Sports and comparisons — ready-made English lesson, A2

Lesson goal: Sports with play/go/do and comparatives and superlatives: which sport is the best?

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- Do you do any sport?
- Which sports do you like watching?
- Have you ever tried a winter sport?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
FlashcardsWhack-a-mole
football · basketball · tennis · volleyball · golf · swimming · diving · sailing · surfing · water polo · skiing · snowboarding · ice skating · ice hockey · sledging
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Multiple choice
  An elephant is ___ than a horse.
  bigbiggerbiggest
2. Multiple choice
  Mount Everest is the ___ mountain in the world.
  higherhighestmost high
3. Multiple choice
  My new phone is ___ than my old one.
  more expensiveexpensivermost expensive
4. Multiple choice
  The weather today is ___ than yesterday. It's raining again!
  worsebadderworst
5. Fill the gap
  My sister is ___ (tall) than me.
  Answer: taller
6. Fill the gap
  This is the ___ (good) restaurant in town.
  Answer: best
7. Fill the gap
  Summer is ___ than winter here.
  Answer: hotter
8. Fill the gap
  Which is the ___ interesting book on the list?
  Answer: most
9. Fill the gap
  Chinese is ___ (difficult) than English for me.
  Answer: more difficult
10. True / false
  This sentence is correct: 'She is more happier than before.'
  Answer: False
11. Discussion question
  Compare your city with another city you know. Which is bigger, older or more beautiful?
  Sample answer: My city is bigger than my home town, but my home town is older and quieter. I think my city is more modern.
12. Discussion question
  What is the most beautiful place in your country? Why?
  Sample answer: The most beautiful place is the lake near my grandparents' village. It's quieter and greener than the city.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- Compare two sports: which is more dangerous, more expensive, more fun?
- What is the most exciting sport to watch? Why?
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.

Do you do any sport?
Which sports do you like watching?
Have you ever tried a winter sport?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

FlashcardsWhack-a-mole

football · basketball · tennis · volleyball · golf · swimming · diving · sailing · surfing · water polo · skiing · snowboarding · ice skating · ice hockey · sledging

All words in the set

Exercises

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

Multiple choice
An elephant is ___ than a horse.
bigbiggerbiggest
Multiple choice
Mount Everest is the ___ mountain in the world.
higherhighestmost high
Multiple choice
My new phone is ___ than my old one.
more expensiveexpensivermost expensive
Multiple choice
The weather today is ___ than yesterday. It's raining again!
worsebadderworst
Fill the gap
My sister is ___ (tall) than me.
Answer: taller
Fill the gap
This is the ___ (good) restaurant in town.
Answer: best
Fill the gap
Summer is ___ than winter here.
Answer: hotter
Fill the gap
Which is the ___ interesting book on the list?
Answer: most
Fill the gap
Chinese is ___ (difficult) than English for me.
Answer: more difficult
True / false
This sentence is correct: 'She is more happier than before.'
Answer: False
Discussion question
Compare your city with another city you know. Which is bigger, older or more beautiful?
Sample answer: My city is bigger than my home town, but my home town is older and quieter. I think my city is more modern.
Discussion question
What is the most beautiful place in your country? Why?
Sample answer: The most beautiful place is the lake near my grandparents' village. It's quieter and greener than the city.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

Compare two sports: which is more dangerous, more expensive, more fun?
What is the most exciting sport to watch? Why?

Review

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

Quiz