Sports around the world
Cambridge Primary English Grade 4 · Unit 3: Sport · Lesson 8 · Term 1 · Marshall Cavendish
Also known as: Comparatives and superlatives
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Lesson idea
Delima tells a magazine about sepak takraw, an unusual sport from Malaysia, and we read rules and practise comparatives and superlatives.
Lesson vocabulary: sepak takraw: a fast team game like volleyball played with the feet · acrobatic: using jumps and flips · court: the area marked for a game · net: a sheet of strings across a court · set: part of a match · server: the player who starts the play · skill: the ability to do something well
Key points
- When we compare two things, we add -er. When we compare many things, we add -est.
- For very long words, we add more or most: the most expensive racket.
- Some forms are irregular: good, better, best and bad, worse, worst.
Lesson questions (15)
- Where did sepak takraw start?
Answer: In Malaysia - How old is the sport?
Answer: About 500 years old - What is sepak takraw often called?
Answer: Kick volleyball - How is it like football?
Answer: Players kick the ball - How is it like volleyball?
Answer: The net is high - How do you score a point?
Answer: The ball touches the floor in the other team's court - How many players are on each team?
Answer: Three - How many points win a set?
Answer: 21 - How many sets must you win to win the match?
Answer: Two out of three - What must players learn because they jump so high?
Answer: How to fall without hurting themselves - Where does the player taking the first kick stand?
Answer: In the circle - Complete: A soccer player runs ___ than a tennis player.
Answer: faster - Complete: She threw the ball the ___ of all of us!
Answer: highest - Complete: Good, ___, best.
Answer: better - Complete: We played the ___ game ever, and we won!
Answer: best
About this lesson
“Sports around the world” is from Cambridge Primary English Grade 4 (Unit 3: Sport) and has 15 questions with answers. Sample questions: “Where did sepak takraw start?” and “How old is the sport?”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
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Questions about this lesson
How do we form the comparative of a long adjective?
We use more and most: expensive → more expensive → the most expensive.
What is the difference between er and est?
er is for two things: faster. est is for more than two: fastest.
What are the irregular forms?
good → better → best, and bad → worse → worst.
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No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.