dress

Listen and read.

Hey! Emma! Mona!

What are you doing?

Hi, Emma! Your

T-shirts nice.

Your trousers
are nice, too!

Were picking flowers.

No, I cant! Im wearing
my new trousers!

3
4
Were playing
football!
Come on!
And Im wearing
my new T-shirt!

Thats the problem!

So? Whats
the problem?

Read, choose and say.

1 Monas wearing new ...

a trousers.
b shoes.

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2 Emmas wearing a
new ...
a T-shirt. b dress.

3 The boys are playing ...

a football.
b the guitar.

My new clothes!
Unit 9a

Aims: to talk about clothes, to describe actions

happening now
Vocabulary: dress, trousers, shirt, skirt, T-shirt,
shoes, pick flowers
Language focus
Structures: present continuous (affirmative)
Language in use: Your T-shirts nice. What are
you doing? Were picking flowers, Were playing
football, Im wearing my new trousers, Whats
the problem?
Extra materials: completed Progress Report
Cards, My clothes! poster

BEGINNING THE LESSON

Greet the pupils as they arrive.
(Activities to revise the language of Unit 8c.)
Ask the pupils to tell you two things they can do and
two they cannot do.
e.g. Pupil 1: I can play the piano and I can do
karate.
I cant sing and I cant swim.
etc

Read the title of the unit and have the pupils repeat
after you. Play the recording. The pupils listen and
repeat, chorally and individually. Check their
pronunciation and intonation.

LISTENING & READING

(Activities to develop the pupils listening and reading
skills.)

1 Listen and read.

Explain/Elicit the meaning of the phrase My new
clothes! Read the instructions. Go through the pictures
of the dialogue and set the scene by asking questions.
e.g. Teacher: Are Emma and Mona picking
flowers? (pointing to picture 2)
Pupils:
Yes, they are.
Teacher: Are the boys playing football?
(pointing to picture 3)
Pupils:
Yes, they are.
Teacher: Are the boys dirty? (pointing at
picture 6)
Pupils:
Yes, they are. etc
Write on the board:
What are Emma and Mona doing? Theyre ....... .

Play the song from Unit 8c, encouraging the pupils

to sing along.

Ask the pupils to listen to the dialogue and answer

the question. Play the recording.

Hand out the completed Progress Report Cards for

the previous module and ask the pupils to file them
in their Junior Language Portfolios.

Answer: picking flowers

PRESENTATION & PRACTICE

Listen, point and repeat.
(An activity to present and activate the vocabulary of
the unit.)
POSTER
Pupils books closed. Put the My clothes! poster on
the board. Point to the clothing items (dress, trousers,
shirt, skirt, T-shirt, shoes), one at a time, and say the
corresponding word(s). The pupils listen and repeat,
chorally and individually. Point to the clothing items,
etc in random order. Individual pupils say the clothing
items. Ask the rest of the class for verification.
Pupils books open. Write a big 20 on the board and
ask the pupils to open their books at page twenty.

2 Read, choose and say.

Read the instructions and explain the task. Refer
the pupils to the dialogue and allow them time to
read it and find the answers. Ask individual pupils to
answer. Ask the rest of the class for verification.
1 a

2 a

3 a

Extension
Play the recording again with pauses for the pupils
to listen and repeat chorally. Check the pupils
pronunciation and intonation. Then, the pupils take
roles and read out the dialogue.
Hold up your book to the class. Read out the dialogue
and point to the pictures in turn. Repeat this time
inviting the pupils to answer your questions.
e.g. Teacher: Hey! Emma! Mona! What are you
doing?
Class:
Were picking flowers.

20(T)

My new clothes!
Note: If you wish, have the pupils close their books
during this activity.
(Activities to present and practise the present
continuous.)

3 What are they doing? Look and

complete in your notebook.
Pupils books closed. Mime, say then write: I am
singing. Underline the phrase and explain that this
tense is the present continuous. Then, say how it is
formed (subject personal pronoun + be + verb + -ing).
Point out that this tense is used to talk about actions
happening now, at the moment of speaking. Write
under the sentence: Im singing. Underline the phrase
and explain that this is the short form of the tense. Drill
your pupils.
e.g. Teacher: Im writing.
Pupil 1: Im listening.
Pupil 2: Im sitting. etc

etc

Suggested verbs to be used: colour, jump, play, read,

walk, write, sing, drive, run, dance.
Pupils books open. Ask the pupils to read the
sentences in the grammar box. Read the instructions
and explain the task. Allow the pupils some time to
complete the task in their notebooks. Refer the pupils
to the picture and ask the pupils to tell you what the
people in the picture are doing. Check their answers.
2 Hes

3 Its

4 Theyre

5 Shes

4 Listen and match in your notebook.

Read the instructions and explain the task. Refer
the pupils to the pictures and ask them to describe
what each child is wearing.
Explain to the pupils that they have to match the
names (1-4) to the children (A-D) according to the
clothes description they are going to hear. Play the
recording twice if necessary. The pupils listen and

21(T)

2 B

3 A

4 D

TAPESCRIPT
Its Prize Day today. Look at Bill. Bill is wearing his new
blue trousers and white shirt. Bill looks nice today.
Can you see Nick? Nick is wearing his new red T-shirt
and black trousers.
And look at Kim. Kim is wearing her new pink skirt and
purple T-shirt. Kim looks lovely!
Can you see May? May is wearing her new green
dress!

What are they wearing? Look

again and say.

e.g. Pupil 1: May is wearing a green dress. etc

Drill your pupils.

I/read
Im reading.
George/sing
George is singing.

1 C

The pupils say what the children are wearing while

using their names.

Follow the same procedure to present all the other

persons of the affirmative.

e.g. Teacher:
Pupil 1:
Teacher:
Pupil 1:

complete the task in their notebooks. Check their

answers.

5 Lets play!
Point to the picture and read the title, Alvins new
clothes! Explain the activity. The pupils work in pairs.
One pupil thinks of and describes what Alvin is
wearing. The other writes down the colours of the
corresponding items of clothing. Then they swap
roles and resume the activity.
e.g. Pupil 1: Alvin is wearing a red hat. Hes
wearing a blue shirt. Hes wearing
green trousers and black shoes.

ENDING THE LESSON

(An activity to consolidate the vocabulary of the unit.)
Ask the pupils to say and mime an activity.
e.g. Pupil 1: (pretending to dance) Im dancing!
Pupil 2: (pretending to write) Im writing. etc
Note: For the next lesson, the pupils should know
the new words as well as an exchange of their/your
choice from the dialogue (Ex.1) Ask them to learn
the pattern in Ex. 4.
Activity Book (Optional)
Assign some of the activities from Unit 9a of the
Activity Book as written H/W. If this is the case, make
sure you do them first orally in class.

trousers

shirt

skirt

Im wearing my new shirt.

He/She/Its playing in the sun.
We/You/Theyre picking flowers.

T-shirt

shoes

Im = I am
Hes = He is
Were = We are

What are they doing? Look and complete

in your notebook.

1 Shes playing the guitar.

2 reading a book.
3 singing.
4 playing football.
5 picking flowers.

Listen and match

in your notebook.

What are they wearing?

Look again and say.
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