Vocabulary Building Project
Theme: Clothes and Accessories
Thank you for your interest in the captioned scheme. In this file, you will find the materials of the theme
(Clothes and Accessories). They are:
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Materials
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Information on the platform (Students’ Learning Content)
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Vocabulary for students to learn and practice
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Links for students to explore
p. 2
p. 3
Teaching Plan
i)
Learning objectives
p. 4
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p. 5
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p. 6
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Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Reference links for teachers
Teaching Materials
i)
Task 1
Appendix (Theme 2
Task 1)
p. 8
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Task 2
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v)
Task 3
p. 9
Task 4
p. 10
Matching cards (for carrying out similar activities as Appendix (Theme 2
Theme 1(Animals and their babies) Task 1)
Matching cards)
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Vocabulary Building Project
(Theme: Clothes and Accessories)
Learning Objectives:
Vocabulary learning: To enrich students’ knowledge about names of clothes and accessories.
Vocabulary building skills: To equip students with the skill to associate words (colours, patterns and style)
related to clothes.
Information on the platform:
 Vocabulary for students to learn and practice:
Topic
Vocabulary
covered in
the game
Extra
vocabulary
for
enhancement
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Vocabulary:
Clothes and
Vocabulary:
Clothes and
Word association skill:
Adjectives (colour)
Word association skill:
Adjectives (patterns
accessories (I)
accessories (I)
gloves
scarf
gold
spotted
boots
sweater
silver
striped
vest
blazer
bronze
checked
sandals
pyjamas
navy
pleated
bowtie
poncho
violet
flared
jeans
uniform
grey
tartan
blouse
mittens
cyan
plain
belt
jumper
scarlet
fancy
handbag
tights
ivory
tight
wallet
brooch
khaki
loose
trousers
watch
tan
trendy
overalls
necklace
magenta
stylish
cardigan
earrings
rainbow
smart
sneakers
badge
blond
pale
slippers
bangle
indigo
scruffy
and style)
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
Links for students to explore:
Level 1: Vocabulary - Clothes and accessories (I)
1.
Story - My favourite clothes
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-clothes.htm
2.
Dress Mr. Tumble
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/somethingspecial/games/dressup.shtml
3.
Clothing and grooming-related words http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/clothing.shtml
4.
Learning dictionary – clothes
http://www.kidsgame.com.tw/english/dire_yam/dict/category.asp?catid=14
5.
Song – Don’t put your trousers on
your head
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-songs-clothes.htm
Level 2: Vocabulary - Clothes and accessories (II)
1.
Story – The sun and the wind
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tikkabilla/stories/sunwind.shtml
2.
ETV - One white sock, one yellow
mms://wmedia.hkedcity.net/archive/etv/2/ento117_150k.wmv
sock
3.
Memory – Accessories
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/interlex/hotpot/memory/memaccess
ories.htm
4.
Clothing and grooming-related rords
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/clothing.shtml
5.
Clothes – English vocabulary
practice
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/applets/clothes.html
Level 3: Word association skill - Adjectives (colour)
1.
Story about colours: I spy
http://www.primarygames.com/storybooks/i_spy/start.htm
2.
Colors – Preschool games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/ngames/colors.htm
3.
Colors word search
http://www.primarygames.com/puzzles/word_searches/colors_/search.htm
4.
Learning dictionary – Colours
http://www.kidsgame.com.tw/english/dire_yam/dict/category.asp?catid=25
5.
Colors vocabulary and pronunciation
http://www.bukisa.com/videos/21296_colors-vocabulary-and-pronunciation
Level 4: Word association skill: Adjectives (patterns and style)
1.
Clothes – Order of adjectives
http://vanda51.blogspot.com/2008/11/clothes-order-of-adjectives.html
2.
Clothes adjectives
http://bogglesworldesl.com/files6/clothing_adjectives.doc
3.
Adjectives describing clothes
http://www.esl-images.com/vocabulary_topic_display.asp?images=Describin
g+Clothes&topic=15
4.
Learning dictionary – Adjectives
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/adjectives.shtml
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Teaching Plan on Clothes and Accessories
Learning Objectives:
- To enrich students’ knowledge about names of clothes and accessories;
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To equip students with the skill to associate adjectives (colours, patterns and styles) related to clothes;
To encourage students to learn about clothes and accessories through reading a story.
Materials:
- Task 1: clothes and accessories pictures cards, letter game cards
- Task 2: clothes and accessories pictures cards (from task 1), adjectives picture cards (colours and other
adjectives), worksheet 1
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Task 3: worksheet 2, online story (The sun and the wind)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tikkabilla/stories/sunwind.shtml
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Task 4: worksheet 3, online story (I spy) http://www.primarygames.com/storybooks/i_spy/start.htm
Tasks:
Task 1 – How do you spell…?
Target items: names of clothes and accessories
Materials: clothes and accessories picture cards, letter cards (Appendix (theme 2))
Steps:
Level 1 (for less able students):
1. Divide students groups of 4 (2 teams) and give out a set of picture cards and letter cards.
2. Students put the cards on the desk with the white side facing themselves.
3.
4.
One student randomly turns over 1 card, 2 teams spell the word by rearranging the letters. The team
first spells out the word can take the picture card.
The team who gets more picture cards will be the winner.
Level 2 (for more able students):
1. Divide students in groups of 4 (2 teams, team A and team B) and give out a set of picture cards and
letter cards.
2. Students put the cards on the desk with the white side facing themselves
3. Team A draws a card and speaks out the name of the clothes or accessories in the picture, team B spells
4.
5.
the word by rearranging the letters. If the team spells the word correctly, the team can take the picture
card.
