Ben and Moby are out in the woods on a beautiful day in autumn. Ben is amazed by the beauty of the nature around him, but Moby thinks that taking a walk in the woods is very boring. Ben does his best to show Moby how exciting nature can be, but Moby isn't persuaded until something really frightening happens. In this lesson, the ESL students learn the difference between adjectives that end in –ing and –ed.

Objectives	Students will: use the new vocabulary to make predictions about the movie. do a Concept Attainment activity to differentiate between two kinds of Participial Adjectives (adjectives that take –ing and –ed). construct sentences using Participial Adjectives. discuss the meaning of, and tell a story illustrating an idiom. do a Word Map with the word nature. sequence the events in the movie with a partner. write a weekly diary using Participial Adjectives.
Grammar	Participial Adjectives (adjectives ending in –ing and –ed)
New Words and Expressions	amazing/ amazed bear boring/ bored cave confusing/ confused	dark embarrassing/ embarrassed flashlight frightening/ frightened map nature	sign way leaf light
Reading	Students will: read a passage about polar bears and grizzly bears. answer comprehension questions. identify the enrichment vocabulary: fur, mountains, same, both, hunt. identify compare and contrast signal words in the reading passage.
Writing	Students will: use participial adjectives in a compare / contrast essay about two animals.
Lesson Plans	L2U5L3 Lesson Plans (3 Sessions)
Materials Provided	Word Map Graphic Organizer Four Images of Adjective Pairs Student Progress Tracker
Time	Three 45-minute sessions