ES5 Argue

A2
Lesson 5
I’m Leyla and have more than
8 years of teaching experience.
Session's Objectives:
At the end of the lesson you will be able to:
- learn how to argue and say your opinion

- use comparative and superlative degree of
adjectives
1. Do you do/Have you done any of these activities?
2. Which of these activities is best for your heart?
3. Which activity is the most relaxing?
4. Which activities can you do inside, outside, or both?
5. Which activities do people usually do alone?
Adjectives! ☺
Confused
Embarrassed
Frightened
Interested
Refreshed
Satisfied
Shocked
satisfied
embarassed
frightened
shocked
refreshed
thrilled
confused
interested
satisfying depressing
Relaxing
Depressing
Exciting
exciting worrying Worrying
Satisfying
Boring
Tiring
Disappointing
boring tiring Annoying
annoying
disappointing
Choose the best form of the adjectives to complete
the sentences. Listen again to check your ideas.
1. Well, to be honest, I thought it was a bit bored /

boring.
2. Weren’t you excited / exciting when the dragons 1. Which adjectives from
flew in and started fighting the king? the exercise are positive?
3. That was a bit surprised / surprising, I guess. 2. Which are negative?
4. I got annoyed / annoying after about five minutes.
5. That’s always interested / interesting ...
6. ... although I often feel shocked / shocking by the
changes they make to the houses.
7. I was amazed / amazing by the color they painted
the kitchen.
8. What’s really confused / confusing is how they
can do so much in just one week.
Choose the best option to complete the sentence. Add a preposition if you need
to.
1. Listen! Did you hear that scared / scary sound? Do you think it’s a ghost?
2. I’m getting bored / boring with housework! Can you help me clean the living
room?
3. In my opinion, basketball is the most excited / exciting sport to watch.
4. My brother is really annoyed / annoying his team losing the football match.
5. She feels frightened / frightening of the dark, so she always sleeps with the
light on.
6. That was a really depressed / depressing movie. It made me cry.
7. The students in my class are interested / interesting in American culture.
8. These instructions are really confused / confusing. I don’t know what to do
next.
9. These prices are shocked / shocking! How can they charge 500 a night for a
tiny hotel room?
10. Were you surprised / surprising by my new haircut?
Adjectives! ☺
Interesting vs Interested?
I am … in this book
This book is …
Interesting vs Interested?
I am interested in this book
This book is interesting

Degrees of Adjectives! ☺
Let’s check the answers.
LONG
SHORT
ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES (ONE EXCEPTIONS
(TWO AND MORE
SYLLABLE)
SYLLABLES)
TO adjective + -er good – better
COMPARE more + adjective bad – worse
TWO
THINGS
TO adjective + -est the most + adjective good – the best

COMPARE bad – the worst
THREE OR
MORE
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THINGS
“Sunflowers”
“Starry Night”
“A Swan”
“Sunflowers”
“Starry Night”
“Sunflowers” is smaller than “A

Swan”
“A Swan” is smaller than

“A Swan” “Starry Night”
“Sunflowers”
“Starry Night”
“A Swan” is bigger than “Sunflowers”
“Starry Night” is bigger than “A Swan”

“A Swan”
“Sunflowers”
“Starry Night”
“Sunflowers” is the smallest picture
“A Swan” “Starry Night” is the biggest picture

Skidiving … is more dangerous than …
… is the most dangerous.
… is more exciting than …

… is the most exciting.
… is more interesting than …

Shark Diving
… is the most interesting.
Ice Marathon
Cliff Jumping
1. What is the consumer’s favorite
brand of laptops, smartphones,
and other consumer electronics?
2. Which brand does she think is 1. Apple
the most expensive?
2. Apple
3. Does she have a least favorite
brand? Why or why not? 3. No. She hasn’t tried many brands.
4. Which brand does she think is
the most suitable for older people? 4. Apple - Their products are easier to use.
Why?
5. Apple or Nokia
5. Which brand does she think is
the most popular with younger 6. They’re happy with them.
people?
6. What do her friends think of 7. Apple
Nokia products?
7. Which company makes better
laptops in her opinion?
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions
about your country using the prompts below.
Example:
"What’s the most expensive city in your
country?"
"It’s Baku.“
• What’s / expensive / city ?

• What’s / beautiful / part ?
• What’s / good / place for tourists ?
• What’s / poor / part ?
• What’s / hot / part ?
• What’s / cold / part ?
• What’s / interesting / region ?
• What’s / dangerous / place ?
• Who’s / rich / person ?
• Who’s / famous / celebrity ?
• Where’s / high / mountain
What is your
dream home?
Describe a house or apartment you want to
live in.
You should say:
What it would look like?
Where it would be located?
What facilities it would have?
and explain why you want to live there.
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Look at the list. Which aspects would be important for you while buying
or building your dream home? Choose five aspects and explain why.
● airy ● lots of space

● beautiful yard ● nice neighbours
● big size ● one floor
● central location ● pool
● cosy rooms ● price
● location near water ● three bathrooms
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Use the words you’ve learnt to describe the homes below.
airy at the seaside beautiful yard big size charming cosy rooms
homely in the city centre in the country in the mountains large
lift location near water lots of space modern near a lake nice
neighbours on an island one floor pool price roomy sauna small
three bathrooms
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Use the words you’ve learnt to describe the homes below.
airy at the seaside beautiful yard big size charming cosy rooms
homely in the city centre in the country in the mountains large
lift location near water lots of space modern near a lake nice
neighbours on an island one floor pool price roomy sauna small
three bathrooms
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Let’s ARGUE ☺
Useful expressions for debating / arguing
1. Mosquitoes are more dangerous than lions.
Lions are very dangerous animals.

They are strong and fast. Hundreds
of people die every
year because of lions. Mosquitoes
are very small, but they carry
diseases such as malaria.
Malaria kills more than one million
Africans every year, so mosquitoes
are more dangerous
than lions.
2. Lions are stronger than cheetahs.
Which animal is stronger – a

lion or a cheetah?
No animal can run faster than
a cheetah. But for big cats,
cheetahs are not very strong.
Lions are bigger and stronger.
Bears are slower than horses.
Bears can run very

fast. Some bears
have a maximum
speed of about
30mph. However,
the maximum speed
of a horse is almost
50mph.
Elephants are heavier than whales
In general, whales are heavier

than elephants. The tongue of
a blue whale weighs 5,900
pounds. This is heavier than
a small elephant.
Dolphins are more intelligent than dogs.
Dogs are very intelligent animals. They can

learn a lot of tricks and solve difficult
problems.
However, dolphins have big brains and they
have a complex system of communication.
They can think about the future and learn very
fast. They are more intelligent than dogs.
Mosquitoes are faster than flies.
Mosquitoes fly at about 1.5 mph. Maybe this

sounds fast, but in the insect world
mosquitoes are very slow. They are slower
than flies.
Tigers are smaller than lions.
Tigers are bigger than lions.

The average weight of a
Bengal tiger is about 500
pounds.
The average weight of an
African lion is 400 pounds.
Better. Faster.
Stronger
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Past and present. Technology
then and now
Discuss the questions.
➔ What three gadgets do you use most often? Have they changed
in your lifetime?
➔ Which of your gadgets would you like to update? Why?
➔ What modern technology makes your life easier?
What makes it a bit more difficult?
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Read the sentences and say what they are about.
EBOOK READER CAR LAPTOP MOBILE PHONE
A. This modern model has a longer talk time than the old model.
B. It’s the best gadget for reading.
C. This gadget is the most multifunctional of all the objects shown in the video.
D. This gadget has the biggest screen.
E. The modern model has a more powerful engine than the old one.
F. This is the heaviest thing in the video.
G. Some people say that it’s worse for your eyes than the paper version.
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EBOOK READER CAR LAPTOP MOBILE PHONE
A. This modern model has a longer talk time than the old model. mobile phone
B. It’s the best gadget for reading. ebook reader

mobile
C. This gadget is the most multifunctional of all the objects. phone
D. This gadget has the biggest screen. laptop
E. The modern model has a more powerful engine than the old one. car
F. This is the heaviest thing. car
G. Some people say that it’s worse for your eyes than the paper version. ebook reader
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Now, we’ll put it into practice!
Complete the gaps by putting the words in brackets in the correct form.
A. I think I need a new phone. I want one with a .…………….

………………………………………………… screen than my old one. (big)
B. If you want to impress them, buy this tablet. It’s .…………….

………………………………………………… one in the store. (expensive)
C. They upgraded their computers to the ones with a .…………….

…………………………………………………… processor. (fast)
D. My smartwatch has really helped me to be

…………………………………………………………………… than before. I move more and
I’m in .…………….………………………………………………… shape. (healthy, good)
E. This is .…………….………………………………………………… phone I’ve ever used. The

battery is always low and the camera takes terrible pictures. (bad)
F. Out of all music subscription services, this one is52.…………….

………………………………………………… : they have good UI, and the price is .
A. I think I need a new phone. I want one with a .……………. bigger

………………………………………………… screen than my old one. (big)
the most expensive
B. If you want to impress them, buy this tablet. It’s .…………….
………………………………………………… one in the store. (expensive)
C. They upgraded their computers to the ones with a .……………. faster

……………………………………………… processor. (fast)
D. My smartwatch has really helped me to be more healthy/healthier

…………………………………………………………………………. better than before. I move more
and I’m in .…………….………………………………………………… shape. (healthy, good)
the worst
E. This is .…………….………………………………………………… phone I’ve ever used. The
battery is always low and the camera takes terrible pictures. (bad)
the most convenient
the cheapest
F. Out of all music subscription services, this one is .…………….
………………………………………………… :53 they have good UI, and the price is .
Compare the objects in the pictures. [part 1/3]
➔ What three gadgets do you use most often? Have they changed in your lifetime?

