This document provides information about the Solutions English language learning course. It includes a summary of the components of the course, including the Student's Book, Workbook, MultiROM, Teacher's Book, Test Bank MultiROM, and accompanying website. It describes the structure of the Student's Book, which contains 10 topic-based units with 7 lessons each, as well as language and skills review sections. It emphasizes that Solutions prepares students for their school-leaving exams by reflecting exam requirements and including exam-specific lessons.
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4. ThreeclassaudioCDs
ThethreeaudioCDscontainallthelisteningmaterialfrom:-.r
Student'sBook.
TheWorkbook
TheWorkbookmirrorsandreinforcesthecontentof the
Student'sBook.lt offers:
r furtherpractice,lesson-by-lessonofthematerialtaught-
class
o additionalexamtaskswithsupportforstudentsand
teachers
o Chollenge!exercisesto stretchstrongerstudents
r writinSguidesto providea clearstructuraIframeworkfo'
writingtasks
. regularSelf-checkswithCondo statementsto promote
consciouslearnerdevelopment
. cumulativereviewsto developstudents'awarenessoft':
progresswithExamChallenge!sectionsto practiceexan-
typetasks
t a FunctionsBankandWritingBankforquickreference
. anirregularverbslist
o a Wordlistwhichcontainsthevocabularyactivatedin the
Student'sBookunits
TheMuttiROM
TheMuttiROMisan interactiveself-studytoolthathasbee.
designedto giveguidance,practice,supportandconsolida::-
ofthelanguageandskiltstaughtintheStudent'sBook.The
MultiROMisdividedintounitsandlessonscorrespondingr""r-
thoseoftheStudent'sBook.
o €v€rygrammarlessonin the bookis extensivelypractise:
andisaccompaniedbya simpleexplanation
. alltargetvocabularyisconsolidatedwithcrossword,wo':
search,andgap-filtactivities
. oneexam-typelisteningactivityperunitisincludedsot'=-
studentsareableto practiselisteningat theirownpace
. speakingandwritingsectionshelpstudentsimprovethe::
skillsoutsideoftheclassroom
. anaudioCDelementisincluded,withalltheexamlisteni-i
tasksfromtheWorkbook,whichcanbeplayedona CDpia'e'
TheTeacher'sBook
TheTeacher'sBookgivesfullproceduralnotesfortheStude--
Book,inctudingideasfortacklingmixed-abilityteaching.In
addition,it offers:
. optionalactivitiesthroughoutforgreaterflexibitity
r structuredspeakingtasksto getstudentstalkingconfide-:
. usefultipsandstrategiesto improvestudents'exam
technique
o a teacher'sguideto dystexiain theclassroom
. 20 photocopiabtepagesto recycteandactivatethe
languageofeachunitin a fun,communicativecontext
TestBankMultiROM
A seoarateresourceMuttiROMcontains:
. A Placementtest
r Shorttests:twoforeachunit
. Progresstests:anA anda Bversionforeachunit
o Cumulativetests:oneforunits1-5 andoneforunits5-i:
. Answerkeys
. Resultstable
o Audioandtapescripts
TheShorttests,ProgresstestsandCumulativetestscanbe
adapted.Youcanadd,removeandedittestsdependingupo-
whatyouhavetaught.Youcanevenpersonalisethetestsifr: -
WANT.
