Age: 7-8 years

Duration: 50 min

Objectives

• Compare city and country life with comparative adjectives: busier, quieter, bigger, safer.
• Use than correctly in spoken comparison sentences.
• Write three preference sentences with because reasons.

Vocab

• city / country: "Life in the city is faster."
• busier / quieter / faster: Comparative forms for lifestyle traits.
• prefer / would rather: "I prefer the country because..."

Warm-up (5min)

Two posters (skyline vs farm) — students shout one noun per picture. Teacher adds comparative: "The city is busier."

Main Activity (40min): "Compare & Choose"

Venn diagram on board — city only / both / country only features. Pairs draft 6 comparison sentences using than. Gallery walk of photos — students add oral comparisons at each image. Write three preference sentences with because on worksheet. Mini-poll: city vs country living — tally and report "More students prefer ___ because ___." Extension: two-syllable comparatives (friendlier) for strong groups only.

Wrap-up (5min)

Personal sentence: "I want to live in ___ when I grow up because ___."

Teacher Tips

• Extends G1 taller/shorter to abstract lifestyle comparatives.
• Students in Seoul may know city well — use photos of countryside for equity.
• Movers comparatives appear in Reading and Speaking — than is mandatory.