By: Ellen and Tássia

Degrees of comparison : simple and

comparative degree; superlative

Introduction

This task could be used to:

Use different degrees of adjectives

Introduce new vocabulary;

Improve writting and speaking skills

Review the verb, “To Be” and some verb tenses: Simple

Present; Simple Future; Simple Past

Review W- Questions (who, what, which)

Objectives

Teach degree of comparison and superlatives and review the

adjectives

Explore students’ understanding about the different kinds of

adjectives degrees (comparative and superlatives )

Work with antonyms of adjectives

Instructions for Teachers

Review the adjectives students know and their meanings;

Present the situations to your students;

Suggest some possibilities of conversation according to the

picture.

Nicole Kidman is

taller than her

husband

The red car is more

modern than the

other one.

The tiger is less slimy

than the slug.

Aishwarya Rai is as

beautiful as Jessica

Alba.

The Burj Khalifa is the

tallest tower in the world.

Rio de Janeiro is

the most beautiful

city in the world.

Task 1 Speaking

Give students the opportunity to practice their understanding

•The teacher selects some pictures, magazines, advertisements.

•Tell students that they are going to plan a mini-conversation

using comparative and superlative degree. They should ask and

answer questions such as (who is taller: Nicole Kidman or her

husband? Nicole Kidman is taller than her husband)

•Give them a few minutes to think it over.

Task 2 writing

•Think of a natural place that you have already been and

describe the place using the comparative and superlative

degrees.