Unit 12 a closer look 2

Knowledge: Learn how to use superlative adjectives short adjectives to compare three or more people or things and practice writing by using superlative adjectives and comparative adject

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UNIT 12: ROBOTS LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

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I Objectives:

1 Knowledge: Learn how to use superlative adjectives (short adjectives) to compare

three or more people or things and practice writing by using superlative adjectives and comparative adjectives

2 Competences: By the end of the lesson, students can know how to use the

superlative with short adjectives to compare things and people

3 Qualities: Be interested in the topic about Robots and be stimulative the student’s

creativeness in the future

II Teaching aids: Textbook, pictures, TV, computer

III Procedure:

1 Warm up:

Aims: To motivate students’ creativeness related the superlative of short

adjectives

* Game: Sentence racing.

Ss work in groups, saying the sentences which contains superlative adjectives of short

adjectives e.g Minh is the tallest in my class.

The group with more correct sentences will be the winner

Set of words:

the tallest

the shortest

the biggest

the smallest

2 Pre-stage:

Aim: To introduce some new vocabs and superlative form of adjectives to compare three or more people or things

Task 1 T shows the pictures and says We can use the superlative of short adjectives

to compare three or more people or things

Person 2 is taller than Person 1 And Person 3 is the tallest boy.

Teacher briefly explains the form and use of superlative adjectives:

* Form: Superlative adjectives of short adjectives:

The + short adj + est

* Use: Superlative adjectives are used to compare more than three people or things, expressing the highest degree

Teacher notices the way to construct the superlative of short adjectives in English:

3 During stage:

Aim: To help students practice using the superlative to give the correct form of adjectives in brackets in isolation and in context.

Task 1: Write the superlative form of the adjectives in the table (p 61)

Teacher asks students to do the exercise individually and then compare their answers with a classmate

Teacher checks the answers as a class

Adjectives Superlatives

Task 2 + 3: Complete the sentences with comparative or superlative form of the adjectives (p 61, 62)

Ask students to read the instruction Tell Ss what they should do (With weak class, do the sentence as an example.)

Ask Ss to read and give the correct form of adjectives in brackets

-Have Ss compare their answer in pairs before checking with the whole class

Check and confirm the correct answer.

Answer key:

Task 2 1 Strongest 2 Smartest 3 Tallest 4 Smallest 5 cheapest

Task 3 1 Tidier 2 Hottest 3 Faster 4 Tallest 5 smartest

Activity 4: Work in pairs Look at the information of three robots: M10, H9 and A3 and talk about each of them, using superlative adjectives (p 62)

Teacher models the activity with a stronger student and reminds students that they only use the information from the table to describe the three robots using superlative

adjectives Example:

A: A3 is the tallest of the three robots

B: M10 is the youngest of the three robots

A: A3 is the heaviest of the three robots

B: H9 is the cheapest of the three robots

Teacher may explain the meaning of the words age, weight, height, price and asks

students to elicit the adjectives they can use to describe each row

Students work in pairs to say sentences comparing three robots

Teacher moves around to offer help if needed

Teacher calls some pairs to perform in front of the class

4 Post- stage:

Aim: To give students further practice on using superlative adjectives in real life context

Activity 5: Game: Find someone who…

First, teacher models the game Find someone who… with a stronger student.

Teacher has students work in pairs ask and answer questions

Teacher moves around and offers help if needed

Teacher calls some pairs to report their findings

Example: A: Who is the tallest in our class?

B: Khoi is the tallest in our class

IV Homework

- Learn by heart the superlatives

- Write 5 sentences about your friends or family, using the superlative

- Do more exercises in workbook

- Prepare for lesson 4: Communication

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