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1 WORD POWER
A

Clothes

` Listen and practice.

Clothes for Work
hat shirt tie sweater blouse

Clothes for Leisure

cap

scarf

T-shirt

belt skirt jacket suit pants jeans shorts gloves socks sneakers boots

coat

shoes

(high) heels

raincoat

dress

pajamas

swimsuits

B Pair work

Fill in the chart with words from part A. Add two more words to each list. Then compare answers with your partner.
Clothes for warm weather
............................. ............................. ............................. ............................. .............................

Clothes for cold weather

............................. ............................. ............................. ............................. .............................

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2 COLORS
A
white dark gray brown

light green yellow orange

gray light brown black

` Listen and practice.

light gray beige dark brown

green

pink

dark green

red

light blue blue

B Group work

Ask about favorite colors.

purple

dark blue

A: What are your favorite colors? B: My favorite colors are red and purple.

C Group work

Describe the clothes in Exercise 1.

A: The suit is blue. B: The T-shirt is light green.

3 CONVERSATION

` Listen and practice.

Pat: Julie: Pat: Julie: Pat: Julie: Pat:

Julie: Pat: Julie: Pat:

Are our clothes dry? Yes, they are. Where are my favorite socks? What color are they? Theyre white. Are these your socks? Theyre blue and white. No, theyre probably Lizs socks. Wait! They are my socks! Theyre ruined! Yeah. The problem is this T-shirt. Its dark blue. Is it Lizs? Actually, its my T-shirt. Im sorry. Thats OK. Its not important.

4 PRONUNCIATION

Sentence stress and rhythm

` Listen and practice. Notice the stress in these sentences.

A: What color is Julies T-shirt? B: Its dark blue.

A: What color are Pats socks? B: Theyre blue and white.

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5 GRAMMAR FOCUS
CLASS AUDIO ONLY

Possessives
Are our clothes dry? Where are my socks? Are these your socks? Is this Lizs T-shirt? No, its not her T-shirt.

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Are Julies and Pats clothes OK? No, their clothes arent OK. Whats Joshs favorite color? His favorite color is blue. I my you your he his she her we our they their Pronunciation Pats /s/ Julies /z/ Lizs /z/

A Write a question for each sentence. Compare with a partner. Then ask and answer the questions.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Lizs jeans are black. Dans favorite color is green. Jamess shoes are on the table! Julies T-shirt is dark blue. Debbie and Jeffs house is white. My favorite color is purple. Our classroom is light yellow. What color . .are . .Lizs. .jeans . . . . . . . . . .... ..... ....... What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

A: What color are Lizs jeans? B: Her jeans are black.

B Group work Write ve questions about your classmates. Ask and answer your questions.
A: What color is Marias skirt? B: Her skirt is . . . . B: What color are Victors shoes? C: His shoes are . . . .

6 LISTENING
CLASS AUDIO ONLY

A Listen to these people describe their clothes. Number the pictures from 1 to 4.
Now talk about these people. What colors are their clothes? A: What color is Peters T-shirt? B: His T-shirt is yellow.

B Pair work

Bob

Elizabeth

Diane

Peter

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7 SNAPSHOT

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Weather in the United States and Canada
I T S W I N T E R . . . . I T S S P R I N G . . . .

Its snowing. Its very cold.

I T S S U M M E R . . . .

Its raining. Its warm.

I T S F A L L . . . .

Its very sunny, hot, and humid.

Its cool. Its cloudy and windy.

Whats the weather like in your city today? What are the seasons in your country? Are they the same as in the U.S. and Canada? What season is it now? Whats your favorite season?

8 CONVERSATION

` Listen and practice.

Pat: Julie: Pat: Julie: Pat: Julie: Pat: Julie: Pat:

Uh-oh! Whats the matter? Its snowing, and its very cold! Are you wearing a scarf ? No, Im not. Well, youre wearing a coat. But Im not wearing boots! OK. Lets take a taxi. Thanks, Julie.

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9 GRAMMAR FOCUS
CLASS AUDIO ONLY

Present continuous statements; isnt and arent

Im Youre Shes wearing shoes. Were Theyre Its snowing. Im not You arent She isnt wearing boots. We arent They arent It isnt raining. OR: Youre not Shes not Were not Theyre not Its not

Conjunctions Its snowing, and its very cold. Im wearing a coat, but Im not wearing boots.

Complete these sentences. Then compare with a partner.

1. My names Claire. I .m. . wearing. . . .. ........... a black suit today. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high heels, too. Its raining, but I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a raincoat.

2. Its hot today. Dan and Sally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shorts and T-shirts. Its very sunny, but they . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sunglasses.

3. Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a suit today he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pants and a jacket. He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a white shirt, but he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a tie.

4. Its cold today, but Kathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a coat. She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a sweatshirt, gloves, and a hat. She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . boots. She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . running shoes.

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CLASS AUDIO ONLY

Present continuous yes/no questions

Are you wearing a black suit? Is she wearing boots? Are they wearing sunglasses? Yes, I am. Yes, she is. Yes, they are.

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adjective + noun My suit is black. Im wearing a black suit.

No, Im not. No, shes not. No, she isnt. No, theyre not. No, they arent.

B Pair work
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A: B: A: B:

Ask and answer the questions about the pictures in part A. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Are Dan and Sally wearing swimsuits? Are they wearing shorts? Are they wearing sunglasses? Is Kathy wearing boots? Is she wearing a coat? Is she wearing a hat and gloves?

Is Claire wearing a black suit? Is she wearing a raincoat? Is she wearing high heels? Is Phil wearing gray pants? Is he wearing a white shirt? Is he wearing a tie? Is Claire wearing a black suit? Yes, she is. Is she wearing a raincoat? No, she isnt. (No, shes not.)

Write four more questions about the pictures in part A. Ask and answer questions with your partner.

C Pair work

10 LISTENING
CLASS AUDIO ONLY

A Listen. Write the names Bruce, Beth, Jon, Anita, and Nick in the correct boxes. B Pair work
in the picture. A: Jon is wearing a white T-shirt. B: And hes wearing blue pants. Write questions about six people in your class. Then take turns asking and answering the questions. Talk about the people

Jon

C Group work

Are Sonia and Paulo wearing jeans? Is Paulo wearing a red shirt?

interchange 4
Celebrity fashions
What are your favorite celebrities wearing? Turn to pages IC-6 and IC-7.
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