DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

Demonstrator: V. R. Espejo
I. Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students are expected to:

1. Identify the degrees of comparison.

2. Construct sentences showing degrees of comparison.
3. Cite real-life scenarios where comparison is practiced.

II. Subject Matter:

Topic: Degrees of Comparison

Reference: LET Reviewer for English Majors

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

a. Preparation
(Prayer)

Good afternoon, class! Good afternoon, sir.

Kindly pick up pieces of paper or plastic

wrappers on the floor.

b. Motivation

Class, I will show you two pictures. I

want you to observe them carefully, and
I will ask you questions about the
pictures. Am I clear? Yes, sir.

(Teacher shows first picture.)

Alright, class. What do you see in the

picture? I see a dog, sir.
Nice job. Can you describe the dog,
class? The dog is small, sir.
The dog is cute, sir.
The dog has thick fur, sir.
Very good. Now, take a look at the
second picture. What do you see? I see a lion, sir.

Great. I want you to describe the lion in

the picture. The lion is big.
The lion is strong.
The lion has huge paws.
Good. Now, I want you to observe the
two pictures together. I want you to
describe them. The dog is smaller than the lion.
The lion is stronger than the dog.
The dog is cuter than the lion.
Bravo! Now class, take note of these
words you used in your sentences
earlier.
(Teacher writes adjectives used by
students.)

You used these words to describe the

dog in the first picture and lion in the
second picture. What do you call these They are called adjectives, sir.
words?

Correct! Now, take a look at these words

you used when you were describing the
lion and the dog together.
(Teacher writes adjectives used by
students.)
Yes, sir.
These are still adjectives, right?

But what makes them different from the Those adjectives were not just used to
adjectives we talked about earlier? describe. They are also used to compare,
sir.

Excellent! What do you think is our Our lesson today is the degrees
lesson for this session? of comparison.

Good job! We will be talking about how

to use adjectives to compare nouns. We
will be talking about the degrees of
 comparison.

c. Discussion

In the English language, we use three

degrees of comparison. We have the
positive degree, the comparative degree,
and the superlative degree.

In the positive degree, there is no

comparison. We are only simply
describing one noun or pronoun.

e.g.
The Philippines is a big country.
Clarisse is a beautiful girl.
Pearls are expensive.
Create your own sentence using the The apple is sweet.
positive degree.

Nice work! Now, let’s move on to the

comparative degree. Here, we are now
comparing two nouns or two pronouns.
To use the comparative degree, add the
suffix –er to the adjective if it is regular,
and add more or less before the adjective
if it is irregular.

e.g.
India is bigger than the Philippines.
Johanna is more beautiful than Clarisse.
Emeralds are more expensive than
Create your own sentences using the pearls.
comparative degree. Grapes are sweeter than apples.

Bravo! Now, let’s proceed to the

superlative degree. Here, we are
comparing three or more nouns and
pronouns. To use the superlative degree,
add the suffix –est to the adjective if it is
regular, and add most or least before the
adjective if it is irregular.

e.g.
Russia is the biggest country in Asia.
 Alice is the most beautiful girl at school.
Create your own sentences using the
superlative degree.
Awesome! Now, let’s recap.
How many degrees of comparison are
used in the English language?
And what are these?
Very good.
d. Reflection
Now, class, do you use degrees of
comparison in your everyday life?
Can you give me examples where you
use them in a good manner?
That’s great. How about comparing
yourself with others? Have you done
that?
Do you think that is a nice thing to do?
Good. We should not do that. Allow me
to quote from the poem Desiderata by
Max Ehrmann, “If you compare yourself
with others, you may become vain or
bitter, for always there will be greater
and lesser persons than yourself.” Let us
Diamonds are the most expensive
precious stones in the world.
The mango is the sweetest fruit in his
garden.
Three, sir.
Positive degree, comparative degree, and
superlative degree, sir.
Yes, sir.
When I go to the market to buy
vegetables, I compare the products so
that I would find the best product.
I use the degrees of comparison when
telling my friends about the places I’ve
been, so that they will know which is
better.
Yes, sir. There are times when I would
say, “She’s prettier than me.”
Yes, sir. I sometimes tell myself I am
better than my friend, or my classmate.
No, sir.
Yes, sir.
 be contented with who we are and what
we have, am I clear?
e. Application

Now class, I have here a colourful paper

cabbage. When you hear the music
playing, you will pass this cabbage to
the person sitting next to you, and so on,
and so forth. When the music stops, the
person holding the cabbage must peel of
one of its leaves. On the leaf, there is an
adjective written. The person holding the
cabbage must then identify its degree of
comparison and then use it in a sentence
with the corresponding. After doing so,
the music will play again and you will
pass the cabbage again. Understood?
Yes, sir!
(Teacher plays music.)
(Students pass the cabbage.)
Great job, guys!

f. Evaluation

Class, kindly get one-fourth sheet of

paper and answer this question briefly:

When is it alright to compare and when

is it not?

g. Assignment

On a clean piece of whole paper, write

your own story showing the importance
of humility. Make sure to use the
degrees of comparison.