Website
TheSolutionswebsitewithproceduraInotesandkeysforthe
Workbookis atwww.oup.com/ett/teacher/solutions
A notefromtheauthors
OurworkonSolutionsbeganin thespringof 2005witha
researchtrip.Wetravetledfromcityto citywithcolleaguesfrom
OxfordUniversityPress,visitingschools,watchinglessonsand
tatkingto teachersandstudents.Theinformationwegathered
onthattrip,andmanysubsequenttripsacrossCentraland
EasternEurope,gaveusvaluableinsightsintowhatsecondary
studentsandteacherswantfroma newbook.Thesebecame
ourguidingprincipleswhilewritingSolutions.Mostpeoplewe
spoketo askedfor:
r a clearfocuson examtooicsandtasks
. easy-to-followlessonswhichalwayshavea clearoutcome
. plentyof supportforspeakingandwriting
r plentyof extrapracticematerial
Inresponse,wedesigneda bookwhichhasa crystal-clear
structure:onelessonin theboox= onelessonin the
classroom.Weincludedthirfypagesof extravocabularyand
grammarpracticewithinihe Str,dentsBookitsetfto provide
moreftexibility.Weincti,deda: ieasttenspecificlessonsto
preparestudentsforthesc;col-teavingexam,aswellas
ensuringthatthebookasa whoteconespondsto thesyllabus
topicsrequiredin theexarl.Andwerecognisedthedifficulties
thatstudentsnaturalivFareridihspeakingandwriting,and
thereforeensuredtl.a:ti:es€activitiesareatwayswellprepared
andwellsuDDoted.Ac-isracieactivitiesareessentialfor
motivationl
Ourresearchtnip53i5oia-g.t js thatnotvvoschoolsorclasses
areidenticat.Tt'atiswhySolutionsis designedto beflexible.
Therearefiveler,e.sr'Elerne.r:ary,Pre-intermediate,
Intermediate,Upper-inte-e'diate,Advanced)sothatyour
studentscanbeginandendthecoursewithwhicheveris most
appropriateforthem.
Solutionshasbe"efitedfrorncotlaborationwithteacherswith
extensiveexpeienceof teaching14-19yeatotdsandof
preparingstudentsfortheirschool-leavingexams.Wewould
liketo thankAnitaOrrelanczukforsharingherexpertisein
writingthe proced;alnotesin theTeache/sBook.Themain
lessonnotes,c.rii;zi andlanguagenotesaswellasthe
photocopiabtesrppie'':entsintheTeache/sBookwere
providedbyCa:otineKrarrtz.
WeareconfidentthaiSorutionswillbeeasyto use,bothfor
studentsandforteac-es.Wehopeit wiltatsobeinteresting,
engagingandstimtilatingl
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Thecomponentsof
thecourse
TheStudent'sBookwithMultiROM
TheStudent'sBookcontains:
. 10topic-basedunits,eachcovering7 lessons
. 5 LonguogeReview"SkillsRound-upsections,providinga
languagetestoftheprevioustwounitsanda cumulative
skills-basedreview
r 106etreodyforyourexomlessonsprovidingtypicaItasks
andpreparationforthefinalexam
c 4 Getreodyfor82 exomslessonsallowingIntermediate
studentsto extendtheirskitls
. 30 pagesofextn languagematerial:10 pagesofVocabulary
Buildersptus20pagesof GrammarBuilderswithgrammar
referenceandfurtherexercises
o tip boxesthroughoutgivingadviceonspecificskillsand
howbestto approachdifferenttasktypesin allfourmain
skitts
Youwitlfindmoredetailson pages5-7 in thesection'Atourof
theStudent'sBook'.
5. TherearetenmainunitsintheStudent'sBook.Eachunithassevenlessons(A-G).Eachlessonprovides
materiaIforoneclassroomlessonof approximately45 minutes.
Solutionsandtheexam
SolutionsIntermediatenotonlyconsolidateswhatwasstudied
at Pre-lntermediatebutextendsit, providingcomprehensive
coverageof B1examrequirementsandfurtherdeveloping
students'languagecapabilities.Thislevelalsoaimsto
introducestrongerstudentsto theskillstheywiltneedto
progressto theB2level,layingthefoundationsforcandidates
whowittuseUpper-lntermediateandthengoonto sitexamsat
a higherlevel.
Typicatexamrequirementsarereflectedthroughoutthecourse
in thechoiceof topics,task-types,textsandgrammar
structures.ln additionto this,Solutionsoffers:
Student'sBook
TheStudent'sBookincludestenexam-specificlessons
designedto familiarisestudentsnotonlywiththetask-types
andrequirementsoftheexam.Thelessonsprovidestrategies
andexamtechniquesto givestudentstheskittstheyneedto
tackleexamtaskswithconfidence.
Fourextralessonsallowstudentsto getacquaintedwithB2
levelexams.
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TheWorkbookprovidesfurtherpracticeforboththeoraland
thewrittenexam.Workin classcanbefollowedupwith
Workbooktasksdoneashomework.