What makes it a bit more difficult? 54


Discuss the questions.
➔ Which of the objects from the previous slides is the most useful
for you?
➔ Are there more convenient ways to listen to music/store
information/check the time?
➔ Which of the objects has changed the most over time?
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Let’s play a game!
Work in groups. Think of a gadget or some technology that most
people know. Create five sentences about it using comparative
and superlative structures. Make the other team guess your
gadget or technology by giving them clues one by one.
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Let’s Talk about our
Homework ☺
Awake * become * begin * break bring *
build * buy * catch * come * draw * drink
* eat * fall find * fly * forget * get * give
* go * have * hear * keep * leave * lose
make * meet * pay * put * read ring * say
* see * sell * sit * sleep * speak * spill *
stand * stick take * tell * think * win *
write
It's a black-and-white/colored photo.
What do you see in the picture?

There is a . . .
There are some . . .
In this photo I can see…
This photo shows…
They are in … (where)
Their age …
What is the man / woman wearing?

She / He is wearing ...
What are these people doing?
How do they feel?

It seems as if ...
Maybe/Perhaps ...
I think ...
The atmosphere is …
I (don't) like the picture because ...
It makes me think of ...

There is a . . .
This photo shows…
Their age …

How do they feel?

It seems as if ...
Maybe/Perhaps ...
I think ...

There is a . . .
This photo shows…
Their age …

How do they feel?

It seems as if ...
Maybe/Perhaps ...
I think ...

There is a . . .
This photo shows…
Their age …

How do they feel?

It seems as if ...
Maybe/Perhaps ...
I think ...

There is a . . .
This photo shows…
Their age …

How do they feel?

It seems as if ...
Maybe/Perhaps ...
I think ...

There is a . . .
This photo shows…
Their age …

How do they feel?

It seems as if ...
Maybe/Perhaps ...
I think ...

There is a . . .
This photo shows…
Their age …

How do they feel?

It seems as if ...
Maybe/Perhaps ...
I think ...

There is a . . .
This photo shows…
Their age …

How do they feel?

It seems as if ...
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I think ...

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A2

- learn how to argue and say your opinion

1. Well, to be honest, I thought it was a bit bored /

I am interested in this book

This book is interesting

TO adjective + -est the most + adjective good – the best

“Sunflowers” is smaller than “A

“A Swan” is smaller than

“A Swan” is bigger than “Sunflowers”

“Starry Night” is bigger than “A Swan”

“Sunflowers” is the smallest picture

“A Swan” “Starry Night” is the biggest picture

… is more exciting than …

… is more interesting than …

• What’s / expensive / city ?

● airy ● lots of space

Lions are very dangerous animals.

Which animal is stronger – a

Bears can run very

In general, whales are heavier

Dogs are very intelligent animals. They can

Mosquitoes fly at about 1.5 mph. Maybe this

Tigers are bigger than lions.

EBOOK READER CAR LAPTOP MOBILE PHONE

B. It’s the best gadget for reading.

D. This gadget has the biggest screen.

F. This is the heaviest thing in the video.

EBOOK READER CAR LAPTOP MOBILE PHONE

B. It’s the best gadget for reading. ebook reader

F. This is the heaviest thing. car

A. I think I need a new phone. I want one with a .…………….

B. If you want to impress them, buy this tablet. It’s .…………….

C. They upgraded their computers to the ones with a .…………….

D. My smartwatch has really helped me to be

E. This is .…………….………………………………………………… phone I’ve ever used. The

F. Out of all music subscription services, this one is52.…………….

A. I think I need a new phone. I want one with a .……………. bigger

C. They upgraded their computers to the ones with a .……………. faster

D. My smartwatch has really helped me to be more healthy/healthier

➔ Which of your gadgets would you like to update? Why?

➔ What modern technology makes your life easier?

➔ Which of your gadgets would you like to update? Why?

➔ What modern technology makes your life easier?

➔ Which of your gadgets would you like to update? Why?

➔ What modern technology makes your life easier?

What do you see in the picture?

What is the man / woman wearing?

What are these people doing?

How do they feel?

What do you see in the picture?

What is the man / woman wearing?

What are these people doing?

How do they feel?

What do you see in the picture?

What is the man / woman wearing?

What are these people doing?

How do they feel?

What do you see in the picture?

What is the man / woman wearing?

What are these people doing?