Big or small? — ready-made English lesson, A1

Lesson goal: Students can describe people and things with opposite adjectives, very and is/isn't.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- Is your bag big or small?
- Is your phone new or old?
- Are you happy today?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
FlashcardsMaze chase
big · small · hot · cold · old · young · new · tall · short · fast · slow · happy · sad · clean · dirty
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Multiple choice
  An elephant isn't small. It's ___.
  bigyoungclean
2. Multiple choice
  I've got an ___.
  car oldold carolds car
3. Multiple choice
  My grandparents are old, but my cousins are ___.
  youngnewtall
4. Multiple choice
  These shoes are ___. Please wash them.
  cleandirtyhappy
5. Fill the gap
  A snail is very ___. It isn't fast.
  Answer: slow
6. Fill the gap
  My room ___ (not) clean. It's dirty!
  Answer: isn't / is not
7. Fill the gap
  The tea is very ___. Wait a minute before you drink it.
  Answer: hot
8. True / false
  Read: "I have got two dogs. Rex is big, old and slow. Bobby is small and young, and he is very fast. Rex is always clean, but Bobby is often dirty because he loves playing in the garden." Bobby is a big dog.
  Answer: False
9. True / false
  Read: "I have got two dogs. Rex is big, old and slow. Bobby is small and young, and he is very fast. Rex is always clean, but Bobby is often dirty because he loves playing in the garden." Rex is slow.
  Answer: True
10. Discussion question
  Describe your bag or your room with three adjectives.
  Sample answer: My bag is big and black. It isn't new, it's old, but I like it.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- Describe your best friend: is he or she tall or short?
- Do you like hot or cold weather?
- Is your town big or small?
- What makes you happy, and what makes you sad?
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

Is your bag big or small?
Is your phone new or old?
Are you happy today?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

FlashcardsMaze chase

big · small · hot · cold · old · young · new · tall · short · fast · slow · happy · sad · clean · dirty

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Multiple choice
An elephant isn't small. It's ___.
bigyoungclean
Multiple choice
I've got an ___.
car oldold carolds car
Multiple choice
My grandparents are old, but my cousins are ___.
youngnewtall
Multiple choice
These shoes are ___. Please wash them.
cleandirtyhappy
Fill the gap
A snail is very ___. It isn't fast.
Answer: slow
Fill the gap
My room ___ (not) clean. It's dirty!
Answer: isn't / is not
Fill the gap
The tea is very ___. Wait a minute before you drink it.
Answer: hot
True / false
Read: "I have got two dogs. Rex is big, old and slow. Bobby is small and young, and he is very fast. Rex is always clean, but Bobby is often dirty because he loves playing in the garden." Bobby is a big dog.
Answer: False
True / false
Read: "I have got two dogs. Rex is big, old and slow. Bobby is small and young, and he is very fast. Rex is always clean, but Bobby is often dirty because he loves playing in the garden." Rex is slow.
Answer: True
Discussion question
Describe your bag or your room with three adjectives.
Sample answer: My bag is big and black. It isn't new, it's old, but I like it.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

Describe your best friend: is he or she tall or short?
Do you like hot or cold weather?
Is your town big or small?
What makes you happy, and what makes you sad?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz