Speaking and listening – Pre-intermediate – Upper-intermediate

Let’s talk about SUPERLATIVES

Conversation cards

What the biggest country in What’s the most populous country What’s the highest mountain in
the world? Where is it? What in the world? the world? In Europe? In
are its neighbours? What’s the most populous Muslim South America? In Africa?
country in the world?

What’s the longest river in the What’s the biggest animal in What’s the biggest land
world? In Asia? In North and the world? Where does it live? animal? Where does it live?
South America? In Europe? What does it eat? What does it eat?

What’s the biggest bird in the What’s the fastest animal on What’s the biggest ocean in
world? Where does it live? land? Describe it. the world? Where is it?
Describe it. Who’s the fastest in the sky? What’s the biggest fish?

What’s the biggest city in the What’s the largest desert in What’s the highest building in
world? What’s the biggest city the world? Where is it? the world? What’s the highest
in your country? What animals live there? one in your country?

What’s the smallest country in Which country is the most Who’s the richest person on
the world? popular tourist destination in Earth? How much money does
Where is it? the world? Guess. Say why. he have? Guess.

What’s the hardest substance What’s the biggest continent? What’s the best-paid job?
on Earth? What’s the coldest? What’s the worst-paid job?
What is it used for? What’s the driest? Brainstorm and discuss.

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2 Class survey
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What's the best food you've ever eaten?
Match What's the best movie you've ever seen?
antelope What's the most beautiful place in your country?
China What's the most difficult school subject?
flamingo What's the most expensive present you've ever bought?

France What's the most tourist attraction in your country?

What's the worst food ever?
giraffe
Who's the best teacher you've ever had?
rhino
Who's the most beautiful woman on Earth?
Russia
Who's the most handsome man in the universe?
whale shark
 Speaking and listening – Pre-intermediate – Upper-intermediate
Answer key:
Russia
(its neighbours are Azerbaijan,
Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea,
Norway, Poland, and Ukraine
The Nile (Africa)
Yangtze River (China)
Mississippi (North America)
Amazon (South America)
Volga (Russia/Europe)
ostrich (originally from Africa,
now widely farmed all around the
world)
Tokyo
(metropolitan area)
Vatican City
(within the boundaries of Rome,
Italy)
diamond
(used for jewellery, industrial
cutting and engraving tools, laser
components, semiconductor
coatings)
(1) China +/- 1.3 billion
(2) India +/- 1.1 billion
most Muslims:
(1) Indonesia (200 million)
(2) India (138 million)
blue whale
(lives in the ocean)
(eats krill)
cheetah (Africa)
(yellow-brown with black spots)
peregrine falcon
Sahara, Africa
(snake, reptiles, insects, scorpion,
desert fox, camel)
1 - France (81.9 million tourist
arrivals in 2007)
2 – Spain (59.2 million)
biggest: Asia
coldest: Antarctica
driest: (1) Antarctica (2) Australia
Mt. Everest (Nepal)
Mont Blanc (France)
Aconcagua (Argentina)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
African elephant
Pacific Ocean
(between Asia and America)
whale shark
Burj Dubai (601 metres)
(Forbes - March 2009)
1. Bill Gates (USD 40 billion)
2. Warren Buffet (USD 37 billion)
possible answers: doctor, surgeon,
lawyer, celebrity, businessman,
pilot, football player, film star
possible answers: maid, janitor,
cleaner, teacher, construction
worker, farmer, care worker,
nurse