Ben and Moby go out shopping for lunch. Both friends are very hungry, but they want to choose food items that are tastier and cheaper than others. As the students follow Ben and Moby at the supermarket, they learn how to use the Comparative form of Adjectives and Adverbs.

Objectives	Students will: find relationships among the new words and use them in sentences in a Connect Two activity. differentiate between the long and short forms of Comparatives in a Concept Attainment activity. identify the Comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. construct sentences using the Comparative form. discuss the meaning of a proverb and an expression containing some of the target vocabulary, and apply them to real life situations. practice asking questions with Comparatives in an interactive, communicative activity. find examples of the Comparatives in the movie. discuss their preferences in a small group activity.
Grammar	Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs
New Words and Expressions	alone bad better cheap choice	cost / cost expensive heavy less planet	prefer shop soft taste worse
Reading	Students will: read a passage about shopping and money. answer comprehension questions and identify specific information from the passage. identify the topic sentence and three details from one of the paragraphs. identify the enrichment vocabulary: pay, salary, salt, trade.
Writing	Students will: complete a matrix together, comparing or contrasting two things. use information from the matrix to construct a compare / contrast essay. write a compare / contrast essay about shopping. Detailed instructions for the compare / contrast essay in Session 3 of the Lesson Plan.
Lesson Plans	L2U5L1 Lesson Plans (3 Sessions)
Materials Provided	Four Images Compare / Contrast Graphic Organizer Student Progress Tracker
Time	Three 45-minute sessions