Baggage

Lead-in

  • What are the differences and the similarities between…
      • A plumber and a doctor?
      • A journalist and an author?
      • A postman and a blogger?
      • A nurse and a surgeon?

Presentation

Pre

  • In what situations do you compare yourself with someone else?
  • Why shouldn’t we compare ourselves with other people? And why should we?

Top Down

  • What does the text talk about?
  • Nature
  • Comparisons
  • Good x Bad
  • Nature
  • Comparisons
  • Good x Bad

The Mystery Bag

Samantha entered the room carrying a big, old-fashioned, spotted leather carry-on bag. Everyone turned to stare. “What’s in there?” asked Jake, eyeing the bulky, checked hard-shell case she dragged behind her.

Samantha grinned. “You’ll see soon enough,” she said, placing the modern, light, striped polyester handbag on the table.

The suspense grew as she unzipped it. The room fell silent. Was it treasure? A gadget? Or perhaps… a surprise no one expected?

She pulled out a tiny, floral, wooden box and set it down carefully. “Wait for it,” she whispered, leaning closer.

Suddenly, the box popped open, and out sprang a wheeled, plastic robot that lit up and spun around the room, playing music. Laughter erupted as everyone clapped and cheered.

“Best party trick ever!” Jake said, grabbing his phone to record the moment.

Bottom Up

  • True or False
  1. Samantha entered the room carrying a big, old-fashioned, spotted leather carry-on bag.
  2. Jake ignored Samantha’s bag and didn’t ask any questions about it.
  3. Samantha placed a modern, light, striped polyester handbag on the table.
  4. Inside the bag, Samantha revealed a tiny, floral, wooden box.
  5. The box opened to reveal a wheeled, plastic robot that played music.
  6. Jake was disappointed by the surprise in the box.
  1. Samantha entered the room carrying a big, old-fashioned, spotted leather carry-on bag. True
  2. Jake ignored Samantha’s bag and didn’t ask any questions about it. False
  3. Samantha placed a modern, light, striped polyester handbag on the table. True
  4. Inside the bag, Samantha revealed a tiny, floral, wooden box. True
  5. The box opened to reveal a wheeled, plastic robot that played music. True
  6. Jake was disappointed by the surprise in the box. False

Post

  • What’s the most important thing you always carry in your bag? Why is it essential to you?

  • If you could design your own perfect bag, what features would it have?

Target Language

Adjectives to describe things

Order of adjectives: 

Size/weight – age – color/pattern – material – style/type – noun 

  • It’s a big new yellow polyester carry-on handbag. 
  • Spotted 
  • Striped 
  • Flannel 
  • Leather 
  • Plastic 
  • Polyester 
  • Wooden 
  • Carry-on 
  • Hard-shell  
  • Softside 
  • Wheeled 
  • Big/huge 
  • Small/tiny 
  • Bulky 
  • Heavy 
  • Light 
  • (brand) new 
  • Modern 
  • Old 
  • Old-fashioned 
  • Checked 
  • Floral 

Controlled Practice

  • Separate the adjectives from the target language in one of the columns below:

Size/weight – age – color/pattern – material – style/type

Size/Weight

Age

Color/Pattern

Material

Style/Type

Size/Weight

Age

Color/Pattern

Material

Style/Type

Freer Practice

  • Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use the target language.
    • I’m a bit more nervous than…
    • I’m a bit less… than my best friend.
    • Sailors are much less… than doctors.
    • Cats are a lot more… than…
    • I’m a little… than my family.
    • Houses are much… than apartments.

Production

  • Compare the birds from the text using the target laguage.

Example: Crows are a lot darker than…

Homework

Match the sentences’ halves. There is one example.

  1. She also qualified as a professional sailor…

  2. Visit your dentist or hygienist to have your…

  3. Alone on the water, he sets up his…

  4. And if I want to become a zoologist or a biologist, or even…

  5. But in this case the leader is a musician…

  6. At the door into the airport, Abbey stopped to slip the…

(   ) eventually acquiring the rank of captain.

