Superlatives of long adjectives

Date: November 12nd 2010 Level: 8º grade, primary school

Skill:
 Writing skill
 Oral skill

Expected Outcomes:
 Students will know the use and form of superlatives of long adjectives
 Students will comprehend the difference between long/short adjectives
 Students will collaborate to write meaningful sentences in group
 Students will use different forms to express the superlatives
Resources:
 students´ book
 dictionary
 piece of paper (adjectives + images)

Time Comments

Introduction 10  Explanation about what is going to be about the class today

min  Clarification of the use and form of superlatives of long adjectives on
the board
 Difference between long and short adjectives
Core of the class

Pre-stage  Explanation of the activity for today

10
min
 Students will work as a team of no more than10 people each
 Students will use the images and the adjectives in the piece of paper
to write sentences using the superlative form
 Adjectives and images are given to students for them to write the
While-stage sentences

30
min  Each students will write a sentence using the patterns below, at the
end 20 sentences must be written
1. Between ___ and ____ , the most/ least _____ is ___
2. The most/least ________ thing in ______ is________
Post-stage 3. ________ is the most/ least _______________
4. The most/ least ______ are _________

20
min
 Explanation of the pre-test activity next class
 Test: present perfect and superlatives of long adjectives