LESSON PLAN

Teacher: Aurelia BazbanelaSchool: Ion Creanga Theoretical High school, TulceaForm: 10th Level: Advanced

Lesson type: speaking, reading, writingSubject: The comparative and the superlative degrees of comparison of the adjective

Time: 50 minutesObjectives:

to introduce the topic of the lesson: The degrees of comparison of adjectives to develop the writing, reading and speaking skills of the students

students will be able to develop ideas and make comparisons and contrasts on given topicsSkills: speaking, writing, readingMethods: paragraph writing, conversation, group work, brainstormingTeaching materials: dictionary, whiteboard, students notebook, flipchart

Activity 1 Warm-up

Aim introducing the topic

Procedure: To get some practice using comparison/contrast, the teacher prepares the students to write a comparison/contrast paragraph(s) based on one of the following topics (or come up with one they like better): High school and College

Raising a pet and raising a child

Two colleges you've considered attending

Two books you've read, or two movies you've seen

Two close friends

Two buildings The teacher writes the topics on the blackboard and groups the students.Interaction: teacher-student

Time: 7 minutes

Activity 2

Aim: to practice the use of the comparativesProcedure:

1. Once the students decide on their subject, the teacher asks them to establish categories to focus their analysis. For example, if they're comparing colleges, their categories might be curriculum, price, location, and social life.

2. Then they brainstorm and decide upon several appropriate categories for their topic.

Interaction: teacher-student, student-teacher

Time: 8 minutes

Activity 3

Aim: to make comparisons and contrasts

Procedure:

1. The teacher writes all the categories of all the topics on the blackboard

2. Based on the categories the students arrived at above, they write what is similar and what is different about the two subjects on a sheet of paper. Comparisons (similarities) between raising a pet and raising a child.1.

2

3.

Contrasts (differences) between raising a pet and raising a child.1.2.3.Interaction: teacher-student, student-teacherTime: 10 minutes

Activity 4:

Aim: - to assemble the students analysis

Procedure:

1. The students choose a spokesperson for each group.

2. The teacher asks the spokespersons to come in front of the classroom and present the points they made.

Interaction: student-teacher

Time: 10 minutes

Activity 5

Aim: to develop writing skill

Procedure: 2. The teacher asks the students to compile their raw material into paragraphs.

3. The students write a topic sentence to focus their comparison/contrast. 4. The teacher asks the students to read their paragraphs to the class.

Interaction: student-teacher, student-student

Time: 7 minutes

Activity 6

Aim: to reinforce the students knowledge of the comparative degree

Procedure: The teacher gives students a worksheet with exercises regarding comparisons

Interaction: teacher-student, student-teacher

Time: 6 minutesActivity 7: Homework setting

The teacher asks the students to write two paragraphs making comparisons and contrasts based on the following topic: Living in the countryside and living in the city.

Interaction: teacher-students

Time: 2 minutesWORKSHEET

Comparisons

I Write the correct form of the adjectives in brackets:

1. My house is ...(big) than yours. 2. Los Angeles is ..(polluted) than Vancouver. 3. That was .(bad) film I have ever seen. 4. They are as . (rich) as The Browns. 5. This bed is . (comfortable) than the sofa. 6. This restaurant makes (good) dinner in the city. 7. My suitcase is (heavy) than yours. 8. I think Paris is (beautiful) city in the world. 9. This car is ..(fast) than that one. 10. Peter is as . (tall) as Paul .

II Write the correct forms:

1) old .

2) bad .. .

3) difficult ..

4) .. the worst

5) good .. ..

6) big

7) easy .........

8) much .

9) little ..

10) interesting ..

11) . longer .

12) . happier

III Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below:

1. The weather yesterday was a lot ................ than today's weather. 2. I've got two brothers, one older than me and one ....................... . 3. London is the ....................... city that I know. 4. You have to be very ....................... to go that university. They only take very clever people. 5. All the teachers here are ....................... . I've learned a lot from them. 6. If you drive ....................... you won't have an accident. 7. Bristol is quite a big city. It's much ....................... than the city where I live. 8. That's a very ....................... mistake. Try not to do that again. 9. Tomorrow, we're catching the train at seven, so we have to get up ....................... than nomal. 10. I came to England to study because I have to speak ....................... English in my job.

1. A warmer B warmest C warm D warmly

2. A younger B more young C youngest D young

3. A excitingly B most exciting C more exciting D excitingest

4. A intelligent B more intelligent C intelligently D most intelligent

5. A well B good C better D best

6. A good B better C best D well

7. A more big B biggest C bigger D big

8. A more serious B seriously C serious D most serious

9. A earliest B more early C more earlier D earlier

10. A best B more good C good D well