Clothes

 

Describing what someone is wearing Asking and telling what you usually wear 

 

Fabrics: 

Patterns:

checkered dotted

flowered striped

paisley

wool

cotton

leather

silk

plaid

argyle

corduroy

polyester 

 

Trousers T-shirt polo shirt

long-sleeve T-shirt

 jeans shorts

sweat shirt  / hoodie

sneakers tank top dress

bathing suit

sweater  

sandals  

necklace  jacket skirt suit

women: pants suit men: suit

purse

blouse

belt

skirt shirt

flats

highheeled shoes

t ie  

pumps

Undergarments

underwear 

pantyhose socks

panties

boxers

bra

 

Present Continuous  Continuous  (action that is happening at the moment)

What are you wearing today? today? I’m wearing a black suit and black shoes. What is he wearing wearing now? He’ s wear wearing ing a suit.  Are you wearing wearing a woolen sweater? No, I’m not. not. I’ m wearing a vest. Is he wearing wearing a black coat? No, he isn’t isn’t.. He is wear wearing ing a jacket.

 

Present  (habitual action) Simple Present   What do you wear on weekends? weekends? I wear  wear jeans,  jeans, a T-shirt and sneakers. Do you wear a uniform at work? No, I don’t don’t.. I wear casual clothes. What does he wear in summer? He wears shorts and T-shirts. Does he wear a tie to work? No, he doesn’t doesn’t.. He wears informal/casual clothes.

 

Color +  + Pattern + Pattern + Fabric + Fabric + Clothing Color red  leather leather jacket.  jacket.  A red

 A black and white white  dotted  dotted silk  tie.  tie.

 A blue and white white plaid  plaid  cotton blouse. cotton blouse.

 

 Activities 

 

Activity 1A Tell your partner what you are wearing. Remember the word order!

EX: I am wearing a brown silk blouse; blue jeans; pink leather flats; and a pink and black flowered purse.

 

Activity 1B

Using location words and clothing vocabulary,, ask your vocabulary classmates where the items are.

Activity 2

 

Describe what these people are wearing now now.. When do they usually wear these clothes?

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Activity 2 (cont’d)

 

Describe what these people are wearing now. When do they usually wear these clothes?

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Activity 3A What do you usually wear to…?: Example:

wedding??  A: What do you wear to a wedding B: I wear a suit, a tie and dress shoes. What do you wear to a wedding?  A: I wear a jewelry. nice dress, high-heels and wedding

 

Activity 3A (cont’d) What do you usually wear to…?

Activity 3B

 

Role play a customer shopping for clothes, and a salesperson. Use the following vocabulary: Verbs

Nouns

Adjectives

Expressions

• Buying

• Prices

• Nice

• Go shopping

• Selling

• Groceries

• Pretty

• Normal price

• Looking for 

• Clothes

• Ugly

• On sale

• Paying (for)

• Shop

• Cheap

• Free Sample

• Trying on • Asking for 

• Store • Mall

• Expensive • New

• Buy 1 get 1 free

• Returning

• Size

• Old

• Exchanging

• Color 

• Used

• Brand

• Big • Small

(S, M, L, XL)