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Comparatives and superlatives

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Elementary+/A2
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Grammar
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45-60 min
Low-resource ESL lesson plan
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In this elementary-level lesson, students will take a closer look at comparative and superlative adjectives and their functional application. Through collaborative writing and grammar tasks, students will gain a deeper understanding of these concepts and be able to use them in real-life scenarios with greater accuracy.

The lesson plan includes a suggested boardwork example to introduce the target language. After that, your students will work on several low-resource activities that encourage active participation and peer-to-peer learning. To add a bit of fun, we've also included a couple of classroom game ideas that will help reinforce the newly learned concepts.

Lesson Outline
Activities
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Boardwork
1Flip it
2Vocabulary building
3Interview time
Games
1Hot seat
2Comparative dice
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Classroom activities

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Use of the board

The students take a closer look at the functional application of comparative and superlative adjectives.

Students at this level should be somewhat familiar with this topic. Therefore, elicit examples from the group as you step through the functional uses and add the best ones to the board.

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Flip it

For this writing activity, the students will create simple sentences using the target language.

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Vocabulary building

The students use the target grammar to create sentences from a list of adjectives on the board.

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Interview time

For this two-part activity, the students will complete a gap-fill exercise and then use it to interview a partner.

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Classroom games

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Hot seat: Comparative and superlative

Students have to describe comparative sentences to the player in the hot seat.

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Comparative dice

Players have to make sentences using themes and adjectives that have been decided by the throw of the dice.

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