Development Journal: Unit 1: Teaching

Plan a language presentation for the different learning styles in your class
Think of a language point that you will present to one of your classes soon. Complete the table.

Class Date of class Language point

4 Amanah 26th April 2013 Grammar - Comparative and Superlative

Lesson instructions

How will you do this Introduction / Set Induction ( 10 minutes ) 1. The teacher first activates students' awareness of the comparative and superlative by comparing different objects. For example, compare life between country and city, the country the teacher likes the most, etc. 2. The teacher asks students what adjectives he/she has said, and writes down on the blackboard. 3. The teacher encourages students to guess what grammar rules are. 4. The teacher writes down the grammar rules on the blackboard and explains its important to properly use comparative and superlative forms when you want to express your ideas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND6VNHCFd_Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9C5zciG9hg&list=PL7A46F39FF58F501D

1. Introduce the aim

2. Give an example

Activity 1: Comparative form (pair work): (9 minutes) 1. The teacher gives students handout (See Appendix A), explains the 3 examples on the worksheet, and demonstrates how to transform the first adjective into comparative form. 2. The teacher pairs up students and asks them to complete the exercise1 and discuss their answers (See Appendix A). 3. The teacher asks students to share their answers and explains the grammar rules they use. 4. The teacher gives students feedback about their answers and explanation. Activity 2: Superlative form (pair work) (9 minutes) 1. The teacher goes to the exercise 2 (See Appendix B), and again explains the 3 examples on the worksheet, and demonstrates how to transform the first adjective into superlative form.

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2. The teacher asks students to complete the exercise 2 and discuss their answers (See Appendix B). 3. The teacher asks students to share their answers and explains what rules they use. 4. The teacher gives students feedback about their answers and explanation. Independent Activity: (15 minutes) Activity 1: Oral practice (group work) (10 minutes) 1. The teacher goes to exercise 3 (See Appendix C), divides students into small group of three to four, and asks them to choose two topics heading for their groups. 2. The teacher then asks groups to decide on three objects in each topic area, and express their ideas by using comparative and superlative sentences. 3. The teacher asks each group to share their ideas regarding the topics they have chosen. Activity 2: Writing practice (individual work) (5 minutes) 1. The teacher asks students to write 10 sentences based on their conversation using comparative and superlative forms, and prepare to share after writing. At the end of the class, students papers will be collected. Appendix A Exercise 1: Read the sentences below and then give the comparative form for each of the adjectives listed. Lucy is more beautiful than Linda. I think John is happier now than a year ago. Could you open the window, please? It's getting hotter in this room by the minute. interesting ___________ weak ___________ funny ___________ important ___________ careful ___________ big ___________ small ___________ polluted ___________ boring ___________ angry ___________ Appendix B Exercise 2: Read the sentences below and then give the superlative form for each of the adjectives listed.
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New York has got to be the most exciting city in the world. His biggest desire is to return home. She is probably the angriest person I know. interesting ___________ weak ___________ funny ___________ important ___________ careful ___________ big ___________ small ___________ polluted ___________ boring ___________ angry ___________

Appendix C Exercise 3: Choose one of the topics below and think of three examples from that topic - for example: Sports - football, basketball and surfing. Compare the three objects. Cities Sports Writers Films Cars Singers Countries The objects in the classroom others The objectives are met by the following assessment. 1. Through the exercise 1 and 2, the teacher can know if students understand the structures of comparative and superlative forms. 2. Through the exercise 3, the teacher can understand if students can express their ideas by using correct comparative and superlative forms. Through individual writing exercise, the teacher will know if students can correctly write comparative and superlative sentences. Teacher emphasizes the concept of comparative and superlative. There are certain markers/words that indicate it is a comparative or superlative form. Throughout the lesson, the teacher conducts pronunciation exercise. If students mispronounce, corrections are made there and then

3. Check understanding

4. Highlight the form

5. Check pronunciation

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