This document outlines a lesson plan for a class comparing life in the countryside versus in the city. The goal is for students to orally compare the two locations to decide where to go on holidays. The teacher will show pictures of friends' holidays, one in each location, and have students complete a worksheet practicing comparative forms. Students will then debate in two groups to give reasons for choosing either the countryside or city for the teacher's holidays.

1. Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
English Pedagogy
Teaching Practice
School Class:
Nº of SS:
Date: Time: 45 min Length: Pre service Teacher: Francisco Oñate
Graciela Concha
Aim: Learning Outcome: compare life from the countyside and the
city for deciding where to go on holidays, orally.
REF to Planes y Programas
Exponent: “The country side is more natural than the city”
Target Language:
Use: It could be used to decide whether to go to the countryside for
your holidays or to stay at the city.
Meaning: comparative form is used to judge or express the differences
between two objects or people using THAN before what or who we are
comparing.
Form:
more + adj + than
adj + suffix-er + than
Ej: the countryside is more natural than the city.
Subj V more adj than Od
CCQ: (Showing pictures)
- is the countryside bigger than the city?
- is the city more crowded than the countryside?
- are there more trees in the city than in the countryside?
Assumed knowledge:
- adjetives to describe places
- verb to be
- Holidays vocabulary
Anticipated problems
- Ss confussion using comparative forms. Ex. “More
better”
…..and Solutions
- T gives visual examples of wrong and correct
sentence forms.
Aids:
- Visual aids
- Worksheets
- videos

2. Stages PROCEDURE (What T and SS are going to
do)
Time
(min)
What I’m going to say
LEAD IN
PRESENTATION
PRACTICE
T tells the students the aim of the class
T asks Ss about their last holidays
Ss describe in pairs their holidays using
adjetives
T shows holidays pictures of two of his
friends, one in the countryside and one in
the city.
T shows his friends’ reasons for going to the
countryside and to stay at the city for
holidays. (using comparative form)
T tells the class that there is a third friend
who has given him an opinion, but there are
missing words for understanding his
message.
Ss have to answer a worksheet providing the
correct comparative for the blanks
T checks the worksheet orally, naming 5 ss
randomly.
Ss read the correct answer loud, T checks
pronunciation.
5 min
10 min
15 min
The aim of this class is to compare life from the countryside and
the city for deciding where to go on holidays, orally.
Do you like going on holidays?
Ask your classmate about his/her holidays? Using the questions
on the board.
“Look at this pictures”
“My friends Jhon and Peter went on holidays. Jhon went to the
countryside and Peter stayed at the city”
“I asked my friends their opinion to decide where to go on my
holidays.”
“Jhon suggested me to go to the countryside. He said “the
country side is bigger than the city” and “the city is more crowded
that the countryside””
“Peter suggested me to stay at the city. He said “ the city is more
interesting than the countryside” and “the city is nicer than the
countryside””
“Another friend, George, gave me his opinion of holidays, but
there are missing words to understand it. Can you help me to
complete it? Let’s read together”
“You have 5 minutes to complete the activity”
“Let’s check. Pedro, what is George’s opinion? Read one, please”

3. PRODUCTION T shows the class some places where he
wants to go for holidays
T divides the class into two parts, one in
favour of going to the countryside and the
other in favor of staying at the city.
Ss have to give the T reasons for choosing
one of the options
T gives feedback of strenghths and aspects
to improve.
15 min “Well, I am still confused about where to go on my holidays but
maybe you can help me to make a desicion”
“This part of the class is going to be in favour of visiting the
country, and this part is going to be in favour of staying the city.
Both groups can give orally 5 reasons of why I should choose one
of the options. You have 10 minutes to discuss.”
“Let’s see which one is the winner”