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What is this?
Connect Primary 1, Term 2: Unit 12 Let’s go shopping
GoalName clothes and ask and answer What is this? It’s a …
New words
T-shirt · a light top with short sleevesskirt · girls wear it from the waist downjacket · you wear it over a shirt when it is coolsweater · a warm top made of wool
Explanation
Clothes are what we wear. Point at one thing. Ask: What is this? Answer: It’s a T-shirt. It’s a skirt. It’s a sweater. We say a before one thing.
Worked examples
Mostafa
Mum, what is this?
Mum
It’s a T-shirt.
Mostafa
And what is this?
Mum
It’s a sweater. It’s for winter.
Tap the cards and say each word. These clothes have no picture: say them after the sound.
Now you. Touch a piece of clothing you wear. Ask: What is this? Answer: It’s a … .
Class activity
Clothes shop. Put four clothes on a table. A grown-up is the shopper and points: ‘What is this?’ You are the shop worker and answer: ‘It’s a T-shirt.’ Then swap.
Practice
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Listen. What is it? Say the word.
…
A sweater.
2
Look. What is this?
It’s a dress.
3
Look. What is this?
It’s a shirt.
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Ask your friend about their T-shirt. What do you say?
What is this?
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Write: It’s a T-shirt.
The child copies the sentence.