(5) whose authority is the music he plays.

(   ) a veterinarian, I need to go back to school and get the education for it.

(   ) kind flight attendant two crisp ten-dollar bills.

(   ) teeth scaled and polished on a regular basis.

(   ) fishing lines with the utmost precision, a skill that other fisherman lack.

  1. She also qualified as a professional sailor…

  2. Visit your dentist or hygienist to have your…

  3. Alone on the water, he sets up his…

  4. And if I want to become a zoologist or a biologist, or even…

  5. But in this case the leader is a musician…

  6. At the door into the airport, Abbey stopped to slip the…

(1) eventually acquiring the rank of captain.

(6) whose authority is the music he plays.

(4) a veterinarian, I need to go back to school and get the education for it.

(5) kind flight attendant two crisp ten-dollar bills.

(2) teeth scaled and polished on a regular basis.

(3) fishing lines with the utmost precision, a skill that other fisherman lack.

Choose the best option for each sentence.

Example: I wish I were less/more stressed. > I wish I were less stressed.

  1. I was a lot more messed/mesed up than I am now and it seems like a thousand years ago.
  2. The rest of the afternoon, I tried to be a bit more/less impatient and a bit more instructive.
  3. It’s easier, probably a lot less risky, and takes/take full advantage of the prerogatives of office.
  4. Things are a bit more complicated/complicates when it comes to her family.
  5. He found that playing cutthroat Spades was much more difficult/dificult than playing with a partner.
  1. I was a lot more messed up than I am now and it seems like a thousand years ago.
  2. The rest of the afternoon, I tried to be a bit less impatient and a bit more instructive.
  3. It’s easier, probably a lot less risky, and takes full advantage of the prerogatives of office.
  4. Things are a bit more complicated when it comes to her family.
  5. He found that playing cutthroat Spades was much more difficult than playing with a partner.

Modify the sentences changing big differences to small differences and vice-versa.

Example: He is a bit more stressed than his mother > He is a lot more stressed than his mother.

  1. Marcio is a bit less fun than me.
  2. Deborah is a lot more hardworking than her brother.
  3. Barbara is much smarter than before.
  4. Vecna is a little less powerful than Jane.
  5. Plants are a lot easier to take care of.
  1. Marcio is a lot less fun than me.
  2. Deborah is a bit more hardworking than her brother.
  3. Barbara is a little smarter than before.
  4. Vecna is a lot less powerful than Jane.
  5. Plants are a bit easier to take care of.

Put the words in the correct order

Example: be / more / relaxed / want / a / bit / I / to > I want to be a bit more relaxed.

  1. You / rude / lot / a / less / than / are / she / is
  2. than / better / much / Cats / dogs / are
  3. watching / more / TV / nature / than / a / is / interesting / Watching / lot / the
  4. a / little / Renan / you / punctual / less / than / is
  5. crazier / is / lot / than / me / a / Flávia
  1. You are a lot less rude than she is.
  2. Cats are much better than dogs.
  3. Watching the nature is a lot more interesting than watching TV.
  4. Renan is a little less punctual than you.
  5. Flávia is a lot crazier than me.

Find and correct the mistakes.

Example: He is bit angrier. > He is a bit angrier.

  1. Chickens is a bit noisier than crows.
  2. My neighbor is a much louder than me and my family.
  3. Beds are much more confortable than sofas.
  4. My house is a bit cozyer than my brother’s house.
  5. Nancy is a litle less romantic than her boyfriend.
  1. Chickens are a bit noisier than crows.
  2. My neighbor is a lot louder than me and my family.
  3. Beds are much more comfortable than sofas.
  4. My house is a bit cozier than my brother’s house.
  5. Nancy is a little less romantic than her boyfriend.

Writing

Write a short text comparing you with your family members. Use the target language.

Example: I’m a bit more patient than…