Animals
Upper-Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of adjectives and comparative forms.
Subsidiary Aims
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To review adjectives and comparative forms.
Procedure (37-45 minutes)
T reminds Ss of the previous lesson and gives them a brief amount of time to read the text from previous lesson again and refresh their memories. Following this T energises them by asking True/ False questions about the text. T tells the Ss to stand up if the sentence is False and sit down if it's True. The list of the sentence is given below. Goldfish are as expensive as koi. False Koi are as beautiful as butterflies. True Looking after koi is a great deal harder than taking care of any other pet. False
T puts Ss into groups of 3 and gives a picture of an animal to each group. Ss are asked to write 5 adjectives which describe their pets. Following this, two students, each from different groups, come to the board and compare their pets.
After distributing the Grammar Analysis sheet, T instructs students to answers the questions in Part 1 with a partner. Following this T gives WC feedback. After that T instructs the Ss to do exercises in Part 2 individually and then compare their answers in pairs. T gives WC feedback by projecting the answers on the WB. Finally Ss are instructed to follow the same procedure for Part 3,4,5 in order and T provides them with FB at the end of each activity.
T puts the first sentence from the Exercise 5 and gets Ss to discuss in pairs which word is correct. Following this Ss complete the rest of the exercise and compare their answers in pairs. T gives WC feedback b projecting the answers on the WB.
T puts the first sentence from exercise 6 on the WB and selects one of the Ss to rewrite the sentence by using the given word in bracket. Following this T instructs the Ss to complete the rest of Exercise 6. Ss pair check and focus on the form and meaning. T gives whole class FB.