GRAMMAR GRADE 7

1. Florentino Torres High School
Learning Plan for English Grade 7
Grammar
I. Objectives
At the end of the end of the lesson the students will be able to
 Recall the definition and function of adjective and noun through a show and tell activity
 Identify the types of adjective through the aid of a graphic organizer
 Determine the correct order of adjectives in a series
 Express meaningful sentences by following the basic rule in arranging adjectives in a series
 Exhibit knowledge and key concepts using the order of adjectives through an advertisement
 Evaluate one’s learning through a paper-pencil assessment
II. Subject matter
Grammar skills: Order of Adjectives
Materials: LCD projector, Laptop, Visual aids, Images, Speaker,Whiteboard, Whiteboard Marker
References: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/adjectives/order-adjectives,
http://englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/order%20of%20adjectives.pdf,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSepkJV91mk, English Time 3rd
Quarter pp. 34-36
III. Procedure
A. Routine tasks:
 Cleanliness and Orderliness
 Attendance checking
B. Before the Lesson: Preliminaries
Task 1- Review: What’s in the box?
 The teacher calls a volunteer to take a peek into the mystery box. This volunteer
describes the object in the box and lets the rest of the students guess what it is. Clues are
given in the form of adjectives.
 The teacher facilitates the activity and asks the students to recall the definition and
functions of nouns and adjectives. Then, she briefly gives the learning objective.
Task 2- Drill/Elicitation: Word Train
 The students choose 5 representatives from their
group to play the game. The 5th
member stays at the back
and writes a sentence out of the words that will be given by
his/ her members. Each group receives a train with an image
and follows these steps:
1st
member writes on the 1st
wagon the image or object in the picture.
2nd
, 3rd
and 4th
member list one adjective of the object written on the 1st
wagon
As soon as the 4th
member finishes the word, they will show the word train to their 5th
member.

2. 5th
member (who is at the back) constructs one sentence out of the words on the train
and raise his/her whiteboard once finished.
Target Questions:
 What are the words you used to describe the picture? (ADJECTIVES)
 What do you notice with the number of adjectives used in the sentence? (more
than one)
 Do you think there should be an order to follow when using multiple or series
of adjectives in a sentence? Why or why not?
C. During the lesson:
Task 3 - Presentation: The Order of Adjectives
Say: “In English, it is common to use more than one adjective before a noun. When you use
more than one adjective, you have to put them in the right order, according to their type.
The teacher shows the YouTube video titled “The Order of Adjectives”. Each student receives
a worksheet to answer about the video and is reminded to follow the standards in listening/ viewing.
Interactive discussions on the order of adjectives ensue.
Task 4- Analysis: What’s your Type? (Controlled stage)
Classify the following adjectives according to its type. Place it in the appropriate column.
Number Opinion Size Age Shape Origin Material Purpose color
Three Funny
Important
Beautiful
Gigantic
Slim
Tiny
Ancient
Early
antique
Oval
Square
Circular
Asian
African
Wooden
Glass
Night
Morning
Silver
tiny black square circular round
young early small glass green
oval great huge wooden beautiful
THE ORDER OFADJECTIVES
Number
Opinion
Size
Age
Shape
Color
Origin
Material
Purpose
NOUN

3. Task 5: What’s Your Order? (Semi-Controlled stage)
Arrange the words according to the correct order of adjectives.
1. A big old brown bear
___________________
2. green-eyed gorgeous black-haired a girl
____________________________________
3. my teacher math old
__________________
4. a man fat young friendly
______________________
5. little a boy nasty
__________________
Task 6 - Generalization
1. When there are multiple consecutive adjectives modifying the same noun, in what
order should those adjectives be placed?
2. Why is it essential to know the correct order of adjectives used in a series?
“In describing a noun there is always one or more adjectives. When using one or
more adjectivesit should be in the right order. This guides us in speaking and writing
English soundly. Here is an acronym for you to remember the correct order of adjective: N-
0-S-A-S-C-O-M-P.”
D. After the Lesson
Task 7 - Application: Feelingsto Words (Free Stage: Group)
The students present an advertisement about an item they picked. The dialogue must show an
application of the correct order of adjectives. After each presentation, students conduct peer critiquing
using a checklist.
Peer Checklist
1. The voice is loud and clear
2. The dialogue contains multiple adjectives
3. The sentences follow the correct order of adjectives
4. The advertisement is powerful and convincing
VETERAN STAR PROFESSIONAL STAR AMATEUR STAR
16-20pts 11-15pts 10pts and below
Agree Slightly
Agree
Disagree
5pts 3pts 1pt.
5pts 3pts 1pt.
5pts 3pts 1pt.
5pts 3pts 1pt.

4. Task 8 - Application: Feelingsto Words (Free Stage: Individual)
In a five sentence paragraph,describe your favorite place. Remember to use adjectives
in a series. Read your paragraph to the class.
Task 9 - Evaluation
A. Arrange the adjectives in the correct order
1. Have you seen my _____ jacket anywhere? (leather, black)
2. A ________ dog chased me while I was jogging. (black, big, horrifying)
3. She was eating _____ soup.(delicious, warm, green-bean)
4. She gave him a _____ vase.(black, Egyptian, small)
5. He sat beside a _____ desk. (wooden, brown, big)
B. Choose the correct order of the Adjectives
1. He was wearing a ____ shirt
a. dirty old flannel
b. old dirty flannel
c. flannel old dirty
2. Pass me the ____ cups.
a. plastic big blue
b. big blue plastic
c. big plastic blue
3. All the girls fell in love with the ____ teacher.
a. handsome new American
b. American new handsome
c. new handsome American
4. I used to drive ____ car.
a. a blue old German
b. an old German blue
c. an old blue German
5. This is a ____ movie.
a. new Italian wonderful
b. wonderful Italian new
c. wonderful new Italian
IV. Assignment
1. Practice your skill in ordering adjectives by downloading the exercises on
www.ispilledthebeans.com/exercises/PDF/exercisesadjectiveorder.pdf. Print the
worksheet and answer at home. Bring your copy tomorrow.
2. Answer the following in 3-5 sentences
a. Who is R. Zulueta da Costa? Name some of his distinguished literary work.
b. How would you define nationalism?