LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL –
GRADE – 6th
TEACHER –
LESSON –Comparative and superlative of short and long adjectives
TYPE OF LESSON – communication of new knowledge
DATE –
TIME – 50 minutes

COMPETENCES

1. Receptarea mesajelor orale

1.2 Identificarea elementelor cheie dintr-un discurs standard pe subiecte familiare

2. Producerea mesajelor orale

2.2 Descrierea unor locuri şi persoane

AIMS
At the end of the lesson students will be able to :
1. elicit information about comparative and superlative of short and long adjectives;
2. make simple comparisons;
3. use the comparative and superlative degrees of regular and irregular adjectives in
different contexts.

SKILLS
- speaking
- reading
- writing
TECHNIQUES
- group work
- observation
- explanation
- individual work
RESOURCES
- flipchart
- blackboard
- notebooks
- handouts
- coloured cards

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS
Students might
- not distinguish between a regular adjective and an irregular one.
- encounter difficulties in using the comparative or superlative form of adjectives in
different contexts.
ACTIVITIES

WARM UP
AIM *creating a pleasant atmosphere for the English class;
*helping students feel relaxed.
INTERACTION *T – Ss
*Ss - T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss How are you today? / Is anybody absent? / Are you ready to
start the English class?;
*Ss answer T’s questions;
ESTIMATED TIME *2 minute

TRANSITION TO
THE NEW TOPIC
AIDS SS’ homework
AIM *checking if there were any problems with their homework.
INTERACTION *Ss – Ss
*Ss – T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss what their homework was;
*Ss read their homework while the other students pay attention because
they had to describe someone from their classroom without writing his
or her name and they have to guess about who the description is about.
ESTIMATED TIME *3 minutes

PRESENTATION: A.

1. LEAD IN
AIDS *blackboard
AIM *eliciting information about Comparative and
superlative of short and long adjectives;
COMPETENCES 2. Producerea mesajelor orale
2.2 Descrierea unor locuri şi persoane
INTERACTION *Ss – T
*T – Ss
PROCEDURE *T announces that today’s lesson is about
Comparative and superlative of short and long
adjectives;
*T writes the title of the lesson on the blackboard;
*T shows Ss a picture and asks them to describe it
using different adjectives;
*T asks two Ss to come in front of the classroom and
T encourages the other Ss to describe their colleagues
by making comparisons between the two of them.

ESTIMATED TIME *5 minutes

2. B.
AIDS *blackboard, notebooks
AIM *eliciting information about the Comparative and
superlative of short and long adjectives;
COMPETENCES 1.Receptarea mesajelor orale
1.2 Identificarea elementelor cheie dintr-un discurs
standard pe subiecte familiare
INTERACTION *T - Ss
*Ss – Ss
*Ss - T
PROCEDURE *T presents Ss the theory related to the way in which
the comparative and superlative of short and long
adjectives is formed supported by examples. While T
tells Ss the rules for each category of adjectives, Ss
write in their notebooks the theory and the examples.

ESTIMATED TIME *8 minutes

Practice 1
DEVELOPMENT/
PRACTICE
AIDS *handout 1
AIM *make simple comparisons
COMPETENCES 1.Receptarea mesajelor orale
1.2 Identificarea elementelor cheie dintr-un discurs standard pe
subiecte familiare
INTERACTION *T - Ss
*Ss - Ss
*Ss – T
PROCEDURE *T gives the Ss handout 1 and asks them to work into groups of three
or four Ss. Each group should choose a leader who will read the
answers of her or his group. T gives them 5 minutes to solve the
exercise. When time is up T asks Ss to read loud their answers.

ESTIMATED TIME *8 minutes

Practice 2

AIDS *handout 2
AIM * use the comparative and superlative degrees of regular and irregular
adjectives in different contexts
COMPETENCES 1.Receptarea mesajelor orale
1.2 Identificarea elementelor cheie dintr-un discurs standard pe
subiecte familiare

INTERACTION *T - Ss
*Ss –Ss (group work)
*Ss – T
PROCEDURE *T gives Ss handout 2 and tells them that they have 7 minutes to solve
it. They have to formulate questions by using the superlative form of
the given adjective and provide answers for each question. Each
member of the groups should give an answer for the questions in order
 to all of them express freely different opinions. When time is up, the
leader of each group reads their answers.

ESTIMATED TIME *10 minutes

Practice 3
AIDS *handout 3

AIMS * use the comparative and superlative degrees of regular and irregular
adjectives in different contexts.
COMPETENCES 1.Receptarea mesajelor orale
1.2 Identificarea elementelor cheie dintr-un discurs standard pe
subiecte familiare

INTERACTION *T-Ss
*Ss – T
PROCEDURE *T tells Ss that they will play a game. T has prepared a worksheet for
them. Ss should pay attention to each sentence and the leader of each
group should give the correct answer as fast as possible. While they
give their answers, T keeps the score. The members of the group who
give the correct and fastest answers get a ten in the register.
ESTIMATED TIME *7 minutes
PRODUCTION/
FEED-BACK
AIDS *coloured cards, flipchart
AIM * use the comparative and superlative degrees of regular and irregular
adjectives in different contexts.
COMPETENCES 1.Receptarea mesajelor orale
1.2 Identificarea elementelor cheie dintr-un discurs standard pe
subiecte familiare

INTERACTION *T – Ss
*Ss - T
PROCEDURE *T shows Ss a flipchart sheet which contains a chart with three
columns: the first one has written on it the positive form of some
adjectives, while the others two do not have anything written because
Ss have to choose a coloured card and match it with its comparative or
superlative form.

ESTIMATED TIME *7 minutes

Emotional Feedback/
Aims’ checklist
AIMS *getting feed-back from the Ss
INTERACTION *Ss - T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss to say a colour which best describes their emotional state at
the end of the English class.
ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute
Assigning Homework
AIM *using comparative and superlative forms of different adjectives
INTERACTION *T - Ss
PROCEDURE *T tells students that their homework for the next time is exercise 7,
page 72.
ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute