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Set Induction
(5 minutes)

Presentations
(15 min)

World of Knowledge
The Insects Investigators
Grammar
5.1.6 Able to use adjectives correctly and appropriately:
(a) comparative
(b) superlative
By the end of the lesson pupils are able to
(M) Write sentences using comparative or superlative
adjectives
(L) Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative and
superlative adjectives correctly
Textbook, pictures, phrases strips, worksheet
Knowledge acquisition
Activity

1. Teacher asks pupils to recall the

insects in their house.
2. Teacher writes/draws on the
whiteboard
2. Pupils arrange the insects according
to their sizes
1. Teacher elicit adjectives from the
pupils and gives more examples
2. Teacher shows how to change to
comparative adjectives first
big
- bigger than
small - smaller than
3. Teacher pastes a few word cards on
the board and pupils try to change the
words to superlative adjectives
4. Next, using the same word cards
teacher explains how to change
adjectives to superlative adjectives.
big - bigger than - the biggest
small - smaller than - the smallest
5. Pupils volunteers to come in front and
change the words to superlative
adjectives

Notes /
Contents

Practice
(15 min)

1. Pupils are paired

2. Each pair has to complete a table with
the correct comparative and superlative
adjectives.
3. (MAINSTREAM) Pupils have to come up
with 5 more adjectives after they have
completed the given adjectives
4. (LINUS) Teacher gives a table with a
few clues as guide.
Examples
MAINSTREAM
Adjectives

Comparativ
e

Superlative

Comparativ
e

Superlative

big
small
LINUS
Adjectives
big
small
long
fast
Production
(20 min)

smaller
than
the longest
faster than

1. Teacher pastes pictures on the board

with strips of phrases
2. Teacher asks pupils to arrange the
pictures according to their sizes
(Examples)

bigger than

the biggest
bigger than
3. Teacher takes the phrases and put
them between the pictures.
4. Based on the arrangement on the
board, the teacher writes sentences.

The dolphin is bigger than the rabbit

The goat is bigger than the rabbit
The dolphin is the biggest

5. Teacher pastes more pictures and

pupils write their own sentences.
6. A few volunteers and picked to write
their sentences on the board
(LINUS)
1. Pupils match adjective to comparative
to superlative adjectives
Example
big

shorter than

the

bigger than

the

taller than

the

smaller than

the

tallest
small
shortest
tall
biggest
short
smallest
2. Pupils fill in the blanks with the correct
answers. They may refer to the previous

worksheet.
Examples :
a) The butterfly is _______________ (big) an
ant.
b) The ant is ___________ (small) insect
between dragonfly and grasshopper.

Closure
(5 min)

Pupils are grouped into two groups, Each

group will take turns to write the
comparative and superlative adjectives
on the board. The group that finishes first
win.