Jorge Carreon Jorge Carreon

W6 Listening June 17 - Tuesday
A1-B1 Vets Gen2 level

Description

Students will practice how to identify comparatives and superlatives in a listening passage. Students can summarize key points from the listening material. Students can discuss the listening passage using the target structures.

Materials

Main Aims

  • Recognize and understand comparatives and superlatives in spoken English.

Subsidiary Aims

  • Improve listening comprehension through real-life examples.

Procedure

Lead in/ Exposure (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students, To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

Procedure: Show two related images (e.g., two cities, animals, foods). Ask: Which one do you think is more interesting? Why? What adjectives might you hear if someone compares these? Students brainstorm possible vocabulary and share with a partner. Instructor boards a few high-frequency words.

Pre-Reading/Listening (8-10 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

Procedure: Introduce and board 6–8 key adjectives and their comparative and superlative forms (e.g., fast, faster, fastest). Students write down 3 predictions: What comparisons might the speakers make? What superlative statement might they hear?

While-Reading/Listening #1 (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information reading/listening tasks

Procedure: Play the selected video: Comparatives & Superlatives – English Conversations (Listening Lab) Students listen and answer Short pair check afterward.

While-Reading/Listening #2 (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading/listening tasks

Students complete a Cornell note sheet: Left: adjectives and grammar used (comparatives/superlatives) Right: comparisons and topics Bottom: brief summary of the speaker's opinions Answer comprehension questions: What are they comparing? What vocabulary shows the difference? What is their final opinion?

Post-Reading/Listening (13-15 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

Procedure: In pairs: Share the most interesting comparison from your notes Say whether you agree and explain why Each pair presents one comparison using a superlative sentence to the class..

Feedback and Error Correction (8-10 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

Each student writes: One comparative sentence they heard One superlative they heard or could add Instructor collects a few for board correction and pronunciation review.

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