TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Comparatives Board Game

Activity Type Introduction

Reading, listening and In this comparative questions board game, students change
speaking activity, pair adjectives into their comparative forms and then use the
work comparative adjectives to ask and answer conversation questions.

Procedure
Focus
Explain that the students are going to play a board game to review
Comparative conversation
and practice comparatives.
questions
Divide the students into pairs.
Aim
Give each pair a copy of the game board, a dice and two counters.
To change adjectives
into their comparative Students place their counters on the start square.
forms and then use the
comparative adjectives The students then take it in turns to roll the dice and move their
to ask and answer counter along the board.
conversation questions.
When a student lands on a square, they change the adjective in
the conversation question into its comparative form and then ask
Preparation the question to their partner.
Make one copy of the
Their partner then answers the question in sentence form,
game board for each
explaining any reasons in more detail.
pair of students. Enlarge
the game board to A3
The two students continue taking it in turns to ask and answer
if possible. You will also
the comparative conversation questions until one student reaches
need to prepare a dice
the finish. That student wins the game.
and two counters for
each pair.
Afterwards, have a class feedback session to review the students'
answers to the questions. Any interesting answers can then be
Level discussed in more detail.

Intermediate (B1)

Time
30 minutes

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 COMPARATIVES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Comparatives Board Game

Are some
Which room in
Are you ..... people ......
your home is Are you .....
(creative) now (lucky) than
Finish or when you ...... (clean), (smart) than
others or do
the kitchen or your parents?
were younger? people make
your bedroom?
their own luck?
Which is ......
When do you
(healthy),
usually feel
eating good Go back 3
...... (hungry),
food or spaces before lunch or
getting lots of
before dinner?
exercise?
Is it better to
date someone Who are ...... Are you ......
who is ...... (friendly), the Super skip! (happy) now or
(old) or ...... boys or girls in Move ahead when you were
(young) than your class? a child?
you?

Is the world Is there

Which pet is ...... (safe) anything ......
...... (popular), now than it (delicious) than
cats or dogs? was 10 years your mother's
ago? cooking?

When were you Does life

...... (busy), get ......
Miss a turn yesterday or (complicated)
the day before the older you
yesterday? become?

Is a mobile Is it ......
Is it ......
phone ...... (good) to study
(easy) to push
(useful) than a English in class
or pull?
computer? or by yourself?

Which is ......
Which is ...... Which building
(entertaining),
(safe), riding is ......
watching films
a bicycle (modern) your
or playing
or riding a school or your
computer
motorbike? house?
games?

Is living in the
Which is ...... Who are
country ......
Oh no! (difficult) to ...... (bad)
(cheap) than
living in the
Go back learn, maths or drivers, men or
English? women?
city?

Whose voice Is it ......

Move
is ...... (loud), (important)
forward 2
yours or your to be loyal or Start
spaces best friend's? moral?

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