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SUBMITTED BY: Anonymous     BORROWED FROM / INSPIRED BY: Seventeen and Teen magazine quizzes     EDITED BY: まだ

Your Romance Horoscope

GRAMMAR: Comparative/Superlative     EXAMPLE: I think Japanese is more difficult than English.     DATE ADDED: 02-18-09

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 15-30 min.
 
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Brief Outline: Students silently read through the quiz, or listen to the teacher read through it. Each question has four choices to choose from. Once completed, they can find out their romance horoscope.

 

Materials Needed:

  • YourRomanceHoroscopee worksheet: There are two quizzes, but they are essentially the same. One quiz has pictures, for lower-level classes,  and the other one doesn't.

 

Detailed Explanation:

  1. Make sure the students understand the grammar point `more...than...` and go over an example. 
  2. Explain that there are no right or wrong answers because the whole paper is about how they think and feel.
  3. Pass out the quizzes and have them try the first question. If they understand it, have them keep going through.  However, stop once and a while to make sure they are understanding everything.
  4. Once they complete the worksheet, have them grade themselves and read about what kind of romance they will have.  Depending on the atmosphere of the classroom, you may even be able to read the horoscopes as a class.

 

Variations:

  • I originally did this without the pictures, so I had to gesture and draw a lot.
  • Add in some review sentences into the results so the kids can practice listening even more.

 

Teaching Suggestions:

  • The kids get really excited at the end to hear thier future.
  • (Jan 19, 2012) Anonymous said: I find that my students really enjoy this kind of activity, or any sort of personality quiz. I used a similar activity, inspired by this. Thanks a lot!
  • (Feb 7, 2011) Kris Burridge said: This is a good idea and the students generally enjoy it.
    However 'more scary' is not correct and many words are a little bit difficult so as to comply with the 'more ________ than' grammar point. For example, adorable and enjoyable. If someone were to use this as a review activity then perhaps change a few of the questions around.
    Also, when revealing the results you can make it easier to explain by saying that this is the kind of person they will be. It's a bit confusing to explain that the results apply to the person they will fall in love with.
    Good jumping off point.