LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL: -------------
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEVEL OF STUDENTS: ELEMENTARY
CLASS: 6th
TOPIC OF LESSON: DEGREES OF COMPARISON
DATE: -----------
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: -----------
TIME: 50 min
TYPE OF LESSON: MIXED LESSON
NAME OF (STUDENT) TEACHER: IVAN ANDREEA-PETRINA
TEXT BOOK: LIMBA MODERN 1 – LIMBA ENGLEZA – JENNY DOOLE
UNIT: 2 ROUND WE GO
TIMETABLE FIT: The students previously worked on:
Vocabulary: revise adjectives
Grammar: comparative and superlative of short and long adjectives
Communication: make comparisons between animals/people

AIMS:
A1: To make sentences with adjectives;
A2: To transform adjectives into comparative and superlative forms;
A3: To to use correctly the comparative and superlative of adjectives.

ASSUMPTIONS: The Ss know the adjectives used on the blackboard

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS: Ss might find it difficult To transform adjectives into
comparative and superlative forms.
Ss might find it difficult to Ss might have problems with the pronunciation of some
words.

AIDS: textbook, blackboard, flashcards, handouts ;

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Nr. PROCEDURE CLASS MATERIALS
Crt. TIMING CLASS ACTIVITY ORGANIZATION
TYPE OF SKILL
AIMS INTERACTION PRACTICE
1. PERSONALIZATION a) T greets the Ss; PLENARY SPEAKING
b) T checks attendance. FRONTAL
4 min S-T
2. GUIDE TO T asks Ss to say the opposites: PLENARY SPEAKING
MEANING strong – weak, tall – short, fast – slow, beautiful –
FRONTAL
A1; A2 ugly, boring – funny, big – small, etc. S-T
4 min T asks Ss to give
examples of sentences using adjectives.
T shows Ss a flashcard with a turtle and a rabbit
and asks Ss to make sentences.
T shows Ss a flashcard with a mouse and an
elephant and asks Ss to make sentences.
T shows Ss a flashcard with a woman and a witch
and asks Ss to make sentences.
3. HIGHLIGHT THE T ask students about some features about the class. PLENARY VOCABULARY
FORM FRONTAL
9 min T-S
S-T
4. INITIAL PRACTICE Ss are introduced to the topic of the new lesson. T PLENARY READING
5 min writes the title of the lesson on the blackboard. FRONTAL SPEAKING
(The objectives of the lesson will be presented at T-S
the beginning of the lesson.) S-T

T writes on the blackboard a chart for

comparatives and superlatives of the adjectives.

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5. SECONDARY PLENARY READING
PRACTICE T sticks some more flashcards on the board and FRONTAL SPEAKING
A1, A2, A3 asks Ss to make sentences. T-S
10 min S-T
T writes on the blackboard a chart for
comparatives and superlatives and asks Ss to
complete with the right form of adjectives.

T gives Ss worksheets to complete.

T asks Ss to do exercise 1.
T checks answers.

T ask to work in pairs and do exercise 2.

T checks answers.

T ask to work in pairs and do exercise 3.

T checks answers.

T asks Ss to do exercise 4.
T checks answers.

T ask to work in pairs and do exercise 5 and 6.

T checks answers.

T gives Ss bingo cards and tells them to pay

attention. T asks Ss which is the opposite of an
adjective and when a row is completed Ss shout
Bingo!

6. GUIDED T gives 3-4 marks taking into consideration the INDIVIDUAL WORK READING
CREATIVITY involvement of Ss . T-S
A2; A3 S-T
4 min

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7. HOME T gives Ss their homework. PLENARY WRITING
ASSIGNEMENT T-S
A3
2 min

Chart Degrees of Comparison

Adjectives Comparative Superlative

1 syllable old older the oldest
2 syllables ending in y funny funnier the funniest
dirty dirtier the dirtiest
2 syllables boring more boring the most boring
3 or more syllables beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

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 WORKSHEET
I. Find the opposite:
1. older ≠ younger 6. the worst ≠ ______________
2. weaker ≠_______________ 7. the smallest ≠ _______________
3. sadder ≠_______________ 8. the cheapest ≠
____________________
4. easier ≠ ________________ 9. the warmest ≠
____________________
5. slower ≠ _______________ 10. the tallest ≠
_____________________

II. True or false?

a. A mouse is smaller than a cat.

b. An elephant is fatter than a lion.
c. Computers are more expensive than pencils.
d. A dog is bigger than a tiger.
e. Cars are slower than bikes.
f. A summer day is colder than a spring day.
g. A sheep is taller than a giraffe.
h. A turtle is faster than a rabbit.
i. Your grandmother is older than your grandfather.
j. Bread is cheaper than milk.

III. Write correct sentences with a comparative using the prompts.

Example: the film/the book (interesting)
The film is more interesting than the book.

1. English / Japanese (easy) _____________________________________________

2. August / September (hot)
______________________________________________
3. Bucharest / Paris (small) _____________________________________________
4. snails / mice (slow)
__________________________________________________
5. cars/ bikes (fast)____________________________________________________
6. elephants / tigers (big) _______________________________________________
7. Tom’s test / Mike’s test (bad)
__________________________________________

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 IV. Complete the questions and give answers. Use superlatives:

1. Which is the (fast) _________________________________ animal in the

world?
2. Which is the (large) _______________________________country in the
world?
3. Which is your (big)
_____________________________________________fear?
4. Who is your (good) ____________________________________________
friend?
5. Which is the (interesting) __________________________________ subject
at school?
6. Which is the (difficult) _____________________________subject you study
at school?
7. Who is the (tall)___________________________________________boy in your
class?
V. Fill in the blanks with the superlative form of adjectives:
1. Mary is (good) student in our school.
2. She is _____________________________(funny) girl in our group.
3. That was the ________________________(happy) day of my life.
4. Anne is ________________________(young) in her family.
5. February is _________________________(cold) month of the year.

VI. Fill in the gaps using the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets:

1. The Vatican is __________________ (small) country in the world.

2. The blue whale is __________________ (big) animal in the world.

3. The cheetah is __________________ (fast) animal in the world.

4. Everest is __________________ (high) mountain in the world.

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5. The Nile is __________________ (large) river in the world.

6. Antarctica is __________________ (cold) place in the world.

7. Jane is _______________________ (beautiful) woman in the world.

VII. Choose the corect form:

1. Reading a book is _________________ than watching T.V.
a. better b. gooder
2. John’s house is _____________than my house.
a. biger b. bigger
3. My mother is _______________than my father.
a. younger b. more young
4. Last week we had _________________ day this winter.
a. the coldest b. colder than
5. I don’t think a turtle is _______________ a snail.
a. fastest than b. faster than
6. Robert Wadlow was _______________ man in the world(2.72m)
a. the taller b. the tallest