Clothes

First, learners will do a drawing-on-the-back activity to review clothes vocabulary. Then they do a simple drawing dictation to practise using the present continuous with clothes, and play a game to describe what their classmates are wearing. Finally, there are two options for learners to make a poster, as well as ideas for homework and follow-up activities.

Learning outcomes

• Review clothes vocabulary
• Use present continuous for descriptions (he's/she's wearing)

Age/ Level

Aged 9-12 (CEFR level A1)

Time

60 minutes

Materials

The lesson plan can be downloaded in PDF format below. In addition, you will need:

• flashcards of clothes (one set per pair), for example:
  https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/flashcards/clothes-flashcards
• body outlines handout – draw ten small body outlines on a piece of paper and make copies (one per learner)
• a. A3 white paper for posters (six sheets per group) OR
  b. A3-sized copy of one of the body outlines you drew for the body outlines handout (one per group) and a selection of old clothing catalogues or magazines
• outline of a T-shirt (one per learner) – optional, for homework
• old newspapers to cut up – optional, for a follow-up activity
• tape, coloured pencils/crayons, scissors, glue, string, clothes pegs