Emanuel Emanuel

Superlatives
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson, students will learn about the superlatives through guided discovery based on a reading text. The lesson starts with a discussion about world records. This is followed by a reading where a world record is described. Finally, there is some controlled practice through filling the gaps and free practice via sharing opinions

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of To provide clarification of grammar about superlatives, using longest, biggest, heaviest, most expensive, most interesting in the context of in the context of world records, in order that students can use superlatives in their daily English conversations

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in the context of in the context of world records

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

The class begins with this question, I will explain a world record that impressed me and the I will ask, What world guinnes records do you know?. Students will discuss this questions in groups of 2 or 3 in the breakout rooms of Zoom for the next 2 minutes. After this, we will have OCFB

Exposure (4-6 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

Students will read a small text about an amazing world record about the shortest and the longest film. It's this: The shortest movie in the world is Collin, made by Marc Price, and it’s just one second. And the longest movie is Cinématon, directed by Gérard Courant. It’s 152 hours long– so it’s maybe the world’s most boring movie! The purpose of this is to expose the students to the TL. After this, students will match the numbers 1-5 to the pictures A-E in the PPP. They will notice the relationship between the superlatives and the images, which will prepare them for MFP Finally, students will answer the next questions, first individually and then they will check their answers in pairs via private chat on Zoom

Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

In this section, students will see a table with the main rules for making superlatives, which looks like this We use superlatives to compare 3 or more things Adjective- Comparative- Superlative Here they will see some examples

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

The first slide in this stage will remark the meaning for all the superlatives and will contain a CCQ. My objective is to use CCQ to ask about the TL, not the MS. To compare 3 or more things, do we use comparatives or superlatives? Yes, We use Superlatives Students will see that although comparatives and superlatives are similar, just the superlatives compare 3 or more things Then, students will see different some superlatives in the context of world records, which is the main topic The next examples will follow the same pattern to teach MFP, Meaning: to compare 3 or more things Form: by guided discovery Pronunciation: using IPA and linking sounds They will guided to discover the MFP of the different rules to make superlatives. It will look like this: Short Adjectives. Example: Long This movie is long. It lasts 1 hour That movie is longer. It lasts 2 hours Cinématon is the longest movie. It lasts 152 hours! Superlatives with 1 syllable adjectives, you add… 1.- est 2.- iest Yes, You just have to add… 1.- “est” Then, we will check the pronunciation, in this case, of the complete sentence Where is the stress of the complete sentence? This is the longest movie /ðɪs/ /ɪz/ /ðə/ /lɒŋˈst/ /ˈmuː.vi/ I will point the stress with a red circle In this case, linking sounds are so important, that's why I will give tips like this: Tip of pronunciation: Eliminate the last “t” Link the “s” to the next “m” The longest movie I will teach the pronunciation and then the students will repeat it clearly Adjectives finishing with Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Example: Big 1.- A big phone 2.- This phone is bigger 3.- This is the biggest phone! When and adjective finishes with Consonant + Vowel + Consonant B + I + G You have to add… 1.- est 2.- double consonant + est Where is the stress of the complete sentence? The biggest phone /ðə/ /bɪɡɡɪˈst / /fəʊn/ Tip of pronunciation: Eliminate the last “t” Link the “s” to the next “t” Adjectives finishing with “y” Example: Heavy 1.- A heavy hamburger of 400 gr 2.- This hamburguer is heavier of 1 kg 3.- This is the heaviest hamburger! It weights 35 kg! When and adjective finishes with y You have to add… 1.- est 2.- Eliminate the y and add iest Where is the stress of the complete sentence? The heaviest hamburger /ðə/ /ˈhev.iˈst/ /ˈhæmˌbɝː.ɡɚ/ Tip of pronunciation: Link the “st” to the next “h” The heaviest hamburger Adjectives with 2 or more syllables. Example: Expensive To make a superlative When an adjective has 2 or more syllables, you have to add 1.- more before the adjective 2.- most before the adjective Where is the stress of the complete sentence? The most expensive TV /ðə/ /məʊst/ /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/ /ˌtiːˈviː/ Tip of pronunciation: Link the “st” to the next “e” The most expensive TV

Controlled Practice (3-5 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Students will have to write the correct superlatives for the next adjectives They will use the next link https://forms.gle/mxJd3gZKHchnbnJHA They will have 2 minutes to answer the questions individually and 1 minute to check in pairs Then we will have OCFB This is the _______ hamburger. It weights 35 kg! (heavy)   The metro of Mexico City is the ____ train (long)   The new Samsung is the _____ TV (big)   For me, this is the _______ book (interesting) This Iphone is the ______ phone (expensive)

Free Practice (5-8 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

In this last stage, I will give the students a Speaking Model and I will ask: The most interesting movie I have watched is…. “Interstellar” And you? What is the most interesting movie you have watched? Students will answer this question in the breakout rooms of Zoom for 2 minutes in pairs Then we will have OCFB

Delayed Error Correction (5-7 minutes) • To provide nice feedback

If time allows, I will correct some mistakes that students made during the Free Practice, changing the context. I don’t want to discourage the students

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