ExamChallengeisectionspractiseexam-typetasks.
ThelisteningmaterialfortheWorkbooklisteningtasksis
availableontheMultiROM.
Teacher'sBook
Theexamlessonsin theStudent'sBookareaccompaniedby
fullproceduralnoteswithadviceandtipsforexampreparation.
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Getreadyforyourexom
TherearetenGetreadyforyourexamlessons(twoafter
units1, 3,5,7 and9)whichfocusonexamskillsand
preparation.ln addition,fourGetreadyfor 82 exams
lessonsintroducestudentsto the reouirementsof the
higherlevel.
Thelessonsincludeexamtasksforreading,speakingand
listening(withwritingexamtasksin theWorkbook).
Eachlessonincludesactivitiesto preparestudentsforthe
examtasksandprovidethemwiththe languageandskitls
theyneedto do themsuccessfully.
Theselessonsalsorecyclethe languagefromthe previous
twounitsandtinkwiththetopics.
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Longuoge Review/Skills Round-up
Therearefivetwo-pagereviews(afterunits2,4,6,8 and10).
Thefirstlessonof eachreviewis a LanguageReviewof the
precedingtwo units.
Thereareexeicisesfocusingonvocabulary,grammarand
functions.
Themarksalwaystotal50,so it is easyto monitorprogress
throughthe book.
Thesecondlessonof eachreviewis a Skil/sRound-up
whichcoversalltheprecedingunitsofthebook.
Thelessonincludespracticeof allfourskills:listening,
reading,writingandspeaking
Thematerialis centredarounda CzechboycatledMarek,
whois tivingandworkingin Britain.
Introduction
8. Tipsandideas
Teachingvocabulary
Vocabularynotebooks
Encourageyourstudentsto recordnewwordsin a notebook.
Theycangroupwordsaccordingto thetopicor bypartof
speech.Tetlthemto writea translationandanexample
sentencethatshowsthewordin context.
Vocabularydoesn'tjustappearonVocabularypages.Youcan
askstudentsto makea tistof atltheverbsthatappearin a
Grammarsection,orto choosefiveusefulwordsfroma reading
textandlearnthem.
Learningphrases
Weoftenlearnwordsin isolation,buta vocabularyitemcan
be morethanoneword,e.g.surfthelnternet,hovea shower.
Makestudentsawareofthisandencouragethemto record
phrasesaswellasindividualwords.
Revision
Regularlyrevisepreviously[earnedsetsofvocabulary.Hereare
twogamesyoucouldtryin class:
. Oddoneout.Givefourwords,eitherorallyorwrittenon
theboard.Studentssaywhichistheoddoneout.Youcan
choosethreewordsfromonevocabularysetandoneword
froma differentset(arelativelyeasytask)or fourwords
fromthe sameset,e.g.kind,confident,rude,friendly,where
rudeistheoddoneoutasit'stheonlywordwithnegative
connotations.
. Wordtennis.Thisgamecanbeplayedto revisewordsets.
Calloutwordsin theset,andnominatea studentto answer.
Thestudentmustresoondwithanotherwordin theset.
Continueroundtheclass.
Studentsmustnotrepeatanypreviouswords.Forexample,
withclothes:
T: T-shirt
SL: jeans
T: sweatshirt
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Teachinggrammar
Conceptchecking
Theconceptis important.Donotrushfromthepresentation
to the practicebeforethestudentshavefullyabsorbedthe
meaningofthenewlanguage.Youcancheckthattheytruly
understanda newstructureby:
r askinBthemto translateexamplesintotheirownlanguage.
o talkingaboutthepracticeactivitiesasyoudothem,asking
studentsto exptaintheiranswers.
o lookingbeyondincorrectanswers:theymaybecareless
errorsortheymaybetheresultof a misunderstanding.
o contrastingnewstructureswithlanguagethattheyalready
knowin Englishandin theirownlanguage.
Practice
Practicemakesperfect.Learninga newstructureis noteasy,
andstudentsneedplentyof practice.Usetheextraactivitiesin
lheGrammorBuildersandontheMultiROM.
