Grammar Lesson Plan

Comparative And Superlative.

Instructor : (Sue) Youngsu, You	Level : High Beginner	Students : 10 students	Length : 50minutes

Materials

- White board ＆board markers, a tape.

- Pictures with sentences paper for main activity.

- Adjective, comparative and superlative cards.

- Wall chart of groups by adjective, comparative, superlative.

- 3 pictures to introduce post-activity.

- 10 copies of work sheets #1 (For post-activity)

Aims

- Students will review Adjective, comparative and superlative form.

- Students will practice the sentence structures by drilling.

- Students will freely make a sentence to use comparative and           superlative adjectives.

Language Skills

- Listening : teacher’s instructions, drilling, practice 1,2,3.

- Speaking : drilling, practice 3.

- Reading : worksheet #1 questions, adjective cards comparative and              superlative cards, pictures sentences.

- Writing : answering a worksheet #1.

Language Systems

- Grammar : comparative and superlative adjectives form.

- Lexis/phonology : comparative and superlative adjectives vocabularies.

- Function: make sentences by comparative and superlative adjective.

Assumptions about students

- Students already know how the class is set up and run (in pairs)

- Students are familiar with teacher’s teaching style.

- Students know some of vocabulary adjectives.

- Students can distinguish the deference between comparative and       superlative adjectives.

Anticipated Errors and Solutions

- If students have difficulties in doing activities,

-> Try to clear with instruction and monitor them.

- If time is running out,

-> Shorten the post activity.(cut-off plan)

- If students cannot understand clearly,

-> Provide more examples and explanations

- If there is more time than expected,

-> Give students more activities to practice .

References

Basic in grammar - cambridge

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Lead - In

Materials : White Board and Markers

Time

30seconds

Set up

Wholeclass

Procedure :

1. Greeting

T : Good morning, class !

Today is colder than yesterday.

Are you wearing warm clothing today?

(Students answer the question.)

2. Eliciting

T : (Pick two students) Please, stand up !

Who is taller?

(Wait to students answer.)

T : That's right, 000 is taller than 000.

(Write down on the board.)

Let's find who is the tallest student in        this class. Okay, 000 is the tallest student

in our class.

(Write down on the board.)

T : (Pick one of student)

Do you have brothers and sisters?

Is he/she older or younger than you?

He/She is older/younger than you.

So you're older/younger than him/her.

(Write down on the board.)

1. 000 is taller than 000.

2. 000 is the tallest student in our class.

3. He/She is older/younger than 000.

4. 000 is older/younger than his/her          brother/sister.

T : Repeat after me !

(Read those sentences together.)

Presentation

Materials : White Board and Marker.

Time

Set up

Procedure :

1. Form of Comparative and Superlative.

(Teacher already drew the box on the board.)

1 syllable	Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
	small	smaller	smallest
	big	bigger	biggest
2or more syllables	interesting	more interesting	most interesting
	pretty	prettier	prettiest
	simple	simpler more simpler	simplest most simple
Irregular	good	better	best

T : There are several rules of comparative        and superlative. Look at the board.

(Explain form of comparative and              superlative briefly.)

T : An adjectives have an one syllable, -er,      -est is added. And an adjective ending in      one vowel and one consonant, make         double consonant.

(Point words what teacher wrote on the      board.)

T : Adjective have 2 or more syllables, more     and most are used. And for most 2 or       more syllables adjectives that end in -y,

-y becomes -i and -er/ -est is added.

(Point words what teacher wrote on the      board and make a line that I explained.)

T : There are irregular form, they don't have      any rule.

Main - Activity
Materials : Pictures, Adjective cards, Box, Tape, Sentences paper, Wall paper of groups by adjective, comparative, superlative.
Time	Set up	Procedure : 1. Practice 1. < Instruction > (Teacher already attached pictures, Wall paper of groups by adjective, comparative, superlative and sentences paper on the wall.) T : Every one, there are adjective, comparative and superlative cards in this box. What I want you to do, pick one of card and put the card one of the group in this wall paper. (Teacher pick one of the card and put on the paper.) (C.C.Q) - Are you clear with what you doing? < Practice > ● Students do activity. ● (Teacher monitors discreetly students, if they ask some questions, answer. Give time warning. ) T : Okay, you guys good job ! (After finish the activity, check students did correctly. If they make mistakes, fix it immediately.) 2. Practice 2. <Instruction> T : We have category of adjective, comparative and superlative on the wall. Let me show you what are we doing. (Tear off one of adjective card and come close to the pictures.) T : I have (hot) card. Next, look at the pictures on the wall. And I'll put (hot) card above of this picture. What is the opposite adjective of (hot)? S : Cold. T : That's right. So I'll put this card, too. And read the sentence under the picture. (students read the sentence.) T : There are blanks in the sentences. You guys pick right card in this blank and put into the blank. You should make perfect sentences. Now, let's start activity with your partner. (C.C.Q) - Are you clear with what you doing? < Practice > ● Students do activity. ● (Teacher monitors discreetly students, if they ask some questions, answer. Give time warning. ) 3. Feedback and simple Drill. (C.C.Q) - Are you enjoy the activity? T : Okay. You did great job. Check sentences together! Who did the first one? S : We did. T : Please, read a sentence and class repeat after her/him. (If student have problem with pronunciation, make them correct. And drill is on and on...) (* If don't have time, just skip some sentences. ) T : Excellent.

Post - Activity
Materials : work sheet # 1, White Board and Makers, Pictures
Time	Set up	Procedure : 1. Practice 3. Making sentences. T : Hey, guys. Listen to my story. I met three guys last weekends. Let me show you their pictures. (Attach the pictures on the board.) Fortunately, they really like me. But I have to choose only one person to be my boyfriend. (Distribute work sheets to students.) T : I'll give you the paper which is included in their profile and questions. (Make pair of students.) T : Look at the list of profile and answer the questions with your partner. I'll give you 10 minutes. ● Students discussion time ● (Teacher monitors discreetly students, if they ask some questions, answer. Give time warning. ) (C.C.Q) - How much time do you have? - Are you clear with what you doing? 2. Feedback of Practice 2. T : Okay. Time is up !! Let's talk about together. (Ask to students from first question on the work sheet. Pick some of students and let them answer.) (If students make a mistake correct their mistakes as soon as possible.) T : You guys did excellent job!! 3. Closing. <Give an assignment.> T : Well done, everyone. I hope you enjoyed this class. See you next class.