What Are You Wearing?
This clothes ESL lesson teaches learners to name clothing and describe what people are wearing. Students race to find items, sing, follow dressing commands and ask 'What are you wearing?' They dress and describe a paper doll before presenting their own outfit in a mini fashion show.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Beginner
Age group
Ages 6–9
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children race to find named clothing flashcards, sing dressing songs pausing to ask 'What is she wearing?', and drill vocabulary with real or paper clothes. The second lesson describes a partner's outfit in pairs, races through a dress-up relay saying each item aloud, dresses a paper doll to present, and finishes with a mini fashion-show catwalk describing their own outfit.
Target language
- • 'What are you wearing?'
- • 'I'm wearing a ___'
- • 'Put on your ___!'
- • 'Do you like my ___?'
Key vocabulary
- shirt
- trousers
- dress
- skirt
- shoes
- socks
- jacket
- hat
- jeans
- coat
Speaking questions students answer
- • What are you wearing?
- • What is she wearing?
- • Is it a hat?
- • Do you like my jacket?
- • What is he wearing?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Find clothing items in a Dressing Dash game, describe what a partner is wearing, dress a paper doll and walk a mini fashion show. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.