Lesson Objectives
🟥 Introduce a new topic
🟧 Reading Practice and Study One Word
🟨 Speaking & Pronunciation Practice
🤸♂️ A Physical Exercise
🟩 Grammar Focus Comparatives and Superlatives
🟦 Listening Practice
🟪 Something New Descriptive Writing: Present Tenses
⬛ Review Term Phrases and set writing for homework
🟥 Attendance & Warmer
Discussion Question: What do you like about autumn?
Encourage students to share personal experiences.
Possible answers:
- "I like the autumn colors in the park."
- "I enjoy eating pumpkin soup."
- "I don’t like autumn because it gets colder."
🟧 Reading – The Beauty of Autumn
"Autumn is a season of change. The days become shorter, and the weather turns cooler. The leaves on trees turn red, orange, and yellow before they fall. Many people enjoy walking in parks to see the autumn colors. Farmers harvest apples, pumpkins, and grapes. In some cultures, people celebrate the end of summer with festivals and special foods."
📖 Vocabulary (write on the board together)
Word to Study: Harvest
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning: The time when crops are collected
- Synonym: Gathering
- Antonym: Planting
- My Sentence: "The farmers worked hard during the harvest."
🟨 Speaking & Pronunciation
👥 Pair Discussion:
- What happens to the trees in autumn?
- What foods do you enjoy eating in autumn?
- How does autumn in New Zealand compare to autumn in your home country?
- Do you have any special memories of autumn?
- What festivals or traditions are common in autumn?
📝 Write your partner’s answers:
📢 Pronunciation Practice (Tongue Twister):
"Autumn leaves are lovely and light, floating softly out of sight."
🤸♂️ “Falling Leaf Stretch”
- Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, arms stretched overhead like branches.
- Sway gently side to side like a tree moving in the autumn breeze.
- Slowly fold forward like a leaf falling from a tree, reaching for your toes.
- Let your arms dangle and take a deep breath, relaxing like a leaf settling on the ground.
- Slowly roll back up, lifting your arms again like a new tree growing in spring.
🟩 Grammar Focus – Comparatives & Superlatives
📖 Comparative adjectives (-er / more + adjective) → Comparing two things
📖 Superlative adjectives (-est / the most + adjective) → Comparing three or more things
Examples:
- The weather in autumn is cooler than in summer. (comparative)
- Autumn is the most beautiful season. (superlative)
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective
- The leaves in autumn are __________ (colorful) than in spring.
- The days are __________ (short) in autumn than in summer.
- In my opinion, autumn is the __________ (nice) season of the year.
- Today is __________ (cold) than yesterday.
- Apples are one of the __________ (popular) autumn fruits.
Exercise 2: Write two sentences about autumn using comparatives or superlatives
📝 For self-study:
A1-C2 Comparatives and Superlatives
🟦 🎧 Listening & Responding
🎧 Listening Task: Autumn
📝 Task: Write down any adjectives including comparatives and superlatives that you hear
🟪 Something New – Descriptive Writing
✍ Simple Poetry Structure:
- Line 1: Autumn is (color, sound, feeling)
- Line 2: Autumn smells like ________________
- Line 3: Autumn sounds like ________________
- Line 4: Autumn feels like ________________
📜 Example Poem:
"Autumn is golden leaves falling."
"Autumn smells like warm cinnamon tea."
"Autumn sounds like the crunch of dry leaves."
"Autumn feels like a soft, cozy sweater."
Descriptive Writing. Class one word sentences on the board in present tenses
👥 Pair Share: Read your poem to a partner or the class.
⬛ Review Term Phrases & Homework
- Write a short poem about autumn using 4-6 lines. OR
- Write a paragraph about your favorite autumn memory.
Student Worksheet
🟧 Reading – The Beauty of Autumn
"Autumn is a season of change. The days become shorter, and the weather turns cooler. The leaves on trees turn red, orange, and yellow before they fall. Many people enjoy walking in parks to see the autumn colors. Farmers harvest apples, pumpkins, and grapes. In some cultures, people celebrate the end of summer with festivals and special foods."
📖 Vocabulary to write in our notebook
Word to Study: Harvest
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning: The time when crops are collected
- Synonym: Gathering
- Antonym: Planting
- My Sentence: "The farmers worked hard during the harvest."
🟨 Speaking 👥 Pair Discussion:
- What happens to the trees in autumn?
- What foods do you enjoy eating in autumn?
- How does autumn in New Zealand compare to autumn in your home country?
- Do you have any special memories of autumn?
- What festivals or traditions are common in autumn?
📝 Write your partner’s answers:
🟩 Grammar Focus – Comparatives & Superlatives
📖 Comparative adjectives (-er / more + adjective) → Comparing two things
📖 Superlative adjectives (-est / the most + adjective) → Comparing three or more things
Examples:
- The weather in autumn is cooler than in summer. (comparative)
- Autumn is the most beautiful season. (superlative)
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective
- The leaves in autumn are __________ (colorful) than in spring.
- The days are __________ (short) in autumn than in summer.
- In my opinion, autumn is the __________ (nice) season of the year.
- Today is __________ (cold) than yesterday.
- Apples are one of the __________ (popular) autumn fruits.
Exercise 2: Write two sentences about autumn using comparatives or superlatives
📝 For self-study:
A1-C2 Comparatives and Superlatives
A1-C2 Comparatives and Superlatives
⬛ Review Term Phrases & Homework
- Write a short poem about autumn using 4-6 lines. OR
- Write a paragraph about your favorite autumn memory.