Superlatives

We use superlatives when we want to compare one thing in a group with all the other things in the group.

Read and find superlatives.

Do you know that….

-         the Nile is the longest river in the world.

-         Australia is the biggest Island in the world.

-         the Atacama Desert in Chile is the driest place in the world.

-         Mexico City is the most crowded city in the world.

-         China has the biggest population.

-         Australia is the smallest continent and the six largest country  in area.

-         the Aral Sea is the most ancient sea that has more than 3500 years history.

-         Los Vegas is the hotel capital of the world. It has more than 14 of the biggest hotels in the world and more than 125.000 hotel rooms.

-         Achilles fought at the Trojan War. He had the most magnificent armour to protect him, but he was nevertheless killed when an arrow pierced his heel – the only vulnerable part of his body.

-         The Silk Road has the most ancient history; the Silk Road carried not only goods, but ideas between East and West. China received Buddhism from India and Christianity from Europe.

Discussion:

Have you ever heard about these facts?

Can you add new information to each fact?

Change each fact’s superlatives and make comparative sentences e.g.

 The Nile River is longer than Syr Darya River.

Story telling: “Don’t be angry – always smile!”

Story telling: “Don’t be angry – always smile!”

Grade 6.

Read and put in order

1. Heggy's mother told them, "Don't take a stick and a stone, but smile at the hedgehogs in the water." Heggy and Chamby went back to the river, looked at the hedgehogs and smiled at them.
2. Last Sunday Heggy and Chamby wanted to go to the Blue Forest. The Blue Forest was across* the river. Chamby told Heggy, "There's someone in the river. I'm afraid of him."
3. They saw that the hedgehogs in the water smiled at them too! Heggy and Chamby were happy.
4. One hedgehog was holding a big stone and another hedgehog was holding a longstick*. Heggy and Chamby ran to Heggy's mother for help.
5. Heggy took a long stick and Chamby took a big stone. In the water they saw two hedgehogs.

Answers:

1. Last Sunday Heggy and Chamby wanted to go to the Blue Forest. The Blue Forest was across* the river. Chamby told Heggy, "There's someone in the river. I'm afraid of him."
2. Heggy took a long stick and Chamby took a big stone. In the water they saw two hedgehogs.
3. One hedgehog was holding a big stone and another hedgehog was holding a longstick*. Heggy and Chamby ran to Heggy's mother for help.
4. Heggy's mother told them, "Don't take a stick and a stone, but smile at the hedgehogs in the water." Heggy and Chamby went back to the river, looked at the hedgehogs and smiled at them.
5. They saw that the hedgehogs in the water smiled at them too! Heggy and Chamby were happy.

I divided my class into roles and they performed this story.

Roles: Heggy’s mother, Heggy, Chamby and story teller.

Discussion:

Do you know the meanings of the words pointed with star *?

Do you like this story?

Which is better: to smile or to be angry?

What’s the moral of this story?

Conclusion:

“Don’t be angry – always smile!”

Teaching English through Egyptian symbols

http://www.slideshare.net/Hushvaktova/ancient-egyptian-symbols

Quick quiz

Warming up 

QIUCK QUIZ:

1.    What is bigger, an Indian elephant, or an African elephant?

2.    Which is the taller, an elephant or a giraffe?

3.    Which Ocean is larger, the Pacific or the Atlantic?

4.    Which country is the bigger, Brazil or Australia?

5.    Which is higher, the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building?

6.    Which city has more people, Tokyo or London?

7.    Which is colder, the North Pole or the South Pole?

8.    Which is nearer the Earth, Venus or Mars?

9.    Which is bigger, Britain or France?

10.          Which is longer, the Nile or the Amu Darya River?

Answers:

1.    An African elephant.

2.    A giraffe.

3.    The Pacific.

4.    Brazil.

5.    The Empire State Building.

6.    Tokyo.

7.    The South Pole.

8.    Venus.

9.    France.

10.      The Nile.

Matching activities for schoolchildren

Can you count how many clouds and how many hearts are there ?

Matching activities for schoolchildren

Worksheets

Match (tick) the animals and habitats

e.g. crocodiles – water (V)

Animals	Forest	Mountains	Desert	Jungle	Water
lizard
gazelles
bears
monkeys
lions
crocodiles					V
snakes
elephants
wolves
Giraffes
frogs

Match (tick) the rules for pupils

e.g. be late – must not (V)

Pupils	must	Must not
Be  late		V
Wear uniform
Play with ball in the classroom
Do homework
Be lazy
Make a mess
Be polite
Chew gum
Get angry
Speak loudly
Be ready

Grammar activity worksheet

Match the right answers

e.g. pencil – box – noun (V)

Words	Noun	Verb	Adjective
pencil-box
to stand
transport
important
rose
to help
to watch
wonderful
amazing
car
to make
to swim
doll
huge