Adverbs: Gradable and ungradable
English A level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of gradable and ungradable adverbs in the context of small dialogue.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide product writing practice of a small dialogue in multiple contexts.
Procedure (40 minutes)
1. Show the students a list of adjectives. 2. Ask them to think of other adjectives that describe the pictures better/in more powerful ways. 3. Ask the students to write them in the classroom notebook.
1. In pairs, match one or two words from the first list with the second list. 2. Think of the difference between the two lists. 3. Create two columns and arrange the words. 4. Share/compare your answers.
1. Read the provided example of short dialogue. 2. In pairs, write similar short dialogues with the words from the matching activity. 3. In pairs, read out some of your dialogues.
Provide feedback on accuracy and fluency.
1. Chose five adjectives of your own choice. 2. Write five ungradable adjectives for them. 3. Use them in five short dialogues.