Prepared by: Amna Tabasum

Subject: English {ESL}

Topic: Comparatives and superlatives

Date: 14-01-2015

Level: Elementary

Resource: White board, Worksheet, flash

cards, real objects for comparison.
Objectives: Students will be able to understand grammatical Skills: Grammar
rules of comparative and superlative.

Time

Content
Stage

10 minutes

Teaching Procedure

Aim

Student
Activity

Aid

Time: 45 minutes
Assumption: Students might add er with long
adjectives i.e. expensive, modern.

Assessment

Problems
Anticipated

Solution

Introducing Topic
-Teacher will show students
different objects and compare
them;

Engage

15 minutes

Study

- The red ball is smaller than

green ball.
- The green ball is bigger than red
ball.
Teacher will show more pictures
for comparisons, using flash car.
My friend speak..what about
your friends? They
- Teacher will explain the
grammatical rules:
- Adding er with one syllables
word and more lesswith
words with 2 or 3 syllables in
comparative adjectives.
- Adding est with one syllable
word most least in
superlative adjectives.
Examples: Big-bigger thanbiggest, Cold-colder than-

Topic: Comparatives and superlatives Elementary level

To give students an
idea of the topic.

To emphasize the
grammatical rules and
make them remember
the rules.

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Pupils will
listen and
interact with
teacher.

Eliciting from
students by
Q&A

Q&A

Observation

White
board

Observation
Q&A

Initially there
would be some
difficulty in
becoming
familiar with the
topic.

Teacher will
repeat the
question again
and again to
make the
concept clear.

Some students
may not
response.

Making
interaction more
effective.

Course: TFEL

20 minutes

Activate

coldest, Cheap-cheaper thancheapest.

Controlled practice
-Teacher will make two columns
on the board labeled stores and
clothing.
-Student will brainstorm the
adjectives and describe each
category.
-Stores: big-small-busy cheap-fastgrow-slow-good.
- Clothing: short, long, nice, small,
large

To check their
comprehension.

Students will
be actively
involved

White
board

Observation
Q&A

Some students
might make
mistakes.

Teacher will
explain the
rules.

References:
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Learning Teaching by Jim Scivener (MacMillan Heinemann)

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/comparatives-superlatives-through-pictures
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/superlative-noughts-crosses
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/fastest-slowest

Topic: Comparatives and superlatives Elementary level

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Course: TFEL