PERIOD WEEK UNIT 12: ROBOTS LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK P: T: I Objectives: 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 Competences: By the end of the lesson, students can know how to use the superlative with short adjectives to compare things and people 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: 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 Pre-stage: Aim: To introduce some new vocabs and superlative form of adjectives to compare three or more people or things Task T shows the pictures and says We can use the superlative of short adjectives to compare three or more people or things Person is taller than Person And Person 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: 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 the exercise individually and then compare their answers with a classmate Teacher checks the answers as a class Adjectives Superlatives Fats Fastest Tall Tallest Noisy Noisiest Nice Nicest Hot Hottest Light Lightest Quiet Quietest Heavy Heaviest Large Largest Task + 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 (With weak class, 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 Strongest Smartest Tallest Smallest cheapest Task Tidier Hottest Faster Tallest 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 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 sentences about your friends or family, using the superlative - Do more exercises in workbook - Prepare for lesson 4: Communication FEEDBACK: …