A2 Focus
Comparatives
Frequency Adverbs
📊 Reading
Survey
Key: "The ___ is [adj]-er than the ___." / "I usually go by ___."
🗣 Language Objective
Ask/answer transport questions · Make simple comparisons · Read CO₂ data
🌍 Eco Objective
Identify eco-friendly transport · Reflect on personal mobility choices
🎯 Skills
Listening · Speaking · Reading · Writing (all four)
🔀 Transport Comparatives (8 min)
Method: CLIL + InquiryTeams🗣 Speaking
Click two transport cards to select them, then press a comparison type. The class builds the sentence!
Select two transport modes above, then choose a comparison type!
🏆 Team Scoreboard
✅ Correct comparative sentence = +1 pt · Bonus +1 for adding a reason: "…because it produces less CO₂!"
👩🏫 Teacher
Click two transport cards to select them. Ask the class: "Which is better for the planet?" Press a comparison button. The sentence frame appears — students complete it aloud. Bonus point if a student adds a reason using "because".
Click two transport cards to select them. Ask the class: "Which is better for the planet?" Press a comparison button. The sentence frame appears — students complete it aloud. Bonus point if a student adds a reason using "because".
🙋 Students
Make the full sentence: "The bike is better than the car." For bonus points: "The bike is better than the car because it produces no CO₂ and it is good for your health!"
Make the full sentence: "The bike is better than the car." For bonus points: "The bike is better than the car because it produces no CO₂ and it is good for your health!"
📊 Live Class Survey (10 min)
Method: CLT + InquiryWhole class🗣 Speaking👂 Listening
Students ask classmates: "How do you usually go to school?" Tally live results. Then analyse and discuss!
📊 "How do you usually go to school?"
"How do you usually go to school?"
Total responses: 0
Click + to add responses as students answer. Then click Analyse to generate a class sentence!
👩🏫 Teacher
Ask students to raise their hands or call out their answer. Click + for each response. Then press Analyse to display a class sentence: "Most students usually go by bus." Students then ask each other: "Do you go by ___?" — Fill in the survey for "Find Someone Who..."
Ask students to raise their hands or call out their answer. Click + for each response. Then press Analyse to display a class sentence: "Most students usually go by bus." Students then ask each other: "Do you go by ___?" — Fill in the survey for "Find Someone Who..."
🙋 Students
Answer: "I usually go by bus." Then ask classmates: "How do you usually go to school?" / "Do you sometimes walk?" Write your classmates' answers on your survey sheet!
Answer: "I usually go by bus." Then ask classmates: "How do you usually go to school?" / "Do you sometimes walk?" Write your classmates' answers on your survey sheet!
🎲 Eco-Transport Board Game (10 min)
Method: Gamification + TBLGroups🗣 Speaking
Roll the dice → land on a transport → say a sentence → make a comparative! +1 pt for sentence · +1 bonus for comparative.
🗺 Eco-Transport Adventure Board
🎲
Click to roll!
Teams take turns rolling.
🚌
Bus
Say a sentence about this transport. Then make a comparative!
📖 CO₂ Reading — Transport & the Environment (8 min)
Method: CLIL + Data literacyIndividual → Pairs📖 Reading✏️ Writing
Read the CO₂ data table carefully. Then answer the comprehension questions and write your own comparative sentences!
📊 How Much CO₂ Does Transport Produce?
Approximate CO₂ emissions per person per kilometre travelled
| Transport Mode | CO₂ (g per km) | Eco Level | Visual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Walking | 0 g | Best eco! ✅ | |
| 🚲 Bicycle / Cycling | 0 g | Best eco! ✅ | |
| ⚡ Electric car | ~20 g | Very good ✅ | |
| 🚂 Train | ~41 g | Good ✅ | |
| 🚌 Bus | ~89 g | OK (shared) 🔵 | |
| 🚗 Petrol car (1 person) | ~170 g | Not eco ❌ | |
| ✈️ Short-haul airplane | ~255 g | Most polluting ❌ |
✏️ Write Your Own Comparative Sentences — Use the Data!
The bicycle is than the because it produces CO₂.
The is more polluting than the .
In my opinion, is the best transport because .
✅ "The bicycle is cleaner than the car because it produces zero CO₂."
✅ "The airplane is more polluting than the bus. It produces 255g of CO₂ per km!"
✅ "In my opinion, walking is the best transport because it produces no CO₂ and it is healthy!"
💬 Reflection — Which Transport is Best? (~4 min)
Method: Reflection + Class discussion🗣 Speaking
🌍
"Which transport is best for the planet?"
✅ "Walking and cycling are the best because they produce zero CO₂ and are good for health!"
🚗
"Is the car always bad?"
✅ "Not always — an electric car is much better than a petrol car. But walking or cycling is still better than driving!"
🏙
"How can cities be more eco-friendly?"
✅ "More bike lanes! Better public transport! Cheaper buses! More electric vehicles!"
🤔
"What will YOU change?"
✅ "I will usually walk to school. I will sometimes take the bus instead of the car. I will never take the car for short distances!"
✏️ Homework — My Transport Habits (5 sentences)
Write 5 sentences about how you travel. Use comparatives and frequency adverbs. Share next lesson!
1. I usually go to school by .
2. Sometimes I instead of .
3. The is better than the because .
4. Going by produces CO₂ than going by .
5. I think the most eco-friendly transport is because .
better / worse than
cleaner / more polluting
always / usually / sometimes / never
produces less CO₂
is good for health
📋 Assessment Notes
👩🏫 Teacher
✅ Comparatives: correctly formed and contextually appropriate?
✅ Survey: asked questions fluently, recorded answers?
✅ Board game: produced full sentences with correct structures?
✅ Reading: comprehension questions answered correctly from data?
✅ Homework: 5 sentences with varied adverbs and at least 2 comparatives.
✅ Comparatives: correctly formed and contextually appropriate?
✅ Survey: asked questions fluently, recorded answers?
✅ Board game: produced full sentences with correct structures?
✅ Reading: comprehension questions answered correctly from data?
✅ Homework: 5 sentences with varied adverbs and at least 2 comparatives.
📊 Follow-up: "How We Travel" classroom chart🚶 Challenge: walk/bike for one week