Recommendations with Superlative Adjectives
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Adjectives with most and -est and the language of recommendations oral practice, including how to form superlatives and how to respond to recommendations.
Lesson Plan Content:
Recommendations with Superlative Adjectives
Ask your partner about their recommendations for things from the list below.
What’s the most authentic
the most beautiful
the best quality
the best value
the cheapest
the cleanest
the most colourful
the most convenient
the most cosmopoli-
tan
the most exciting
the most delicious/
yummiest
the most famous
the most fashionable/
trendiest
the most filling
the friendliest
the most fun
the greenest
the healthiest
the most historic
the most impressive
the most interesting
the most luxurious
the most memorable
the most modern
the most peaceful
the most popular
the prettiest
the quietest
the most reasonable
the most relaxing
the most romantic
the most traditional
the most unusual
area
bar/ pub
beach
bike ride
building/ architecture
café
castle
church/ temple/ shrine/
mosque
club
day out
daytrip
dessert
drink
evening
hotel
(train/ bus/ tram/ car) journey
lunch
(street/ flea) market
meal
mountain(s)
museum
musical/ show
night out
palace
park
restaurant
riverside
ruins
shopping centre
snack
souvenir
(shopping) street
street food
town
view
walk
in this city?
in this area?
in this
country?
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Useful language for making recommendations
I (highly) recommend…/ You (really) should…/ I think you’d like…
Useful language for responding to recommendations
That’s a great idea. I’ll try it.
Hmmm, I’m not sure that I would like that. (Do you have any other recommendations?)
Ask about anything above which you couldn’t understand or couldn’t answer, each time
discussing your recommendations as a class.
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Superlative adjective formation presentation
From memory or from your grammar knowledge, write the superlatives of the adjectives
you talked about above, starting with “the…” each time.
authentic
beautiful
good quality
good value
cheap
clean
colourful
convenient
cosmopolitan
exciting
delicious
yummy
famous
fashionable
trendy
filling
friendly
fun
green
healthy
historic
impressive
interesting
luxurious
memorable
modern
peaceful
popular
pretty
quiet
reasonable
relaxing
romantic
traditional
unusual
What are the rules for making comparative and superlative adjectives?
Using those rules, make the comparative and superlative of these adjectives:
new
fast
tall
large
long
thin
famous
busy
popular
expensive
dangerous
Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2016
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