AIMS:
- PRACTISE GRAMMAR: COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES;
- ACTIVATE THE VOCABULARY ON THE TOPIC;
- ENHANCE THE MOTIVATION TO THE SUBJECT.
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
- THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT (ORAL AND WRITTTEN) INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES IN A CLEAR AND ORGANISED WAY.
TECHNICAL SUPPLIES:
- PC,
- CD “C&M” (Class 5),
- A MULTIMEDIA PROJECT.
PRINTING SUPPLIES:
- THE HEADING,
- QUOTATIONS.
THE OUTLINE
- WARMING:
HELLO EVERYBODY! TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR FAMILIES BUT FIRST OF ALL WE SHOULD PRACTISE GRAMMAR AS IT’S VERY USEFUL IN OUR TOPIC. LET’S BEGIN WITH THE POEM “THE RIDDLING KNIGHT”.
O, WHAT IS LOUDER THAN A HORN?
AND WHAT IS SHARPER THAN A THORN?
WHAT IS HEAVIER THAN THE LEAD?
AND WHAT IS BETTER THAN THE BREAD?
O, WHAT IS HIGHER THAN THE TREE?
AND WHAT IS DEEPER THAN THE SEA?
O, SHAME IS LOUDER THAN A HORN,
AND HUNGER IS SHARPER THAN A THORN.
AND SIN IS HEAVIER THAN THE LEAD,
AND THE BLESSING’S BETTER THAN THE BREAD.
O, HEAVEN IS HIGHER THAN THE TREE,
AND LOVE IS DEEPER THAN THE SEA.
- GRAMMAR PRACTICE:
- PAY ATTENTION PLEASE AT ADJECTIVES. WHAT ARE THEY?
- WHEN DO WE USE COMPARATIVES?
- HOW DO WE FORM SHORT COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES?
- WHAT SHOULD WE REMEMBER ABOUT SPELLING?
- HOW DO WE FORM LONG COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES?
- WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES?
- HOW DO WE FORM COMPARATIVES IN OTHER WAYS?
- NAME THE OPPOSITE.
YOUNGER - OLDER
NEARER – FARTHER / FURTHER
EASIER – MORE DIFFICULT
COLDER - HOTTER
CHEAPER – MORE EXPENSIVE
BETTER – WORSE
- I’ M SURE IT’S MORE INTERESTING TO LEARN GRAMMAR THROUGH POEMS. AM I RIGHT? SHALL WE READ THE POEM?
THE DUTY OF THE STRONG.
YOU WHO ARE THE OLDEST,
YOU WHO ARE THE TALLEST,
DON’T YOU THINK YOU OUGHT TO HELP
THE YOUNGEST AND THE SMALLEST?
YOU WHO ARE THE STRONGEST,
YOU WHO ARE THE QUICKEST,
DON’T YOU THINK YOU OUGHT TO HELP
THE WEAKEST AND THE SICKEST?
- NAME PLEASE THE ADJECTIVES. WHICH FORM ARE THEY USED?
- WHEN DO WE USE SUPERLATIVES?
- HOW DO WE FORM SHORT SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES?
- WHAT SHOULD WE REMEMBER ABOUT SPELLING?
- HOW DO WE FORM LONG SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES?
- WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVES?
- HOW DO WE FORM NEGATIVE SUPERLATIVES?
- FIND TEN ADJECTIVES.
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- HOTTER
- WORST
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III. VOCABULARY PRACTICE:
SO TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR FAMILIES. AS YOU KNOW 2008 IS A FAMILY YEAR. IN DECEMBER 2007 THE PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, OPENING THE FAMILY YEAR SAYS THAT FAMILY PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR LIFE AND IT’S GREAT WHEN A PERSON HAS A LOT OF RELATIVES. DO YOU KNOW RELATIVES WELL?
- COMPLETE THE TABLE.
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- TO MY MIND EVERYBODY HAS GOT A LARGE FAMILY TREE. ARE YOU READY TO ASK EACH OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT IT?
- INTERACTIVE EXERCISE: (CD “C&M”)
FILL THE GAPS WITH RIGHT WORDS.
- ORAL PRACTICE:
- IN MY OPINION WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT A FAMILY & OF COURSE PARENTS ARE THE DEAREST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT THEM?
- IN MY VIEW A FAMILY CONSISTS OF NOT ONLY PARENTS BUT ALSO ALL OTHER
RELATIVES.
COULD YOU SAY SOME WORDS ABOUT YOUR GRANDPARENTS?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR BROTHER OR SISTER?
WRITE THE COMPOSITION “MY FAMILY” ACCORDING TO THE PLAN:
I. INTRODUCTION.
II. MAIN PART:
- MY PARENTS.
- MY GRANDPARENTS.
- MY BROTHER/SISTER AND ME.
III. CONCLUSION.
IV. MARKS & CONCLUSION.- APPENDIX I. QUATATIONS.
- APPENDIX II. PRESENTATION.