LESSON PLAN

NAME: Florea Maria-Cristina

TEXTBOOK: Pathway to English
UNIT 3, Lesson 3: School Subjects – Comparative and Superlative of Adjectives
GRADE: 5th
TIME: 50 minutes

Aim: the students will use the comparative and the superlative of different adjectives in order to talk
about various topics

Objectives: Students will be able to:

- use correctly the comparative of short, long or irregular adjectives in order to compare different things
- use appropriately the superlative of short, long or irregular adjectives
- practise the productive skills (writing, speaking) and the receptive skills (listening)
- work in groups
- use the new vocabulary in appropriate contexts

Aids / Materials: textbook, worksheets

Skills: speaking, writing, listening

Classroom interaction: individual work; group work

 Stages of Students’ and teacher’s
Reasons for activities Material Timing
lesson activities

1. Warm-up - the T elicits the date - to create a pleasant blackboard

from the Ss and one S atmosphere and to relax
writes it on the the Ss
blackboard - to introduce them to
- the T writes down the the topic of the lesson
name of the lesson and
states the objectives
5’
-Comparative and
Superlative of long and
irregular adjectives

2. Homework -the T enquires about the - to assess the Ss work Ex 2b) / 34

checking Ss’ homework and time allotted to their
individual preparation
3. Lead-in - the T asks the Ss to say -to assure a smooth
how the comparative and transition towards the
superlative of short following topic notebooks
3’
adjectives are formed, as -to prompt oral work
well as to give examples

4. Contents Activity 1: Presentation

The T starts by stating
that there are several
types of adjectives in
English: short, long,
irregular, which all have
different ways of being -to improve listening
used in the comparative and comprehension
and the superlative. skills blackboard
Based on the assumption -to give them a while- notebooks
that the Ss know how the listening task
comparative and the - to improve their
superlative are applied to writing abilities
short adjectives, since -to improve
this topic has already pronunciation, stress,
been dealt with, the T intonation
writes a number of long
adjectives on the
blackboard, such as: 15’
beautiful, intelligent,
special. The T then
writes that the
comparative of these
adjectives is formed with
more + adj +than, while
the superlative with the
most + adj.
After this, the T moves
on to the irregular
adjectives and their
comparative and
superlative forms:
 THE ADJECTIVE- Comparison
1. Complete as in the example:
Example: beautiful – more beautiful – the most beautiful
1. interesting ________________________________
2. careful ___________________________________
3. expensive _________________________________
4. difficult ___________________________________
5. dangerous _________________________________
6. good * ____________________________________
7. bad * _____________________________________

2. 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 / Maths (difficult) _______________________________________________
2. September / August (hot) ________________________________________________
3. Bucharest / Paris (small) ________________________________________________
4. snails / mice (slow) _____________________________________________________
5. History / Geography (important) ___________________________________________
6. elephants / tigers (fast) __________________________________________________
7. Tom’s test / Mike’s test (bad) _____________________________________________
8. snakes / rats (dangerous) _________________________________________________

3. Complete the questions and give answers. Use superlatives.

1. Which is the (fast) ______________ animal in the world?
2. Which is the (large) ______________ocean in the world?
3. Which is your (bad) ______________subject?
4. Who is your (good) ______________ friend?
5. Which is the (interesting) _________________ subject you study at school?
6. Which is the (difficult) ____________________subject you study at school?
7. Who is the (beautiful) ____________________ girl in your class?
 SUPERLATIVE OLYMPICS

good

tall

funny

popular

courageou
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