1. Show learners 3 words from the video: short, friendly, favourite 
2. Ask how many syllables there are in each word.
   1 syllable   2 syllables   3 syllables
          O                OO                 OOO
       short          friendly       favourite
3. Say the words and ask learners if they hear a difference between the (length and loudness of the) syllables. Draw learners’ awareness to word stress.
   (The stressed syllable (highlighted in bold below) is longer and louder than unstressed syllables.)
     O                O       o            O   o   o
   short           friendly       favourite 
4. Ask learners to categorise the adjectives from the video according to the number of syllables they have and where the stress is. Share the link to the activity by clicking: ACTIVITY 4
   
   • Learners can do the activity:
     • as a whole class on an interactive whiteboard.
     • in pairs/small groups using tablets.
     • individually on their mobile devices.
     • on the whiteboard.
5. Check the activity playing the recording below. Allow learners to correct their answers if needed.
   
6. Play the recording again for learners to listen to and repeat the adjectives.  

TIP! 

• If learners work individually, in pairs or small groups, allow them to check their answers in pairs or with other groups before whole class feedback. 
• As a follow-up activity, ask learners to work in pairs/small groups and say sentences about their friends in and out of class using the adjectives from the task. 

O: short, bored, good, tall, slim, shy 

Oo: friendly, famous, chubby, active, lazy, clever 

Ooo: favourite, popular, beautiful 

oOo: outgoing, good-looking