Language based Lesson Plan
Title – Blue elephant is bigger than pink elephant
INSTRUCTOR	LEVEL	STUDENTS	LENGTH
Yuna	Intermediate-low(10 years old)	7	25
Materials: Pictures (comparison), worksheet1 (write the sentences into comparative and superlative adjectives structure), game board (2 copies), cards, 2dice, prize.
Aims: Ss will learn comparative and superlative structure through whole class. Ss will improve their speaking skills by presenting a dialogue. Ss will improve their grammar skills by drills and write the sentences. Ss will practice listening and speaking by playing a board game. Ss will build team work and comparative and superlative skills by discussing as a team(playing a board game)
Language Skills: Listening: teacher’s instruction, Ss’ speaking. Speaking: drills, talking each other while they’re playing a board game and presenting a dialogue Reading: game board and cards. Writing: preparing a dialogue
Language Systems: Lexis: comparative and superlative adjectives Grammar: comparative (...er than and more ...than), superlative (the ...est and the most...) Discourse: active taking while playing a board game. Functions: practicing using comparative and superlative adjectives In sentences Phonology: drills, Ss talk, teacher’s instruction (practicing “er” and “est” endings)
Assumptions: Students already know: Ss know only English in class. Ss know teacher’s teaching style. Ss expect that the lesson is supposed to be grammatical things. Ss know the differences between two things Ss have basic skills to make sentences
Anticipated Errors and Solutions: Ss may make some mistakes pronouncing words. → Teacher can tell them how to pronounce. Ss may need more time finishing worksheet. →Give prior notice while they’re doing or 1~2 minutes more. Ss may have some difficulties while drilling. →Give enough repetition of basic samples. Ss may be confused to play a board game. →Let students explain how to play.
References: http://www.gameyum.com/other-board-games/84485-printable-board-game-templates-for-a-customized-game/http://en.18dao.net/images/0/0c/Map-Vietnam.jpg, http://ko.hereisfree.com/materials/download/17007.html
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Alain Greaves  Times TESOL Lesson Plan

Pre Task
Title: Lead-in		Aims : understand the usage and meaning of comparative adjectives through repetitive exercises	Materials: Picture , marker , scotch tape
Time	Set Up	Students	Teacher
3mins	Whole class	Greeting	Hello everyone, How are you today? T: I prepared some pictures! What are they? They are all elephants. What is different? (Elicit) The second elephant is bigger than the first elephant. The third elephant is biggest. How about these pictures? What is different? (Elicit) The second man is taller than the first man. The third man is the tallest.
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Task Preparation or Presentation
Title:Pre-activity		Aims: be able to form sentences using comparative adjectives	Materials: Pictures, Topic basket, 7papers, scotch tape
Time	Set Up	Students	Teacher
1 min 4 min	Whole Class Individually	listening teacher’s instruction. pick up a paper from the topic basket. And then make three sentences like teacher did. presenting	Demonstration T: He is my friend Alain. I am shorter than him. His eyes are the biggest in the class. T: Pick up a paper from the topic basket. You will see one of your classmates’ faces. And then make three sentences like I did. You have 3 minute. ICQ: You have 5 minutes, right? (No) T: Time’s up Let’s see together Who will go first? We will go in the clockwise direction. <Students talk>
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Task Realization or Practice

Title:

Main activity- drills and  make a dialogue

Aims:

Ss will improve their grammar skills by drills and write the sentences.

Materials:

“The King of the Forest” story. board, marker.

Time

Set Up

Students

Teacher

4mins

5mins

Whole class

in groups

Repeat after teacher.

presenting dialogues.

Let’s do some drills!

Are you ready?

Repeat after me.

Nick is	cuter	than jack
	bigger
	cuter
	smarter
	thinner
Jin is	the tallest	in the class
	the biggest
	the cutest
	the smartest
	the thinnest

(Say these sentences 3 times as students repeat)

CCQ: Great, Greater, and Greatest, right?

Demonstration

In the jungle, there are many animals.

They are all different.

We are going to compare them!  You will do it in groups!

(Divide the students into 2 groups)

((Make “The King of the Forest” story)

Choose which animal you want to be.

And compare your group’s animal with the other group’s animal and make a dialogue. You have 3 minutes.

Now present dialogues.

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Post Task or Production
Title: Post activities_playing a board game.		Aims: to practice comparative and superlative skills by discussing as a team	Materials: game board (2 copies), cards, 2dice, prize.
Time	Set Up	Students	Teacher
8	in groups	play a board game	T: Now, Let’s play a board game. (Show the game board.) You will do it in groups. (Divide the students into 2 groups) Look at the rules box. Read it together. 1) Roll the number cube and pick up a card. 2) If you make a sentence correctly, then you can move the number of spaces on the die. 3) Two or more players can be on the same space. 4) Continue to play until some reaches the finish, then see who will finish second, third, etc. Here are the cards. You can see the comparative and superlative adjectives. Make a sentence using comparative structure. You have 10 minutes for playing a game. The winner will get a prize. CCQ Will you play a card game? (no) You have 10 minutes, right? (yes) Do you have any questions? Who is a winner? (Give a prize). Did have fun? Great job, today! We don’t have any homework but please review and remember that you’ve learned today.
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Sos-Activity- Unscramble the sentences.
Title: Unscramble the sentences.		Aims: To …..	Materials: worksheet
Time	Set Up	Students	Teacher
5mins	Individually	???	SOS Activity : : Unscramble the sentences. 1. Ask students to make some scrambled sentences using more ...than. 2. Pass their own paper to each one’s next student. 3. Then the students who are given the paper unscramble the sentences.
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The King of the Forest

Once upon a time, animals decided to vote for the king of the forest. All the animals started to tell each other that he is the best. Oh! The ......... and the ............... are talking right now.

A  : I have to be the king! I am ................ than you. I can............... my         kingdom.

B : No! I am ................ than you. I ...................................................

A : But I am the ................. in this forest. I can ....................than you.

B : It’s only because of your neck! I am the .................... in the forest.

A : What? I am the best animal. I am............. than you.

B : But still I have to be the king. I am ......................  than you.

Actor A:	Actor B: