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Predicative adjectives
Upper Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson the students arecgetting familiar with predicative adjectives, their position in the sentence and usage in the contest. They are also learning to analys the contrast between attributive and predicative adjectives. The students are going to practice new vocabulary in group and pair work by freer parctice and personalisation. The are going to practice predicative adjectives in drilling exercise as well.

Materials

Abc predicative adjectives

Main Aims

  • • To introduce and give Ss controlled and freer practice in predicative adjectives in the context of family.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To give Ss practice in speaking for fluency

Procedure

Warmer (3-5 minutes) • to get the Ss interesred in the topic

The students are going to play hangman to guess the words "family tree''. Check students if they have already tried this game. Give instructions of the game. After playing check what the phrases mean.

Presentation (5-7 minutes) • to introduce Ss predicative adjectives/new voc/review the previous one

Put pictures describing adjectives on the wall. Give the students the adjectives in ex 1 p. 8 to match with the picture. Check them. Then give the students vocabulary ex 1-Ss work in pairs/small groups to match with definitions. Check them on answer key. Be prepared to deal with any questionsabout meaning-have examples ready to illustrate. Drill the pronounciationof a few of these. 1. alive a) not awake 2. awake b) similar 3. asleep c) not dead 4. ill d) frightened 5. alone e) not sleeping 6. afraid f) not with other people 7. glad g) not healthy 8. aware h) happy and please 9. alike i) knowing about situation or fact

Language Focus (5-7 minutes) • To give students controlled and freer practice in predicative adjectives in the context of family

Give students ex 2-they work in pairs/small groups and decide which sentence is better. Do FB. Focus Ss on position of predicative adjectives. Contrast with other adjectives-using examples on the w/b elicit adjective position from the Ss

Controlled practice (3-5 minutes) • to controll students practice of recognition and usage preducative adjectives in the context

Ss complete Wkbk- Vocab 1b -in pairs/small groups -check answers

Free practice /personilisation (7-10 minutes) • to give students opportunity to practice new vocabulary in their own sentences

prepare a couple of sentences about someone in your family using some adjectives from vocab ex 1. use this as an example to set up ex 3. SS describe someone in their family to their partners-try to use as many adjectives as possible-monitor-give FB.

Free practice /personilisation (7-10 minutes) • to give students opportunity to practice new vocabulary in their own sentences

prepare a couple of sentences about someone in your family using some adjectives from vocab ex 1. use this as an example to set up ex 3. SS describe someone in their family to their partners-try to use as many adjectives as possible-monitor-give FB.

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