Comparatives and Superlatives ESL Lesson Plans
Comparatives and superlatives, taught level by level from A1 to C1. Each plan is a complete 60-minute lesson with its own handouts and answer key.
One topic, every level
These plans take comparatives and superlatives from the first encounter at A1 through to C1, where the same forms are used for effect rather than for basic meaning. Each is written on the framework that suits the stage learners are at, so the method changes as the level does.
Every plan stands on its own: take the one that matches your class and teach it tomorrow. Read down the list to see how the topic develops if you teach the same learners over a year.
Comparatives and Superlatives plans
Comparative Adjectives (A1)
Grammar: Comparative Adjectives (bigger than, more expensive than).
Superlative Adjectives (A2)
Grammar: Superlative Adjectives (the biggest, the most beautiful).
Comparisons with As ... As (B1)
Grammar: (Not) As ... As, Modifiers and Less / The Least.
Advanced Comparative Structures (B2)
Grammar: Advanced Comparative Structures (the more ... the more, -er and -er, nowhere near as).
Comparison in Formal and Academic Writing (C1)
Grammar: Comparison in Formal and Academic Writing (twice as many as, compared with, inversion after than and as).
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