Jisoo Yang  Times TESOL Lesson Plan

Speaking Lesson Plan 96WD Angela
Title : Comparatives and Superlatives
Teacher	Student Level & Age	No of Students	Length
Angela Yang	low-intermediate adults	19	50 mins
Materials: -Pictures of celebrity -White board and markers -Worksheets (25 copies)
Aims: -Students will know comparatives and superlatives by this lesson.
Language Skills: Writing: Students will write sentences using superlatives and comparatives Listening: Teacher’s instruction & explanation Speaking: Group discussion, Answering teacher’s questions Reading: Students will make sentences and read them
Language Systems: Phonology: pronounce new words and expressions Lexis: meaning of vocabulary Grammar: comparatives and superlatives Discourse: group discussion, conversation Functions: Questioning, answering, and explaining
Assumptions:
Anticipated Errors and Solutions: N/A
References: http://busyteacher.org/2873-5-new-fun-ways-to-teach-grammar-to-esl-students.html
Notes:

Warmer
Title: Who is the -est person?		Aims: -To help students feel comfortable and be ready to learn	Materials: white board and markers
Time	Set Up	Students	Teacher
10 mins	all students	-Students will answer the questions that teacher asks.	-Ask students some questions using superlatives and comparatives.
Notes: example) Who is the happiest student today? / Who is the tallest in our class? / Is A taller than B?

Task Preparation or Presentation
Title: Learning vocabulary		Aims: -To help students learn new vocabulary they are going to use in class.	Materials: white board, markers
Time	Set Up	Students	Teacher
10 mins	in groups	-Students will guess the form of superlatives and comparatives of each vocabulary	-Teacher will write some words students will use in class.
Notes: example) tall-taller-the tallest / young-younger-the youngest / happy-happier-the happiest

Task Realization or Practice
Title: A is –er than B A is the -est		Aims: -To help students use superlatives and comparatives -To give students chances to speak using comparatives and superlatives	Materials: -white board and markers -pictures of movie stars
Time	Set Up	Students	Teacher
20 mins	in groups	Students will see the pictures of movie stars. Make sentences using comparatives and superlatives in group.	Teacher will write information of each actor or actress on the board. (age, height) Ask students to write sentences in group.
Notes: -Teacher will demonstrate how to make a sentence using superlatives and comparatives if students don’t understand.

Post Task or Production
Title: Make our own sentences!		Aims: -To give opportunities students to write their own sentences -To help students be familiar with comparatives and superlatives.	Materials: white board and markers worksheets (25 copies)
Time	Set Up	Students	Teacher
10 mins	whole class	-Students will share their information about themselves (height, ages, etc) -Compare themselves in groups -Students will write 5 sentences using superlatives and comparatives	-Teacher will check that students have understood superlatives and comparatives.

[Teaching materials]

Name	Date of birth	Height	Children
Katie Homes	1978-12-18	175cm	one daughter
Kate Winslet	1975-10-05	172cm	one daughter and one son
Orlando Bloom	1977-01-13	179cm	one son
Tom Cruise	1962-07-03	170cm	2 daughters and one son
Reese Witherspoon	1976-03-22	157cm	one daughter and one son
George Clooney	1961-05-06	180cm
Brad pitt	1963-12-18	180cm	3 sons and 3 daughters