Gradable and Extreme Adjectives Miming Game
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
TPR practice of gradable and ungradable adjectives, including adverbs with gradable and extreme adjectives, great for young learners and other active classes.
Lesson Plan Content:
Gradable and extreme adjectives miming game
Choose one of the rows from below and silently mime all three adverb + adjective pairs in the order that they are given (from left to right). Continue miming until your partner says all three things written on the cards, in the right order and in exactly the words given on the cards. If your partner can’t guess correctly, you can give them hints such as first letters until they get (exactly) the right answer.
Ask about any words which you can’t pronounce, are not sure that you mimed correctly, etc, working together as a class to make suitable mimes each time.
Test each other on the pairs of matching stronger and weaker adjectives:
- Say a weaker one and stronger one mixed up and see if your partner knows which is which
- Say a weaker one and stronger one mixed up and see if your partner can repeat back the right one with “absolutely”
- Say a strong one and see if your partner can say the weaker one
- Say a weak one and see if your partner can say the stronger one
Change groups. Choose just one card (e.g. “absolutely delighted”). Mime only that level of that thing until your partner guesses it, giving hints like contrasts with other levels until they get exactly the words on the card.
Rows to choose from/ Cards to choose from
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absolutely tiny |
very small |
fairly small |
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absolutely terrified |
fairly scared/ fairly frightened |
very scared/ very frightened |
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very funny |
absolutely hilarious |
fairly funny |
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very angry |
fairly angry |
absolutely furious |
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fairly cold |
very cold |
absolutely freezing |
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fairly tired |
absolutely exhausted |
very tired |
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absolutely boiling |
very hot |
fairly hot |
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absolutely delicious |
fairly tasty |
very tasty |
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very big |
absolutely huge/ absolutely enormous |
fairly big |
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very bad |
fairly bad |
absolutely awful/ absolutely terrible |
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fairly good |
very good |
absolutely wonderful/ fabulous/ fantastic |
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fairly happy |
absolutely delighted |
very happy |
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