Clothing (TEFL)

We all have to wear them…clothes.  And even if we don’t like it, we have to buy them.  So if you are shopping in a location that speaks your second language this is a good reference.  Show off your knowledge!

Vocabulary

• Shirt
• Shorts
• Pants
• Shoes
• Socks
• Belt
• Dress
• Skirt
• Underwear
• Bra
• Coat
• Hat
• Sandal
• Swimsuit
• Tank top
• Tennis shoes
• Blouse
• Button up shirt
• Tie
• High heels
• Flats
• Slacks
• Necklace
• Bracelet 
• Earrings
• Small
• Medium
• Large
• Extra large (XL)
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7,8,9,10…

Grammar

• I wear a size _____________.
• Do you  ___________ in a ______________?
• Do you have this in another size/color/material?

Warm Up

Play Dress Up
Procedure: Allow students to dress up in fun costumes or old clothes and have conversations reviewing previous content.  

Watch a video

Procedure: Teacher shows a video introducing clothing (Simple Clothing Items and Vocabulary in Sentences) and asks what students remember afterwards. 

Practice

Concentration

Procedure: Students are in small groups (2-6) and given a set of pictures of clothing along with a set of the vocabulary words to correspond with the pictures.  Cards are shuffled and placed face down.  Students take turns turning over 2 cards a time to match a picture with the vocabulary word.  The game is over when all cards have been matched, and the student with the most pairs wins.

Dress A Monster

Procedure: Students are given a drawing of a monster (or person or animal) to draw AND label articles of clothing on it. 

Signature Bingo

Procedure: Students are given a bingo sheet with the blanks written like (Find someone who is wearing a blue shirt. Or Find someone who is wearing tennis shoes)

Production

Fashion Show

Procedure: Teacher provides a box of old clothes or students bring in some old clothes.  Students then dress themselves (silly, like celebrities, or in themes).  Students take turns being the MC to announce what another student is wearing. 

Commercial

Procedure:  Students create a short skit (30-60 sec) to convince their audience to “buy” that specific article of clothing. 

Drama

Procedure: Students create and act out a skit about buying clothes in the store using actual props.