Let’s talk about clothes and accessories!🔄

👕 WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

Let’s learn some common words for clothes.

👚 Clothes	🇬🇧 English
camiseta	T-shirt
camisa	shirt
pantalones	trousers
vaqueros	jeans
pantalones cortos	shorts
falda	skirt
vestido	dress
jersey	jumper
sudadera	sweatshirt
chaqueta	jacket
abrigo	coat
zapatos	shoes
zapatillas deportivas	trainers
botas	boots
calcetines	socks
pijama	pyjamas

🧢 Accessories

👜 Accessories	🇬🇧 English
gorra	cap
sombrero	hat
bufanda	scarf
guantes	gloves
cinturón	belt
bolso	bag
mochila	backpack
gafas	glasses
reloj	watch

🎨 WHAT COLOUR IS IT?

We can use colours to describe clothes.

a red T-shirt 🔴
blue jeans 🔵
a green jacket 🟢
white trainers ⚪
a black backpack ⚫
a yellow dress 🟡

We can put the colour before the clothes word:

a blue shirt
a black coat
white socks

⭐ Remember!

• Colour + clothes
• Not: a shirt blue
• But: a blue shirt ✅

👟 WHAT ARE THEY WEARING?

We can use is wearing to describe the clothes of one person.

Tom is wearing a blue T-shirt and black trousers.

Emma is wearing a red dress and white shoes.

We can also talk about more than one person:

Tom and Emma are wearing trainers.

🔎 Look and describe!

Imagine a boy called Leo:

👕 blue T-shirt
👖 black trousers
👟 white trainers
🧢 red cap

We can say:

Leo is wearing a blue T-shirt, black trousers, white trainers and a red cap.

❤️ MY FAVOURITE CLOTHES

What clothes do you like?

You can use:

My favourite clothes are…

I like…

I really like…

I don’t like…

For example:

My favourite clothes are my blue jeans and my trainers. I really like my red T-shirt too. I don’t like wearing coats because they are too warm.

💡 Useful adjectives

🇬🇧 English	🇪🇸 Español
comfortable	cómodo/a
beautiful	bonito/a
cool	guay
new	nuevo/a
old	viejo/a
big	grande
small	pequeño/a
long	largo/a
short	corto/a

We can combine an adjective with a clothes word:

• a comfortable jumper
• a new jacket
• a beautiful dress
• cool trainers

🛍️ A NEW OUTFIT

Read about Mia’s new clothes.

Hi! I’m Mia. Today I’m wearing my favourite outfit. I’m wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and my new trainers. My trainers are pink and white. I’m also wearing a small watch and carrying my black backpack.

I really like my outfit because it is comfortable and cool. My favourite things are my jeans and my trainers.

🔎 Let’s check!

1. What is Mia wearing?
2. What colour is her T-shirt?
3. What colour are her jeans?
4. What colour are her trainers?
5. What is she carrying?
6. Is her backpack black?
7. What are Mia’s favourite things?
8. Why does she like her outfit?

✏️ DESCRIBE YOUR OUTFIT

Now it’s your turn!

Think about what you are wearing today.

Use these sentences:

• I’m wearing a __________.
• I’m wearing __________ trousers / jeans / shorts.
• My shoes are __________.
• I’m also wearing __________.
• My favourite piece of clothing is __________.
• I like it because it is __________.

🏆 A2 CHALLENGE

Write 6–8 sentences describing your outfit.

Try to include:

• at least 5 clothes or accessories.
• 3 colours.
• 2 adjectives.
• the expression I’m wearing…

🎮 GAMES — CLOTHES and ACCESSORIES

Practise the vocabulary from this lesson!

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📝 Resumen

En esta lección de inglés A2 aprenderás vocabulario relacionado con clothes and accessories y practicarás cómo describir la ropa que llevas puesta. Aprenderás a utilizar expresiones como I’m wearing, What are you wearing? y What is he/she wearing?, además de combinar prendas con colores y adjetivos sencillos. Como tarea final, describirás tu propio outfit utilizando el vocabulario aprendido.