The team who fails to speak out the name of the clothes or spell the word, the other team can take the
picture card.
The team who gets more picture cards will be the winner.
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Task 2 – Adjectives to describe clothes and accessories
Target items: the skill to associate words (colours and other adjectives) related to clothes
Materials: clothes and accessories pictures cards (from task 1), adjectives picture cards (colours and other
adjectives), worksheet 1
Steps:
Level 1 (for less able students):
1. Divide the class into two groups, group A and group B. Each student of group A gets a picture card of
clothes or accessories. Each student of group B gets a picture card of adjectives.
2. Teacher picks one student from group A and one student group B to show their cards to the class.
Teacher demonstrates how to add adjective to describe the clothes or accessories.
(e.g. navy + jeans = navy jeans)
3. Students walk around the classroom to find a partner from another group to form a pair.
4.
5.
Teacher invites some pairs to present the information in the picture cards using the pattern
(e.g. navy + jeans = navy jeans).
Students work together to finish the worksheet.
Level 2 (for more able students):
1. Divide students in pairs, student A and student B. Student A gets the picture cards of clothes or
accessories. Student B gets the picture cards of adjectives.
2. Students ask teacher a question “What does he/she wear?” Teacher makes up a sentence (e.g. He wears
navy jeans.).
3. Students need to find the correct picture cards (e.g. “navy” and “jeans”) and show to the rest of the
4.
5.
students.
The pair who is the faster to find the correct picture cards will be the winner.
Students apply what they have learned to finish the worksheet.
Task 3 – Reading (The Sun and the Wind)
Target items: clothes
Materials: worksheet 2, online story (The sun and the wind)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tikkabilla/stories/sunwind.shtml
Steps:
1. Teacher shows students the picture of the sun and the wind, then asks students to think if the Sun or the
Wind is stronger.
2. Teacher reads the story to the students.
3. Teacher asks students why they think the Sun is stronger, then asks students about the clothes they wear
when it is cold or not.
4. Students finish the worksheet base on the information in the story.
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Task 4 – Reading (Story about colours – I spy)
Target items: colours
Materials: Worksheet 3, online story (I spy) http://www.primarygames.com/storybooks/i_spy/start.htm
Steps:
1. Teacher asks students to brainstorm the colours they can think of. Teacher writes the colours in the form
of mind map on the blackboard.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Teacher reads the story to the students.
Teacher divides students in 10 groups. Each group proposes some objects with that colour and write the
name of the objects on the mind map on the blackboard.
Teacher consolidates if the objects written on the board are in the corresponding colour.
Students write the colours and objects in the worksheet.
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Reference links for teachers:
Clothes and accessories
1.
2.
3.
4.
Title:
Internet picture dictionary – Clothes and apparel
Link:
http://www.pdictionary.com/english/browse.php?db=clothing*and*apparel
Description:
This website contains pictures and names of different clothes and apparel, which are
easy for students to understand and learn more words about clothes
Title:
Clothing flashcards
Link:
http://www.englishraven.com/flashcardsclothing.html
Description:
This website contains flashcards on clothes.
Title:
Clothes vocabulary worksheets
Link:
http://bogglesworldesl.com/clothes_worksheets.htm
Description:
This website contains worksheets (e.g. crosswords, word search, bingo game) for
teachers to carry out activities related to clothes.
Title:
Clothes and adjectives for clothing
Link:
http://www.britishcouncil.org.br/etp/unit15c_print.html
Description:
This is an online exercise with names of clothes and adjectives related to clothes.
Colours
1.
2.
3.
Title:
Colours
Link:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/colors/
Description
This website provides a lot of useful learning and teaching materials (e.g. worksheets,
rhymes, crafts, etc.) about colour.
Title:
Print colour projects for kids, family and teachers
Link:
http://www.billybear4kids.com/worksheets/start-colors.html
Description
This website provides printable projects related to colours.
Title:
Kindermans’ color song
Link:
http://www.songsforteaching.com/kinderman/colors.htm
Description
This website introduces a song about colour. It contains the lyrics and audio file of this
song.
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Task 2 – Worksheet 1
Worksheet 1
Name: ______________________ (
)
Date: ___________________
What colour are these clothes or accessories? Write sentences about these clothes and
colour the pictures.
Sandy’s
e.g. Sandy wears
violet
gloves
.
Priscilla’s
1. Priscilla wears
.
Thomas’s
2. Thomas wears
.
Lucas’s
3. Lucas wears
.
Tracy’s
4. Tracy wears
.
___________’s
5. I wear
.
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Task 3 – Worksheet 2
Worksheet 2 – The sun and the wind
Name: ______________________ (
)
Date: ___________________
Read the story “The Sun and the Wind” and finish the questions.
1. What does the man wear when the north wind blows?
He wears ______________________________________________.
2. What does the man wear when the sun shines?
He wears ______________________________________________.
3. Which one is stronger, the Sun or the Wind? Why?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.
4. What do you wear when it is cold or hot? Draw the clothes and write the sentences below.
When it is cold,
When it is hot,
I wear _____________________________
I wear _____________________________
___________________________________.
___________________________________.
Online story – The sun and the wind: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tikkabilla/stories/sunwind.shtml
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Task 4 – Worksheet 3
Worksheet 3 – Colours
Name: ______________________ (
)
Date: ___________________
Read the story “I Spy” and write the colours and objects in the mind map.
orange
red
.
e.g.
.
strawberry
apple
.
butterfly
e.g. orange juice
chick
.
.
telephone
.
rabbit
Colours
frog
.
balloon
.
.
mouse
cat
.
Which colour do you like most?
I like ______________________________________________________________.
Online story - I spy: http://www.primarygames.com/storybooks/i_spy/start.htm
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