EXTREME ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS OF DEGREE
B1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification, review and practice of extreme adjectives in the context of types of movies
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide gist and specific information listening practice using a text about movies
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a conversation
Procedure (45-59 minutes)
T displays the images "movies" T: WHAT TYPE OF MOVIE IS IT? DO YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF MOVIE?
T gives the handout "Movies" T: LOOK AT FIRST PART MATCH THE TYPE OF MOVIES WITH THE DESCRIPTION DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key. T: LOOK AT THE LISTENING 1 LISTEN AND CIRCLE WHAT TYPE OF MOVIE EACH PERSON SPEAKS ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T plays the audio "2.38" T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key. T: LOOK AT THE LISTENING 2 LISTEN AND CIRCLE WHAT TYPE OF MOVIE EACH PERSON IS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T plays the audio "2.39" T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key. T: LOOK AT THE LISTENING 3 LISTEN AND WRITE THE SHOW TIMES ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T plays the audio "2.39" T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key. T: LOOK AT TASK 1 PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE MOVIES TICK THE CORRECT BOX IF THEY LIKED IT OR DISLIKED IT ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T plays the audio "2.40" T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key. T: LOOK AT TASK 2 PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE MOVIES TICK THE CORRECT BOX IF THEY RECOMMEND THE MOVIE OR NOT ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T plays the audio "2.40" T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key.
T writes the marker words: a really dumb movie really sad terrible, big, fantastic T: WHAT IS REALLY?(ADVERB OF DEGREE) WHAT IS DUMB? A NOUN OR AN ADJECTIVE? WHAT IS MOVIE?(NOUN) WHAT IS A?(INDEFINITE ARTICLE) WHERE IS THE POSITION OF ADVERB OF DEGREE?(BETWEEN A AND ADJECTIVE) WHAT ARE TERRIBLE, BIG, FANTASTIC?(ADJECTIVES)
T: WHEN DO WE USE ADVERBS OF DEGREE?( IT TELLS US THE INTENSITY OF SOMETHING LIKE AN ADJECTIVE. QUESTION LIKE HOW GOOD WAS THE MOVIE ? T writes on the board "How good was the movie? T: HOW DO WE ANSWER?(IT WAS A VERY GOOD MOVIE/VERY GOOD) WHERE DO WE PUT ADVERB OF DEGREE?(BEFORE THE ADJECTIVE) WHAT OTHER ADVERBS OF DEGREE DO WE USE?(VERY, REALLY, EXTREMELY, QUITE, FAIRLY, PRETTY, RATHER) T writes the adverbs of degree on the board T draws the scale: 0 _______________________________________________ 100 T: WHERE DO I PUT THEM ON THE SCALE?(FAIRLY, RATHER, PRETTY, QUITE, VERY, EXTREMELY) T writes examples with an indefinite article and without except for pretty T writes the form: a/an adverbs of degree + adjective + noun adverbs of degree + adjective T: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT RATHER? DOES IT HAVE A NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE MEANING?(NEGATIVE MEANING) T writes next to "rather": used for negative ideas T: HOW DO WE USE QUITE? T writes "use quite" 1) before an adjective without a/an: The movie was quite good form: quite + adjective 2) before a/an: quite a bad movie form: quite + a/an +adjective + noun 3) before a noun without an adjective: quite a surprise form: quite +a/an + noun 4) before a verb, especially like, love, hate, dislike, enjoy: I quite like tennis form: subject + quite + like/love/hate/dislike/enjoy T drills the pronunciation T draws a scale: 0 ____________________________________________ 100 T: EXCELLENT TERRIBLE, FANTASTIC, BAD. WHERE DO I PUT THESE ON THE SCALE?(TERRIBLE, BAD, EXCELLENT,FANTASTIC T writes on the board "regular adjectives and extreme adjectives" good-fantastic, excellent bad-terrible boring-tedious interesting- fascinating funny-hilarious small-miniscule(miniscul) big-gigantic T drills the pronunciation
T gives handout "Unit 104" T: LOOK AT 104.1 CHOOSE THE CORRECT ADJECTIVE USE QUITE AND FILL THE GAPS DO IT ALONE ICQ:WHAT DO YOU DO? T:CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveal the key T: LOOK AT 104.2 CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD USE QUITE AND FILL THE GAPS DO IT ALONE ICQ:WHAT DO YOU DO? T:CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveal the key
T gives the handout "Extreme adjectives" T: MATCH THE ADJECTIVES WORK AS A TEAM ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T reveals the key. T: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ADJECTIVES AND FILL THE GAPS DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key.
T: LOOK AT 3.4 PART 4 WRITE AN EMAIL TO YOUR FRIEND GIVE DETAILS OF THE MOVIE, THE PLOT, STORY, CHARACTERS USE USEFUL LANGUAGE BOX FOR ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS OF DEGEE T monitors and ask them to read their emails. T: LOOK AT PART 5 SPEAKING TASK READ IT T SPLITS THE STUDENTS INTO JAKE, JAKE'S DAD AND JAKE'S MUM T: DISCUSS TOGETHER AND COME TO AN AGREEMENT T monitors and notes the errors. T writes the errors on the board for correction