.

I will write 2 questions on the board and want them to discuss about them in pairs • “Which is more important: time or money?” Which one do you prefe: to have fun of to work hard? Why?

Reading (7-9 minutes)

I will give them a reading passage from their own book to read and answer the comprehension questions

Listening (6-9 minutes) • To make their ears familiar with the subject

I’ll play a listening file for them and want them to fill in the blanks in their book with correct answer

Free practice (8-12 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

I have designed a game to make sure they have understood everything.

Review and homework (3-5 minutes)

A. Review • Quickly review the key points of comparatives and superlatives. Ask students for one sentence using a comparative and another with a superlative. B. Homework (2 minutes) • Assign a short writing task: “Write a paragraph comparing two things that are important to you. Use at least three comparatives and one superlative.”

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