Clothes

shopping

READING

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Beginner A1_2044R_EN English
Goals

■ Read about Steve’s

shopping trip

■ Review vocabulary about

clothes

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 He is going on a trip soon and needs
some summer clothes. His coat is also
very old and he wants to buy a new
one.

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Vocabulary review

clothes

when coat

what pocket

hat shorts

t-shirt

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At the shopping centre

It’s Saturday and the shopping

centre is busy.

Steve is shopping for clothes.

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Shopping for clothes

It’s Saturday and the shopping centre is

busy. Steve is there with his friend Sarah.
She is helping him shop for clothes. Steve is
not very stylish.

Thanks for going to the shopping centre with

me, Sarah. You know I can’t dress myself, he
says with a smile.

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Shopping for clothes

No problem, Steve. What do you want to do

first?

He thinks for a moment. He is going on a

trip soon and needs some summer clothes.
His coat is also very old and he wants to buy
a new one. He asks Sarah what she thinks.

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True or false?

TRUE FALSE

1. There are not many people at the shopping centre.

2. Steve is alone at the shopping centre.

3. Sarah is helping Steve shop for clothes.

4. Steve needs summer clothes for his trip.

5. He also needs a new coat.

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Complete the sentences

1. It’s Saturday and...

2. He is going on a trip soon and...

3. His coat is very old and...

a. he wants to buy a new one.

b. the shopping centre is busy.

c. needs some summer clothes.

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Fill in the blanks

Steve: Thanks for going to the _______________ with me, Sarah. You know I
can’t dress myself.

Sarah: No problem, Steve. _______________ do you want to do first?

Steve: I need some summer _______________.

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Buying a coat

Let’s start with the coat, Sarah says.

They walk into a shop and look at the coats.

Steve sees a nice one, but it’s too expensive.
He would like to find a cheaper one. Sarah
picks one out and he tries it on.

What do you think, Sarah?

It’s too expensive!

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Buying a coat

I think it’s nice, and it’s on sale! You should buy

it!

Steve reaches into his pocket and takes out

his wallet. He pays fifty pounds for the coat
and still has some money to buy summer
clothes for his trip.

“It’s too expensive!”

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A lot of money or a little money?

expensive _______________

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What does Steve need to buy?

Steve is going on a trip soon and he

needs some summer clothes.

His coat is very old and he wants to buy

a new one.

Sarah picks one out and Steve tries it

on.

He pays fifty pounds for the coat and

still has some money to buy summer
clothes for his trip.

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To pay or to buy?

1. He _______________ fifty pounds for the coat.

2. He still has some money to _______________
summer clothes for his trip.
3. Steve’s boss _______________ him every Friday.
4. Steve _______________ a lot of money for his
new phone but he is very happy with it.
5. Sarah always _______________ something nice
when she goes shopping.
6. Steve _______________ for lunch because he
invited Sarah to go shopping.

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Buying summer clothes

Now I need some shorts and some t-shirts,

he says to Sarah.

I know a good store to buy those, let’s go!

“We have to meet
Tom for lunch in
They have a good time at the next shop thirty minutes!”
looking at clothes and trying them on.
Steve buys a pair of shorts, two t-shirts,
and a hat. When they are leaving the
shop, he looks at his watch. They have to
meet Tom for lunch in thirty minutes.

Thanks again for helping me, Sarah, he

says.

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What clothes did Steve buy?

A B

C D

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What clothes did Steve buy?

Write a list of what Steve bought.

How many of each thing did he buy?

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Speaking practice

How do you prefer to get your holiday clothes? Why?

a second hand a shopping

a flea market
shop centre

the
a chain store a friend
supermarket

a family your personal

the airport
member shopper

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Make lists of different clothes for different seasons

summer clothes winter clothes

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Dictogloss

Write down what you hear your teacher say.

ab
c

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

+ _______________________________
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+ _______________________________
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– _______________________________
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– _______________________________
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If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Exercise p. 8
1. F, 2. F, 3. T, 4. T, 5. T
Exercise p. 9
1. b, 2. C, 3. a
Exercise p. 10
shopping centre, what, clothes
Exercise p. 13
cheap
Exercise p. 15
pays, buy, pays, paid, buys, pays
Exercise p. 17
A. coat, B. t-shirt, C. shorts, D. hat
Exercise p. 18
1 coat, 1 pair of shorts, 2 t-shirts, 1 hat
Answer key
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Exercise p. 21
Steve is going on holiday very soon and needs some new
summer clothes. His coat is also very old and he wants to buy a
new one. He asks Sarah what she thinks.
Let’s start with the coat, she says.
They go into a small shop on the left and look at the coats. Steve
sees a coat that he likes but it is very expensive. He would like to
find a cheaper one. Sarah gives him a cheaper one and he tries it
on.
Transcription
Homework

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 Transform these sentences from the text using I

1. Steve is there with his friend Sarah. I am there with my friend Sarah.

_______________________________________________________________
2. She is helping him shop for clothes.
_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
3. You know I can’t dress myself! _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
4. He thinks for a moment. _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
5. He is going on a trip. _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
6. Sarah picks out a coat. _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
7. Steve tries it on. _______________________________________________________________

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8. He pays fifty pounds for it. _______________________________________________________________

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My favourite character

Who is your favourite character in the text?

What does he or she do in this text?

My favourite
He is…
character is…

He does… She is…

He is not… She does…

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Favourite character

What happens next?

Write two sentences of the story.

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Easy or difficult?

Is the text easy to understand?

Is the text difficult to understand?
Write down an easy sentence and a difficult sentence.

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Exercise p. 27
2. I am helping him shop for clothes
3. I know I can’t dress myself!
4. I think for a moment.
5. I am going on a trip.
6. I pick out a coat.
7. I try it on.
8. I pay fifty pounds for it.
Homework answer key
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