Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 Global Success Unit 2 A Closer Look 2

Double comparatives

Form

Example

The comparative + S + V, the comparative + S + V.

Short adj: adj + er

The nearer we got to the suburb, the less busy the road was.

Long adj: more/less + adj

The more developed the city is, the more crowded it becomes.

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

Students may find it confusing when to use the grammar points.

Give short and clear explanations with legible examples for each case.

Students may have underdeveloped co-operating skills.

- Give clear instructions, give examples before letting students work in groups.

- Provide feedback and help if necessary.

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Option 1: Think!

- Show Ss a picture of two bowls of spicy noodles. The second bowl of noodles has more chillis than the first one.

- Ask Ss which bowl of noodles they prefer.

- Put a tick below the first bowl and two ticks below the second bowl and tell them that the number of ticks shows T’s preference. Elicit from Ss a sentence with comparative structure (I like the second bowl more than the first bowl).

- Tell Ss that today they are learning another structure of comparison of adjectives.

- Introduce the objectives of the lesson. Write the objectives in the left corner of the board.

- Look and answer.

Pictures:

Option 2: Comparative Chain game.

- Divide the class into teams.

- Start with a category such as “transportation,” “food,” or “entertainment.”

- The first team names something related to the category, such as “underground train.”

- The next team must name something that is comparative to the previous item, such as “bus” or “taxi.” Then they use the comparative to form a statement.

E.g. The bus is slower than the underground train.

- If a team cannot think of anything, they are out of the game.

- The last team remaining wins.

- Listen and play games in teams.

- Comparative Chain game.

Answer keys:

Students’ own answers.

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Double Comparatives

Task 1: Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. (3 mins)

- Write the sentence on the board:

“The more expensive the rent in the city is, the fewer people can afford to live there”.

- Underline “the more expensive” and “the fewer”. Check if they understand the sentence.

- Tell Ss that they can use “the” with comparative adjectives to emphasise that one thing depends on another.

- Draw their attention to the form: The + comparative adjective 1 + clause 1, the + comparative adjective 2 + clause 2. Remind them that there must be “the” before the comparative form of adjective.

- Go through the Remember! box with Ss. Use the given examples to reinforce the grammar point.

- Ask Ss to look at Task 1. Do the first sentence with the class as an example.

- Tell Ss to complete Task 1 individually, then check their answers with another pair.

- Invite some Ss to share their answers. Confirm the correct answers. Explain or elicit explanations from Ss.

- Look and listen.

- Read the Remember! box carefully and listen to the teacher.

- Look at Task 1 and do the first sentence.

- Do Task 1 individually.

Key:

1. later

2. more comfortable

3. the higher

4. more famous5. the more difficult

Task 2: Find a mistake in the underlined parts in each sentence below and correct it. (5 mins)

- Tell Ss to find a mistake in each sentence and correct it. Tell them to read the sentence carefully and pay attention to the meaning of each sentence.

- Ask Ss to do this exercise in pairs.

- Invite one or two Ss to write the mistakes and their corrections on the board.

- Listen and follow instructions.

- Do Task 2 in pairs

- Listen and check.

Key:

1. B (The hotter)

2. C (more tired)

3. A (more modern)

4. D (the more polluted)