Progression
Mechanicalpracticeshouldcomebeforepersonalisedpractice.
Thisallowsstudentsto masterthebasicformandusefirst,
withouthavingto thinkaboutwhattheyaretryingto expressat
thesametime.
Teachingreading
Predictingcontent
Beforereadingthetext,askstudentstolookatthepictureand
tellyouwhattheycanseeorwhatishappening.Youcanalso
discussthetitleandtopicwiththem.
Deatingwith difficuttvocabulary
Herearesomeideas:
r Pre-teachvocabulary.Anticipatewhichwordstheywillhave
difficuttywith.Putthemontheboardbeforeyoureadthe
textwiththeclassandpre-teachthem.Youcancombine
thiswitha predictionactivitybyputtinga listof wordson
the boardandaskingstudentsto guesswhichoneswill
notappearinthetext.Forexample,forthetextaboutDoug
Bruceon page19oftheStudent'sBook,listthesewords:
subway specialist amnesio identity carnival
strangers college
Askstudentsto lookatthepicturesandtettyouwhichtwo
wordstheyarenotgoingto findin the text(carnivaland
college).Atthesametime,checkthattheyunderstandthe
otherfivewords.
r Havingreadthroughthetextonce,tellstudentsto write
downthreeorfourwordsfromthetextthattheVdon't
understand.Thenaskthemto calloutthewords.Youcan
thenexplainortranslatethem.
r Ratherthanimmediatelyexplainingdifficultvocabulary,
askstudentsto identifythepartof speechofthewordthey
don'tknow.Knowingthepartof speechsometimeshelps
themto guessthemeaning.
. Afterworkingona text,havestudentswritefourorfivenew
wordsfromthetextthattheywouldliketo learnin their
vocabularynotebooks.
Teachinglistening
Pre-listening
Thisis animportantstage.Listeningto something'cold'is not
easy,sopreparethestudentswel[.Focusonteachingrather
thanontesting.Herearesomethingsyoucando:
o Tellthestudentsin broadtermswhattheyaregoingto hear
(e.g.a boyandgirlmakingarrangementsto goout).
r Predictthecontent.lf there'sa picture,askstudentsto
lookat thepictureandtellyouwhattheycanseeorwhatis
happening.
r Pre-teachvocabulary.Putnewvocabularyontheboardand
pre-teachit.Translatingthewordsis perfectlyacceptable.
. Readthroughtheexercisecarefullyandslowlybeforethe
studentslisten.Ensurethatthestudentsunderstandboth
thetaskandallthevocabularyin theexercise.Uoucan
checkthattheyunderstandthetaskbyaskinga studentto
explainit in theirownlanguage.)
Familiarprocedure
It isn'teasyto [isten,readtheexerciseandwritetheanswers
allatthesametime.Takesomepressureoffthestudents
bytetlingthemyou'llplaytherecordinga numberof times,
andthattheyshouldn'tworryif theydon'tgettheanswers
immediately.Tellstudentsnotto writeanythingthefirsttime
theylisten.
Monitor
Whitethestudentsarelistening,standat thebackoftheclass
andcheckthattheycanallhear.
Teachingwriting
Usea model
Ensurethatthestudentsunderstandthatthetextin LessonG
seryesasa modelfortheirownwriting.
Preparation
Encourageyourstudentsto brainstormideasandmake
notes,eitheraloneor in pairs,beforetheyattemptto writea
composition.
Draft
Tellthemto preparea roughdraftofthecompositionbefore
theywriteoutthefinalversion.
Introduction
9. Checking
Encouragethemto readthroughtheircompositioncarefully
andcheckit forspeltingmistakesandgrammaticaIerrors.
Correction
Estabtisha setof marksthatyouuseto correctstudents'
writtenwork.Forexample:
sp indicatesa speltingmistake.
w indicatesa missingword
gr indicatesa grammaticalerror
v indicatesa lexicalerror
wo indicatesincorrectwordorder
Self correction
Considerindicatingbutnotcorrectingmistakes,andasking
studentsto tryto correctthem.
