ESL Connect - Clothes and Weather

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Clothes and weather

Talk about what people wear in different kinds of weather.

Warm-up questions

What is the weather like today?
What are you wearing now?
What do you wear when it is cold?
What is your favourite season?

Key language

It is raining.

She is wearing a raincoat.

They are wearing boots.

He isn’t wearing a hat.

Vocabulary 1

Clothes

Match each item of clothing with the correct description.

jacket boots T-shirt scarf trousers dress

1. You wear this over a shirt when it is cool.

2. You wear these on your feet in rain or snow.

3. A light top with short sleeves.

4. You wear this around your neck.

5. You wear these on your legs.

6. A one-piece item of clothing.

Vocabulary 2

Weather words

Choose the correct weather word.

1. The sun is shining. It is ______.

windy sunny snowy

2. A lot of rain is falling. It is ______.

rainy cloudy hot

3. The wind is strong. It is ______.

cold windy sunny

4. Snow is falling. It is ______.

warm snowy dry

5. There are many clouds. It is ______.

cloudy hot stormy

Reading

A wet Saturday

Read the text and answer the questions.

It is Saturday morning and it is raining. Maya is walking to the shops. She is wearing a yellow raincoat, black trousers and brown boots. She is carrying an umbrella. Her brother, Leo, is waiting at home. He is wearing jeans and a blue jumper. They are meeting their friends later because the weather is getting better.

1. When is the story happening?

Friday evening Saturday morning Sunday afternoon

2. What is Maya wearing?

a yellow raincoat a red dress a green jacket

3. What is she carrying?

a bag an umbrella a hat

4. Where is Leo?

at home at school at the shops

5. What is happening to the weather?

getting colder getting better getting stormy

Grammar

Present continuous

Use am / is / are + verb-ing for actions happening now.

Subject	Affirmative	Negative
I	I am wearing a jacket.	I am not wearing a hat.
He / She / It	She is wearing boots.	She isn’t wearing sandals.
You / We / They	They are wearing coats.	They aren’t wearing gloves.

Spelling

wear → wearing

rain → raining

sit → sitting

make → making

1. She ______ a red coat.

wears is wearing wear

2. They ______ umbrellas.

are carrying is carrying carry

3. It ______ now.

rains is raining rain

4. I ______ boots today.

am not wearing is not wearing do not wearing

5. We ______ coats.

isn’t wearing aren’t wearing don’t wearing

Questions

What are they wearing?

Complete the present continuous questions and short answers.

Question	Short answer
Are you wearing a jacket?	Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
Is she wearing boots?	Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
What are they wearing?	They are wearing coats.

1. ______ she wearing a hat?

2. Yes, she ______.

3. What ______ they wearing?

4. They are ______ jackets.

5. Is it ______?

Speaking

Describe today

Ask and answer questions about clothes and weather.

Student A asks

What is the weather like today?
What are you wearing?
Are you wearing a jacket?
What do you wear when it rains?
What do you wear in summer?

Student B answers

It is sunny / rainy / cloudy.
I am wearing...
Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
When it rains, I wear...
In summer, I wear...

Write a weather and clothes report

Review

Final check

Drag the jumbled options into the correct gaps.

is raining are wearing is wearing am wearing isn't wearing

1. It ______ outside.

2. Maya ______ a yellow raincoat.

3. They ______ boots.

4. I ______ a blue jumper.

5. Leo ______ a hat.

Can you do these things?

Name common clothes.
Describe different kinds of weather.
Use the present continuous.
Ask what someone is wearing.
Describe what is happening now.

Describe clothes and weather