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2A  Vocabulary
2A  Vocabulary and speaking ENGLISH FILE
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Beginner
Upper-intermediate

Description
Description Students work
Students practise classroom
in groups language
to review clothing vocabulary and adjective order
Lesson link
Lesson link this activity
Use this activity after
before7d,students
page 23 open their books to start the lesson
Time
Time 20 minutes
10 minutes
Extra material
Extra material None

Instructions
a Divide
Tell SS SS
that you
into are going
groups to give
of three some
or four. Tell them
that they are going to describe to the you
instructions and they must do what classsay. The
what
instructions will either be for the whole
one person (the model) in their group is wearing. class, e.g.
‘Stand up, please’, or for individual
Depending on the dynamic of your class, you SS only, e.g.
‘Jaime
may andtoSara,
want do thisplease stand
activity as aup. ’
fashion show.
Otherwise students can just stand up while their
b Give out some instructions, such as
group gives their presentation.
b Write
Closeonyour
thebooks.
board:
_______, close the door.
Open your
dressed to books.
kill
_______,
(white / open
green the door.
/ red) is the new black
Look
a must-have fashionplease.
at the board, item
Look at your books.
don’t be seen without a … this season
_______, look at _______.
everyone’s talking about (clothing / designer’s name)
etc.
(person’s name) style says…
c After a few minutes you could ask a student to
c Write on the
take over board:
your role, or you could divide the class
into groups and get each group to choose ‘an
What is he / she wearing?
instructor’.
What does his / her style say about him / her?

Tell SS to prepare a two-minute presentation to

answer these questions about their ‘model’.
d Ask SS to brainstorm vocabulary for their model’s
clothes and accessories. Tell them to pay particular
attention to adjectives and adjective order.
e Go around the class monitoring and helping with
any questions.
f Ask SS to give their presentations to the class. The
class can then vote for the best and most
original presentation.

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