UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE UBERLÂNDIA

INSTITULO DE LETRAS E LINGÜÍSTICA

CURSO DE LETRAS NOTURNO
DISCIPLINA: MORFOSSINTAXE DA LÍNGUA INGLESA
PROFESSOR: GUILHERME FROMM
ALUNAS: FABIANA BRIDI
JUSSARA DUTRA CURY

LESSON PLAN

THEME
Using morphology in the classroom to teach adjectives ending
in –ed and -ing

ESTIMATED LESSON TIME

50 minutes

TARGET AUDIENCE
Intermediate Students of English as a Second Language
currently studying in language schools

OVERVIEW
Based on the article “Flip-a-Chip to build vocabulary”, by Lee
Mountain, students are introduced to a version of her Flip-a-
Chip activity. This activity aims at reinforcing the
grammatical topic “Adjectives ending in –ed and –ing” through
an exercise that brings student’s awareness on how the
adjectives are formed and how they are used in context. For
this purpose, pupils receive envelopes which contain word
parts that are printed on white paper cards. After matching
the parts, students have to fill in paragraphs given by the
teacher. Then, they have the opportunity to build their own
sets, choosing the roots for the suffixes –ed and –ing.

STUDENTS OBJECTIVES
Students will
• Examine the meaning of the suffixes –ed and –ing to build
vocabulary
• Mix and match four meaninful word parts to make four
words
• Write a paragraph leaving blanks for the four words and
including context clues to help their classmates fill in
the blanks
• Revise their paragraphs based on the feedback from their
peers

RESOURCES
 • Dictionaries
• General classroom supplies (paper, paper cards, pens,
markers)
• Envelopes

INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN - METHODOLOGY

Preparation
Prepare a few sample sets to introduce the students to the
activity. For example, on the first card, print –ed on the
front and –ing on the back. On the second card, print relax on
the front and exhaust on the back. Flipping chips can make
four words: relaxing, relaxed, exhausting and exhausted. Write
the following paragraph on the chalkboard:

“I usually feel ___________________ when I have a hot bath,”

said Julia. “It´s the most _______________ moment of my day”.
“You´re right!”, said Anna, “You looked _________________ when
I first saw you today. Looking after the kids might have been
_________________ for you.”

Instruction and Activities

1) Introduce the Flip-a-Chip activity.

2) Encourage students to talk about the meaning of the four
words.
3) Discuss the word elements as meaningful chunks.
4) Show the fill-in-the-blanks paragraph.
5) Have the students read the paragraph aloud after placing
the words in the right blanks. Ask them to explain their
thought process for placing the words in the paragraph.
6) Go through a few more examples together in class.
7) Have students work in pairs to create their own Flip-a-
Chip packets, to include a set of chips and a paragraph with
fill-in-the-blanks. Caution students about spelling. The
words parts on Chips 1 and 2 must mix-match into four
correctly spelled words. Give example roots that can be
worked with: annoy, depress, disappoint, thrill, interest,
excit..., surpris..., disappoint..., puzzl..., confus...,
bor..., amus..., fascinat..., tir..., irritat... etc.
8) Ask students to trade their sets with another pair of
students to see if their classmates can figure out how the
words fit in the paragraph.
9) Students can then meet with the pair of students that
tried their Flip-a-Chip packet and revise their paragraph if
additional context clues were needed to place the words
correctly.

EVALUATION
Students will be evaluated throughout the activity, mainly for
their participation in the suggested tasks.

REFERENCES
Mountain, L. Flip-a-Chip to build vocabulary. Journal of
Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 46:1. 2002. p. 62-68. Disponível
em: http://www.reading.org/Publish.aspx?page=JAAL-46-1-
Mountain.pdf&mode=retrieve&D=10.1598/JAAL.46.1.7&F=JAAL-46-1-
Mountain.pdf&key=84497D01-F3D1-4879-8976-85BB874D5CD3. Acesso
em: 16 dez. 2009.

Mountain, L. Flip-a-Chip: Examining affixes and roots to build

vocabulary. ReadWriteThink. Disponível em: <
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=253>.
Acesso em: 16 dez. 2009.