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Unit 3 Same or Different
Lesson 2
Teaching Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. learn to compare people and things by listening;
2. categorize aspects of comparison based on understanding of the
text;
3. compare people using comparatives in pairs;
4. reflect on the value of differences.
Key Points and Challenges
Key Points:
1. Students will practice listening for specific details in a conversation
about twins.
2. Students will learn to organize comparisons into categories.
3. Students will create dialogues comparing themselves with a partner.
Challenges:
1.Students might find it challenging to spontaneously generate
comparisons in dialogue.
Teaching Methods:
1.Task-Based Learning
1. Communicative Approach
Teaching Aids: CAI
Teaching Procedures:
1. Warm-up
Activity: Twin Similarities & Differences
Students look at a picture of twins (p21)
How are twins usually similar?
How might they be different?
2. Pre-Listening
Task: Predict the Content
Students read the interview transcript with blanks and guess the
missing words.
3. While-Listening
Task 1: Listen & Fill in the Blanks
Students listen and complete the interview transcript (answers: 1.
performances, 2. exciting, 3. quieter, 4. gets up, 5. music, 6. dancing).
Discuss: Why does Ella say she’s not lazier than Emma?
Task 2: Comprehension Questions
Read and answer the questions in 2b and the answers are as
follows:
1. Ella thinks the festival is more exciting than last year.
2. They are twins, work hard, and love music.
3. Emma is quieter, gets up earlier; Ella is funnier.
4. Their differences complement each other.
4. Post-Listening
Task: Categorize Comparisons
Teacher writes on board:
- Appearance: taller, shorter hair
- Personality: funnier, quieter
- Habits: gets up earlier
- Strengths: sings better
Students add more examples to each category.
5. Speaking Practice
a.Listen and repeat after the conversation in 2a. Role-play the
conversation.
b.Pair Work: Create a Comparison Dialogue
(1)Brainstorm: Students list 2 similarities and 2 differences with a
partner using the categories.
(2)Dialogue Scaffold:
- A: I’m taller than you, but you’re more outgoing.
- B: Yes, and I wake up later than you. But we both love soccer!
Volunteers perform dialogues for the class.
6. Summary
Reflection Questions:
(1)How are you different?
(2)What can you learn from each other?
7.Homework
1. Write a paragraph comparing two family members (use 4+
comparatives).
2. Interview a friend about his/her habits/personality and note 3 differences.
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