Listening    Speaking    Reading    Grammar   Writing

Topic: The use of comparatives

Lesson Plan Template Task Based Lesson (TBL)

Instructor: Christina 79th wd T	Level: Upper-Intermediate	Students: 5	Length: 30 Minutes

Materials: board and markers, Worksheet 5, Picture cards 30

Aims:

Main Aim: To enable Ss to improve their grammar skills by having Ss understand              ‘the comparative’.

Secondary Aim: Ss can use the comparatives by work sheet, advertisement.

Personal Aim: I want to improve my speaking pace.

I want to improve my teaching pace.

Language Skills:

Listening : Students will listen to each other's making comparatives.

Reading : Students will read worksheets.

Speaking : Students can discuss the comparative sentences in the main activity.

Writing : Students will be filling in the blank.

Language Systems:

Function: Students can understand 'The comparative'

Phonology: None to discuss

Grammar: Students can learn the form 'The comparative'

Lexis: adjectives, animals' name etc.

Discourse: discuss the comparative sentences

Assumptions:

Students can understand the basic grammar.

Most of students have already known to make sentences.

Anticipated Problems and Solutions:

Students may not know how to form the comparative.

- Explain Ss clearer about the form.

Students don't understand some expressions.

- Explain expressions with worksheet  and check to see if any students do not understand.

References: Dave's esl cafe

Lead-In
Materials:
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
3	Whole class	Students answer the teacher's simple talk questions.	T: Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Jiny, Jane T: Chuseok is coming soon. What will you do? Lee, Mellisa T: Is this year's Chuseok going to be better than last year? Cellina: Yeah, I hope so.

Pre-Activity
Materials: pictures 20
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
10	groups	Students answer the teacher's simple questions.	Eliciting (Showing two pictures of an elephant and a mouse) What do you see? S: Elephant, mouse Right, which one is bigger? Right Today, We are going to learn the comparative form. (Showing the Wall Chart.) ex) I am 170cm tall. You are 165cm tall. At this time we can say 'I am taller than you.' The end of 1syllable adjective, put -er than . Subjective verb adjective-er than the comparing thing. If Adjective is 2 syllables more, use more in front of adjective instead of -er. ccqs Do we use the comparative form to compare more than 2 things? No Do we use the comparative form to compare 2things? Yes Grouping Comparative form Say Comparative form (to mellisa, cellina) (to Jiny, Jane) (to Lee) Comparative this side (right) Form this side(left) After ccq : Do the work sheet We are going to solve the problems about the comparative. I'll give you worksheets. I'll give 3minutes. Fill the blanks in groups. Icqs What are you going to do? How many minutes do you have? 3min. Are you going to work individually? Are you going to work in groups? Explicit Icqs Can you start when I give the papers to you? Can you start when I say go? (Distribute the papers.) Start! (Monitor, write 1-10 each line and Time management) 1minute 30 seconds Time's up Come up and write the answers no.1-10. Okay, Cellina! can you read the answer no.1. Mellisa! no.2. Lee! no.3. Jiny! no.4. Jane! no.5. Mellisa! 6. Cellina! 7. Jiny! 8. Jane!9. Lee 10. Okay! You guys! Great job!

Main Activity
Materials: pictures 20
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk We are going to make an advertisement about the comparative. I made an advertisement. Dunkin Donuts vs Krispy Kreme (Showing the wall chart -already stuck on the board) Dunkin Donuts are cheaper than Krispy Kreme. And Dunkin Donuts are less sugar than Krisp Kreme. Grouping Mellisa, Cellina in a small group Jiny, Jane, Lee in a small group I'll give you 5minute. Icqs What are you going to do? How many minutes do you have? 5min. Are you going to work individually? Are you going to work in groups? Explicit Icqs Can you start when I give the papers to you? Can you start when I say go? (Monitor and Time management) 3minute more(If I think Ss need) 1minute left 30 seconds left Time's up Come up! Can you show your advertisement and explain? Okay, Good job!

Post Activity
Materials:
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
8	Whole		First of all, We will divide our class into two teams and stand in two lines. I'll give the first two a card each. They should read out your words at the same time. And then make a sentence comparing the two nouns. The first to make a comparison between the two words gets a point. And then move to the back of your lines. The loser stays on to compete with the next challenger. (Demonstration) Jane Can you help me? Come up. Say the cards' name at the same time. The first who makes the sentence gets a point. I'll give 5minutes. Team Com is Mellisa, Cellina.Team Parative is Jiny,Jane,lee. Icqs What are you going to do? Are you going to work in group? How many minutes do you have? Jane, Can you write points on the board. (Com is one team, Parative is the other team.) Jane is team Parative Can you come up? Stay two lines. (Showing the first two a card each) Make a comparative sentence between the two words. i.e.) S: rabbits are whiter than bears. Move to the back of your line. Get 1point. Come front. (Expectation) Okay, Team com got 15 points. Team parative got 14. So, Team com won. Okay, have a seat, please. Thank you for participating. I don't have any mistake. (Show the scrambled word) Veticpomara Do you know what it is? Ss: Comparative Right All of you guys did a good job today. Is there any questions? Ok ,then see you next time.
SOS Activities
Materials: picture card 5
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
5			We are going to do a role play to make a comparison sentence. (Demonstration) (Show two pictures.) I.e.) I'm prettier than the wicked queen. I'll give you each a picture . I'll give 5minutes. You two pairs, You are in a small group. Icqs What are you going to do? How many minutes do you have? Are you going to work individually? Are you going to work in a group? Can you look at the picture when I give it to you? Can you start when I say go? (Distribute the pictures.) Start! (Monitor and Time management) 1minute 30 seconds Time's up Mellisa, Cellina can you do a role play? Lee, Jane, Jiny? Okay, Thank you for attention. Now, I finish microteaching.