Speaking Boost · A1 · Lesson 38 of 50
Speaking Boost A1 · Block 8: Weather and Seasons

What do people wear in different seasons?

In spring, summer, autumn and winter, people wear different clothes. In this lesson you ask what people are wearing and say what you wear. You use Are you wearing...? and What are you wearing?

1

Warm-up

5 min
1.1

Clothes and seasons

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

  1. What are you wearing now?
  2. What do you wear in winter?
  3. Do you like wearing hats?
  4. What is your favourite season?
  5. Are you wearing shoes now?
  6. What do you wear in summer?
2

Words and phrases

12 min
2.1

New words

Read each word and the example. Then say one sentence with the word.

2.2

Which word?

Choose the word that fits.

  1. Spring, summer, autumn and winter are the four of the year.
  2. You wear a warm on top in cold weather.
  3. You wear strong in snow and rain.
  4. You wear in hot weather and they are short trousers.
  5. You wear to protect your eyes from the sun.
  6. You wear a light in summer, and it is a shirt with short sleeves.
  7. A short coat that you wear in spring is a .
  8. To is to have clothes on your body.
2.3

Opposites and pairs

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

  1. a sweater is made of
  2. boots are for
  3. shorts are
  4. sunglasses protect your
  5. a T-shirt has got
  6. a jacket is a
2.4

Useful phrases

Use these phrases to talk about clothes and seasons.

  • What are you wearing?У що ти одягнений?What are you wearing today?
  • I'm wearing...На мені...I'm wearing a sweater.
  • Are you wearing...?На тобі...?Are you wearing boots?
  • Yes, I am.Так.Are you wearing a hat? Yes, I am.
  • No, I'm not.Ні.Are you wearing shorts? No, I'm not.
  • What is he wearing?У що він одягнений?What is he wearing?
  • I wear... in winter.Взимку я ношу...I wear a coat in winter.
  • It's comfortable.Це зручно.This sweater is comfortable.
3

Read and react

8 min
3.1

Clothes and seasons

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

What do people wear in different seasons?

What do people wear in different seasons? It depends on the weather. In spring, the weather is often warm but sometimes rainy, so people wear a light jacket and take an umbrella. In summer, it is hot, so people wear shorts, a T-shirt and sunglasses. In autumn, it is cool and windy, and people put on a sweater and a coat. In winter, it is cold, and people wear a warm coat, a hat, gloves and boots.

In hot places, people often wear long, loose and light clothes, because they protect the body from the sun. For example, many people in desert countries wear long white shirts. In cold places, people wear several warm layers. In some cold places in Asia and Europe, people wear fur or warm hats.

In many countries, the clothes show the season, but today people are wearing similar clothes in many places: jeans and T-shirts are popular everywhere. In school, many pupils wear a uniform.

It is a good idea to think about comfort. A comfortable coat and warm boots help you enjoy the winter.

What are you wearing now? Is it right for the season?

3.2

True or false?

  1. In summer people usually wear shorts and T-shirts.
  2. In winter people wear a hat and gloves.
  3. In hot places, people often wear long loose clothes.
  4. People wear the same clothes in every season.
  5. Jeans are popular in many countries.
3.3

What do you think?

  1. What is the best clothes for summer?
  2. Do you like wearing a uniform?
  3. Is it nice to wear new clothes?
  4. What is your favourite season for clothes?
4

Grammar for speaking

10 min
4.1

Grammar for speaking

Present Continuous questions

Put am / is / are before the person. Use the -ing form. Do not use do / does. Short answers: Yes, I am. / No, he isn't.

Are you wearing a coat? Yes, I am. Is she wearing boots? No, she isn't. What are you wearing? What is he wearing?

Wear

Use wear for clothes on your body. Use the Present Simple for what you usually wear and the Present Continuous for now.

I wear a coat in winter. I'm wearing a coat now. She wears a uniform. He is wearing a hat today.

Block 8 review

Use the grammar from this block.

weather words and What is the weather like? (L36) · Present Continuous: affirmative and negative (L37)

Common mistakes: in questions put am / is / are before the person, and use -ing with the verb. Do not use do / does with the Present Continuous. ✗ Do you wearing a coat? → Are you wearing a coat? ✗ What you are wearing? → What are you wearing? ✗ What does she wearing? → What is she wearing?

