Summary
Choosing the best product: Comparing and reviewing. This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers helps A2 students practice comparing products. This ESL class material includes vocabulary, grammar, and speaking activities to help students write and talk about reviews and making purchase decisions. This practical English lesson plan guides students through the process of choosing the best product. Activities begin with a warm-up comparing items, followed by a vocabulary matching task for descriptive adjectives. The lesson includes a listening gap-fill about phone reviews, a clear grammar explanation of comparatives and superlatives, a reading comprehension task with online reviews, and a final role-play where students compare headphones and decide which one is better value for money, using all the language learned.
Activities
- Students begin with a warm-up discussion comparing two different types of bikes. This engaging activity encourages them to use basic adjectives to express their preferences and introduces the core theme of making choices based on product features.
- The class material includes a practical listening exercise where students complete a gap-fill task. They listen to a person's monologue about choosing a new phone, focusing on key vocabulary related to reading reviews and comparing features.
- In the reading activity, students analyze three distinct online reviews for a coffee machine, ranging from very positive to very negative. They answer comprehension questions to identify the specific opinions and comparative language used by each reviewer.
- The lesson culminates in a guided speaking activity where students work in pairs to become reviewers. They compare two pairs of headphones with different specs and prices, using the lesson's phrases to justify which product is the best value for money.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson focuses on essential adjectives for describing and comparing products. Students will learn and practice using opposites like cheap/expensive, fast/slow, big/small, and good/bad. The material also introduces the practical and common English phrase "value for money" to help students discuss price and quality in a natural way.
Grammar focus
The core grammar point is the use of comparative and superlative adjectives. The lesson plan provides a clear explanation and practice exercises for forming comparatives (e.g., cheaper, more expensive) and superlatives (e.g., the cheapest, the most expensive). It also covers the important irregular forms for 'good' (better, the best) and 'bad' (worse, the worst).
