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1 WORD POWER
A

Clothes

` Listen and practice.

Clothes for Leisure

Clothes for Work

cap

hat
blouse

shirt

scarf

T-shirt

tie
sweater

belt
skirt

coat

jeans
shorts

jacket
suit
pants

shoes

gloves

(high) heels

raincoat

dress

socks
sneakers
boots

pajamas

B Pair work

swimsuits

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

light green
yellow

` Listen and practice.

gray

light gray

white

green

orange

pink

dark gray

beige

light brown

brown

dark brown

black

dark green

red

light blue
blue

B Group work

purple

Ask about favorite colors.

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
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Possessives

Are our clothes dry?

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

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.

What color . .are

. . . . . .Lizs
. . . . . . .jeans
................
What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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.

?
?
?
?
?
?
?

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.
B Pair work

Now talk
about these people. What
colors are their clothes?
A: What color is Peters
T-shirt?
B: His T-shirt is yellow.

Bob

Elizabeth

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Peter

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7 SNAPSHOT

` Listen and practice.

Weather in the United States and Canada
I T S

W I N T E R .

I T S

Its snowing. Its very cold.

I T S

S U M M E R .

S P R I N G .

Its raining. Its warm.

.

Its very sunny, hot, and humid.

I T S

F A L L .

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
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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

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

Its not

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
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Present continuous yes/no questions

Are you wearing a black suit?
Is she wearing boots?
Are they wearing sunglasses?

B Pair work

Yes, I am.
Yes, she is.
Yes, they are.

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

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

Ask and answer the questions about the pictures in part A.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

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?

A:
B:
A:
B:

Is Claire wearing a black suit?

Yes, she is.
Is she wearing a raincoat?
No, she isnt. (No, shes not.)

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?

C Pair work

Write four more questions about the pictures

in part A. Ask and answer questions with your partner.

10 LISTENING
CLASS
AUDIO
ONLY

Jon

A
Listen. Write the names
Bruce, Beth, Jon, Anita, and Nick
in the correct boxes.
B Pair work

Talk about the people

in the picture.
A: Jon is wearing a white T-shirt.
B: And hes wearing blue pants.

C Group work

Write questions
about six people in your class. Then
take turns asking and answering
the questions.

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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