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Superlative noughts and crosses

Submitted by Derek Spafford on 19 January, 2011 - 10:52

I like to use this activity to promote the use of the superlative form. It utilises a well-known game that students find stimulating and fun to play.

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The fastest and the slowest

Submitted by ellenpd on 1 May, 2012 - 08:29

In this lesson students practise speaking, reading and writing while talking about the fastest and slowest animals. The grammar focus is comparatives and superlatives with quantifiers. Students also learn some unusual animal vocabulary.

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Tips for using stories

Submitted by TE Editor on 12 April, 2012 - 11:02

On the British Council’s site for young learners - LearnEnglish Kids - there are lots of stories which you can use to motivate your students.

Three of a kind?

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 20 March, 2012 - 09:33

Use this activity to practice the use of comparatives and superlatives and to introduce more complex ways of comparison.

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Using LearnEnglish Kids for listening

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 30 August, 2011 - 14:21

Why not use the songs, stories, videos, games and tongue twisters on LearnEnglish Kids for listening practice with your young learners?

Here are some tips and ideas on how to use LearnEnglish Kids for listening practice with your classes.

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Comparative plips and plops

Submitted by Derek Spafford on 26 October, 2010 - 11:27

I like to use this activity to promote the use of the comparative form. It is a fun guessing game that encourages creativity.

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Revision activities

Submitted by TE Editor on 17 August, 2010 - 19:31

On this page you will find lots of ideas for classroom activities to help your students with revision.

Amazing facts

Submitted by Derek Spafford on 19 June, 2008 - 18:45

This activity is designed to be used as a warmer for Intermediate level learners. It could be used to generate interest in amazing facts as a lead in to a lesson using comparatives and superlatives.

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Revision chocolate bars

Submitted by Nicola Crowley on 9 May, 2008 - 08:57

This is a version of the popular game Battleships. In this version, instead of blowing up battleships, teams have to find hidden 'chocolate bars'. I usually do this on the whiteboard.

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Clothes

Submitted by TE Editor on 5 April, 2008 - 16:19

On the Learn English Kids website you can find a wealth of resources and activities to help children develop their English skills. Here are tips for using and exploiting materials about the topic of clothes, including vocabulary work, skills work to practise reading and listening, and suggestions for further development and creative work.

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