A1 English Lesson Plan – Comparative and Superlative Adjectives – At the Zoo
Lesson Goals: At the end of the lesson students will be able to use comparative and superlative adjectives to make comparison between two or more things. Also, they will learn important vocabulary about describing things, animals, and nature.
Target English Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Target English Vocabulary: Describing things, animals and nature
Answer Sheet available for download below.
Presentation
1.Listen to the text and fill in the blanks.
I’m going to the ……….! My ………. says that there are many big ………. there, and very ………. trees. The biggest is the ……….. He says that he saw a ………., and it ………. longer than the snake we saw on ……….. I don’t ………. to see the ……….. They are not ……….. I think the most ………. animal is the ……….. He is bigger than my aunt’s ……….. And his hair is ………. longer. Maybe I’ll see a ………. lion at the zoo. ………. are the best.
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2. Answer the questions:
- Which is the biggest animal at the zoo?
- Is the snake at the zoo longer than the snake on TV?
- Are snakes pretty?
- What is the most beautiful animal at the zoo?
Grammar Box
Formation of Comparative adjectives:
There are two ways to form a comparative adjective:
short adjectives: add “-er” or “r” in the end
eg. small – smaller; late – later
long adjectives: add “more” before the adjective
eg. beautiful – more beautiful
Formation of Superlative Adjectives
Again, there are two ways to form a superlative adjective:
short adjectives: add “-est” or “st”
eg. small – smallest; late – latest
long adjectives: add “most” before the adjective
eg. beautiful – the most beautiful
IMPORTANT: We usually use ‘the’ before the superlative form of the adjective.
Practice:
1. In the table below write the comparative and superlative adjectives.
eg. dark – darker – darkest
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
| big | ||
| green | ||
| tall | ||
| small |
2. In the table below write the comparative and superlative adjectives. This time use “more” and “most” (the most).
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
| important | ||
| beautiful | ||
| different | ||
| expensive |
Practice:
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Write 6 sentences about your favorite animals. Use the superlative form.
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Write 5 questions about animals/ the zoo using the superlative form. Ask your classmates.
