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Comparative and superlative adjectives

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Intermediate/B1
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45-60 min
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In this intermediate ESL lesson, students will look more closely at the functional uses of comparative and superlative adjectives. By focusing on the practical application of these adjectives, students will be better able to make accurate comparisons and describe extremes effectively, enhancing their descriptive language skills.

The lesson plan includes a boardwork suggestion that presents the functional uses of comparative and superlative adjectives. Following this, students will engage in several collaborative classroom activities to practice and apply these structures. We also include a couple of ideas for fun group games that you can use to wrap up the lesson. These provide a fun and interactive opportunity for students to consolidate their learning and end the session on a high note.

Lesson Outline
Activities
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Boardwork
1Adjective table
2Vampires and werewolves
3Superlative challenge
4Interview time
Games
1Comparative dice
2Hot seat
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Classroom activities

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Use of the board

Students take a closer look at the functional uses comparative and superlative forms.

It's safe to assume that students at this level will be quite familiar with comparative and superlative adjectives. Therefore, you should be able to focus more on the functional uses and introduce more complex constructions. Step through the functional uses and try to elicit examples of each by giving the students a small part of the sentence.

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Adjective table

Students work individually to complete a table of adjectives with their comparative and superlative forms.

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Vampires and werewolves

Students will work in pairs to make statements of comparison from a list of noun pairs.

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Superlative challenge

The students use their smartphones to search for some record breakers.

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Interview time

Working in pairs, the students interview each other on a range of topics.

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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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Hot seat: Comparative and superlative

Students will have to describe sentences that contain the target language to the player in the hot seat.

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