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Sendai
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Aomori City
Asahikawa
Sendai is cold.
Aomori City is colder (than Sendai).
Asahikawa is the coldest.
short words = the + ~ est
the biggest / the fastest / the easiest
1b.
Tokyo is exciting.
New York City is
more exciting (than Tokyo).
Las Vegas
is the most
exciting city
in the world.
long words = the most/least ~
the most important / the least interesting / the most dangerous
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2. Finish the chart, then, pair up and check.
smart
smarter than
the smartest
interesting
less interesting than
the least interesting
strong
funny
bad
good
beautiful
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exciting
close
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3. Getting to know your teacher:
Read numbers 1-9 out loud and listen to your teacher’s answers (don’t read
number 10). When done, write your own answers, following the teacher’s
examples. For number 10, try to answer by yourself.
1. The smartest person I know is _________________________________
2. The least interesting school subject for me is _____________________
3. The strongest person in my family is ____________________________
4. The funniest student in school is _______________________________
5. The worst family restaurant is _________________________________
6. The best song this year is _____________________________________
7. The most beautiful Japanese movie actress is _____________________
8. The most exciting foreign musician or band is ____________________
9. The closest convenience store to my house is _____________________
10. The farthest (southern-most) town in Okinawa is __________________
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make the questions like in examples 1 and 2. When done, check as a
4. Now,
class (you don’t have to answer, just ask the questions). Then, pair up and
ask your partner at random with eye contact. This time, listen for your partner’s answers as well. Be careful of numbers 3 and 9: my → __ __ __ __.
Q1. Who is the smartest person you know ?
A1.
The smartest person I know is (my grandfather).
Q2. What is the least interesting school subject for you ?
A2.
The least interesting school subject for me is (Japanese).
Q3. Who _______________________________________________?
A3.
The
strongest
person
in
my family is ...
Q4 Who _______________________________________________?
A4.
The
funniest
student
in
school
is …
Q5. What _______________________________________________?
A5.
The
worst
family
restaurant
is...
Q6. What ______________________________________________?
A6.
The
best
song
this
year
is …
Q7. Who ________________________________________________?
A7.
beautiful Japanese movie actress is...
Q8. Who ________________________________________________?
A8.
exciting foreign musician or band is...
Q9. What ________________________________________________?
A9.
closest convenience store to my house is...
Q10. What ______________________________________?
A10.
(far~)
town
in
Okinawa
is...
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5. Conversation:
Read the questions below, then silently read the conversation and try to answer. If you want to do this as a listening activity, read the questions but
don’t look at the conversation. Just listen and try to answer.
1. How many children does Sam have?
He has _________________
2. Who is the oldest?
3. How old is he or she?
His ________________________
___________________________
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4. How old is Lisa, Sam’s second daughter?
She ________________
5. Who is the funniest child?
That’s _____________________
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6. Is Sam’s son in Kindergarten?
Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
7. Which of Sam’s kids will be in elementary school next year?
__________ and __________
Amy
Sam
Amy
Sam
Amy
Sam
Amy
Sam
Amy
Sam
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Do you have children, Sam?
Yes, I have two girls and a boy.
Who’s the oldest?
My daughter, Wendy. She’s 12.
How about your second daughter?
Lisa is three years younger than Wendy.
And your boy?
Daniel is only 6, but he’s the funniest of the three.
Is he already in elementary school?
No, that’s next year.
And Samantha is going to start junior high school next year.
Amy - That’s exciting.
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6.
Quiz
Get in a group of four. Ask the questions below and try to answer them. However, the
main point of this activity is not to get the correct answer but rather, to use English to
communicate with each other. Therefore, quick guesses are better here. Try to speak
English like in the example below:
Makiko:
Tomomi:
Toshiaki:
Motoki:
Who is the most famous person in the world?
I think the most famous person in the world is ~.
I agree with you.
Me, too.
Tomomi:
Toshiaki:
Motoki:
Makiko:
What is the second highest mountain in the world?
I think the second highest mountain in the world is ~.
I disagree. I think the second highest mountain in the world is ~.
I agree with Motoki.
After you finish writing your answers, check as a class:
Toshiaki:
We think the most famous person in the world is ~.
1. Who is
the most famous person
in the world?
2. What is
the second highest
mountain in the world?
3. What is
the third most populated
city in Japan?
4. What is
the fourth largest
country in the world?
5. What is
the least-populated
prefecture in Japan?
6. Who is
the best-selling
musician of all time?
7. Who is
the best-selling
music group in Japan?
8. What is
the most famous city
in the world?
9. Who is
the most popular
movie star in Japan?
Discussion,
Composition,
and Speech
Make groups of four. Together, choose one of the choices from the parentheses (a movie star, a TV star, a TV show, a radio program/station, a magazine, an Internet site, a musician/band). Take turns asking and answering,
“Who/What is your favorite ~?”, and decide who or what to talk about. After
seeing what everyone in the group knows about the thing or person you want
to talk about, write a short paragraph, like the one at the bottom of the page.
The group leader will then read what you wrote for the class. Start with “We
think the best ~ is ~.” End with, “Does anybody agree with us?”
We think the best radio station is Music Beat, 94.7 (ninety-four
point seven). This station plays the best music, and the DJs are very good.
Our favorite DJ is Jun Takahashi. He’s really funny, and we like his voice.
Does anybody agree with us?
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