4.2

Choose the right form

  1. you wearing a coat?
  2. What
    you wearing?
  3. she wearing boots?
  4. Yes, I
    .
  5. No, he
    .
  6. What is he
    ?
  7. they wearing hats?
  8. I
    a coat in winter.
4.3

Fix the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

  1. Do you wearing a coat? →
  2. What you are wearing? →
  3. Is she wear boots? →
  4. He wearing a hat? →
  5. What does she wearing? →
  6. I am wear a coat now. →
4.4

Talk about it

Answer with full sentences. Use questions and answers with the Present Continuous.

  1. What are you wearing now?
  2. What do you wear in winter?
  3. What do you wear in summer?
  4. Are you wearing boots now?
  5. What is your friend wearing?
  6. What is your favourite sweater like?
5

Three people and their clothes, and a short talk

8 min
5.1

Three people and their clothes

Three people tell about their clothes. Compare them. Who is wearing the warmest clothes? Who is wearing shorts? What are you wearing now?

Person 1

Dina, 28

  • Lives in a desert country
  • Is wearing a long light shirt
  • Is wearing sunglasses
  • Isn't wearing a coat
Person 2

Oleh, 35

  • Lives in Ukraine
  • Is wearing a warm coat
  • Is wearing boots and gloves
  • Isn't wearing a T-shirt
Person 3

Mia, 10

  • Is at school
  • Is wearing a uniform
  • Is wearing a jacket
  • Isn't wearing sunglasses
5.2

Mini-talk: what I wear

Your teacher will time you.

  1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
  2. Part 1: say what you are wearing now.
  3. Part 2: say what you wear in each season.
  4. Part 3: ask your teacher two questions about clothes.
2:00
6

Personal questions

10 min
6.1

Part I: Me

  1. What are you wearing now?
  2. Are you wearing boots?
  3. What do you wear in winter?
  4. What do you wear in summer?
  5. What is your favourite season?
  6. Do you like warm clothes?
  7. Do you wear a hat?
  8. Are you wearing a sweater now?
6.2

Part II: Other people

  1. What is your mother wearing?
  2. Who is wearing a hat?
  3. Who wears a uniform?
  4. Who likes shorts?
  5. Who wears sunglasses?
  6. Who is wearing a jacket now?
6.3

Part III: A bit deeper

  1. Is it important to wear clothes for the season?
  2. Is a uniform a good idea?
  3. Are comfortable clothes better than beautiful clothes?
  4. Do people wear too many clothes?
  5. Is it fun to buy clothes?
7

Roleplay

12 min
7.1

In a clothes shop

You

Customer

You want to buy clothes for winter (your teacher is the seller):
  • say that you want a warm coat
  • ask if there are boots
  • say what you are wearing now
  • ask the price
Speak for at least 1 minute. Use the Present Continuous and wear.
Your teacher

Seller

Says things like:
  1. What do you want?
  2. Yes, there are.
  3. What are you wearing?
  4. It's two thousand.
7.2

What are you wearing?

You

Friend

A friend (your teacher) calls and asks what you are wearing:
  • say what you are wearing
  • say what the weather is like
  • say what you wear in winter
  • ask the friend a question
You do most of the talking. Use: I'm wearing... · I wear... · Are you wearing...?
Your teacher

Friend

Says things like:
  1. What are you wearing?
  2. What's the weather like?
  3. What do you wear in winter?
  4. I'm wearing a coat.
8

Homework

at home

Your homework score

Do all four exercises, then press Check all homework. Correct answers will appear next to your mistakes.

– / 30
H1

Complete with a word

seasonssweaterbootsshortssunglassesT-shirtjacketwear
  1. Spring, summer, autumn and winter are the four of the year.
  2. You wear a warm on top in cold weather.
  3. You wear strong in snow and rain.
  4. You wear in hot weather and they are short trousers.
  5. You wear to protect your eyes from the sun.
  6. You wear a light in summer, and it is a shirt with short sleeves.
  7. A short coat that you wear in spring is a .
  8. To is to have clothes on your body.
H2

Choose the correct word

  1. you wearing a hat?
  2. What you wearing?
  3. he wearing boots?
  4. Yes, I .
  5. No, she .
  6. What is she ?
  7. they wearing coats?
  8. I a coat in winter.
H3

Correct or incorrect?

Decide if each sentence is grammatically correct.

  1. Are you wearing a coat?
  2. Do you wearing a coat?
  3. What are you wearing?
  4. What you are wearing?
  5. Is she wearing boots?
  6. Is she wear boots?
  7. I'm wearing a sweater.
H4

Match the two halves

  1. What are
  2. I'm
  3. Are you
  4. Yes,
  5. No,
  6. What is
  7. I wear

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