Lesson plan

Form: 4 A
Subject: English Language
Topic: Comparing things
Type of lesson: Teaching grammar
Vocabulary: advert, big, boring, CD-ROM, cheap, expensive, encyclopaedia, fast, fantastic, heavy, interesting,
light, modern, slow, small, traditional
Aims: -to read for specific information and then use it in conversations
-to find out peoples opinions and to give opinions of their own
-to identify specific linguistic features
-to talk about computers
-to compare things
Teaching strategy: inductive
Teaching methods and procedures: conversation, reading, exercises, evaluation
Teaching materials: textbook-Teamwork 1, Activity Book-Teamwork 1, realia.
Stages
1.Warm-up
3

2.Checking
homework
3

Teachers Activity
Hello!
Who is on duty today?
Is there anybody absent?
How are you today?
Whats the weather like today?

Pupils Activity

Hello, teacher!
I am.
Nobody is absent.
Fine, thanks.
Its very nice today.
Its sunny.
What is your homework for today?
Our homework for today is exercise 6, page
star trek is a famous television series. the main 47.
character in star trek is james kirk. he is the
Star Trek is a famous television series. The
captain of an american spaceship, the enterprise. main character in Star Trek is James Kirk.
the special effects are brilliant and there is lots of He is the captain of an American spaceship,
action. the programme is on television every
the Enterprise. The special effects are
monday.
brilliant and there is lots of action. The
programme is on television every Monday.

Evaluation
Systematic
Observation

Systematic
Observation

3.PreTeaching
Activity
9

4.Teaching
Activity
15

T shows the Ss an encyclopaedia and a CDROM and asks them to mention if they are with
capital letters or not.
T tells the Ss to look at the words in the box in
ex. 1, page 49 and repeat them after the T.
If necessary, T helps them understand their
meaning.
T divides the class into pairs and asks the Ss to
look carefully at the pictures a-h, which
represent some characteristics of encyclopaedias
and CD-ROMs.
T checks the sentences by asking different pairs
to read their sentences out loud.
eg. a. The encyclopaedia is very heavy.

Ss tell the T that CD-ROM is with capital

letter and encyclopaedia is with small letter.
Ss repeat the words and try to guess the
meaning of the words.
Ss work in pairs and use the words in the
box to make sentences following the
example.

Pair Work

Ss read their examples.

eg. b. The encyclopaedia is expensive.
c. The computer is interesting.
d. The encyclopaedia is big.
e. The encyclopaedia is traditional.
f. The CD-ROM is light.
g. The CD-ROM is small.
h. The CD-ROM is cheap.

T asks Ss to put the words into pairs of opposite

adjectives.
Ss put the words into pairs of opposites,
T goes through the answers with the whole class. supplying the words if they arent provided.
eg.
big-small
traditional-modern
cheap-expensive
heavy-light
interesting-boring
T draws Ss attention to the text and asks them
Ss tell the T that the text is an advert and
about the content/main ideas.
you can see it in a magazine or a newspaper.
eg. What is the text about?
Where do you see this type of text?
T. tells the class to read the text and answer the
Ss read the text out loud.
questions in exercise 2, page 50.
Ss answer the questions: a. The books.
T goes through the answers with the whole class.
b. The books.

Systematic
Observation

c. No, its cheaper.

d. Yes, they are.
To better understand the comparative form, T
asks Ss some questions regarding Activity 1,
page 49.
eg. Is the encyclopaedia heavy?
Is the CD-ROM heavy?
T writes the conclusion on the blackboard:
The encyclopaedia is heavier than the CD-ROM.
Other examples:
Is the encyclopaedia big?
Is the CD-ROM big?
The encyclopaedia is bigger than the CD-ROM.

5.PostTeaching
Activity
10

Systematic
Observation
Yes, it is.
No, it isnt.
Ss write down the examples.
Yes, it is.
No, it isnt.

Is the encyclopaedia expensive?

Is the CD-ROM expensive?
The encyclopaedia is more expensive than the
CD-ROM.

Yes, it is.
No, it isnt.

Is the encyclopaedia light?

Is the CD-ROM light?
The CD-ROM is lighter than the encyclopaedia.

No, it isnt.
Yes, it is.

T explains the Ss that they have to compare the 2

computers using the words in the box.(ex 3/p 50)
Firstly, T writes the adjectives on the board and
Ss write down the adjectives and put them
asks them individually to come out and write the into the comparative form.
comparative forms.
Big-bigger
Expensive-more expensive
Fast-faster
Heavy-heavier
Light-lighter
Slow-slower

Individual
Work

Small-smaller
Good-better
Bad-worse
Ss say the sentences comparing the
computers.

6.Evaluation
6

T divides the class into pairs and asks Ss to say

sentences comparing the computers.
Computer B is more expensive than computer A.
Computer B is faster than computer A.
Computer A is heavier than computer B.
Computer B is lighter than computer A.
Computer A is slower than computer B.
Computer B is smaller than computer A.
Computer B is better than computer A.
Computer A is worse than computer B.
T gives Ss some exercises from Activity Book to Ss solve the exercises individually.
solve in class. (ex 1,2/page 39)
T uses realia to encourage Ss to compare things. Ss compare the things that T mentions.

Pair Work

Systematic
Observation
Classroom
Exercises

7.Homework What is our new lesson?

Homework: ex. 3/ page 40 Activity Book.
4
Goodbye!

Comparing things.
Ss note down their homework.
Goodbye, teacher!

Homework