TeachingspeaKng
Confidencebuitding
Beawarethatspeakingisa challengeformoststudents.Build
theirconfidenceandtheywiltspeakmore;undermineit and
theywittbesilent.Thismeans:
o encourageandpraiseyourstudentswhentheyspeak.
r do notover-corrector interrupt.
r askotherstudentsto bequietandattentivewhilea
classmatespeaks.
. listenandreactwhena studentspeaks,withphraseslike
'Reatty?'or'That'sinteresting'.
Preparation
Allowstudentstimeto preparetheirideasbeforeaskingthem
to speak.Thismeanstheywillnothaveto searchforideasat
thesametimeastryingto expressthem.
Support
Helpstudentsto preparetheirideas:makesuggestions
andprovideusefulwords.Allowthemto workin pairs,if
appropriate.
Choraldrilling
Listenandrepeatactivities,whichtheclassdoestogether,
canhelpto buitdconfidencebecausethestudentsfeel[ess
exposed.Theyarealsoa goodchanceto practisewordstress
andintonation.
Teachingmixedabitityclasses
Teachingmixedabilityclassesis demandingandcanbevery
frustrating.Therearenoeasysolutions,butherearesome
ideasthatmayhelp.
Preparation
Tryto anticipateproblemsandpreparein advance.Drawup
a listofthefivestrongeststudentsin theclassandthefive
weakest.ThinkabouthowtheywilIcopein thenextlesson.
Whichgroupis tikelyto posemoreof a problem- thestronger
studentsbecausethey'ltfinishquicktyandgetbored,orthe
slowerstudentsbecausetheywon'tbeableto keepup?Think
howyouwillattemptto dealwiththis.TheTeacher'sBook
includesideasandsuggestionsforactivitiesandfillersfor
differentabitities.
Independentlearning
Thereisthetemptationin classto givemostofyourattention
to thehigher-levelstudentsastheyaremoreresponsiveand
theykeepthelessonmoving.Butwhichofyourstudentscan
bestworkontheirownor in pairs?lt'softenthestrongerones,
soconsiderspendingmoretimein classwiththeweakerones,
andfindingthingsto keepthefast-finishersoccupiedwhitethe
otherscatchuo.
Peersupport
lfyouaredoingpairwork,considerpairingstrongerstudents
withweakerstudents.
Projectwork
Provideon-goingworkforstrongerstudents.Youcangiveyour
strongerstudentsextendedtasksthattheydoalonein spare
moments.Forexample,youcouldgivethemreaders,askthem
to keepa diaryin Engtishorworkona proiect.Theycanturn
to thesewhenevertheyarewaitingfortherestoftheclassto
finishanactivity.
Correctingmistakes
Howmuchwecorrectshoulddependonthepurposeofthe
activity.Thekeyquestionis:istheactivitydesignedto improve
accuracyorfluency?
Accuracy
Withcontrolledgrammarandvocabularyactivities,where
theemphasisisontheaccurateproductionof a particutar
languagepoint,it'sbestto correctallmistakes,andto do so
immediatelyyouhearthem.Youwantyourstudentsto master
theformsnowandnotrepeatthemistakein laterwork.
Fluency
Withactivitiessuchasrole-playorfreergrammarexercisesit
maybebetternotto interruptandcorrecteverymistakeyou
hear.Theimoortantmistakesto correctin thesecasesare
thosethatcausea breakdownin communication.Weshouldn't
showinterestonlyin thelanguage;weshouldalsobeasking
ourselves,'Howwelldidthestudentscommunicate?'.During
theactivity,youcanmakea noteof anyseriousgrammatical
andlexicalerrorsandoutthemontheboardattheendofthe
activity.Youcanthengothroughthemwiththewholeclass.
Self correction
Givestudentsa chanceto correctthemselvesbeforeyousupply
thecorrectversion.
Modelling
Whenyoucorrectanindividualstudentalwayshavehimor her
repeattheanswerafteryoucorrectly.
Peercorrection
Youcaninvolvetherestofthe classin theprocessof
correction.Ask:ls thotanswercorrect?Youcando thiswhen
thestudenthasgivena correctanswerasweltaswhenthe
answeris incorrect.
10. tEssol{ sutMARY .. } tw
Vocabulary:clothes;describingclothes
Listening:a fashionshowcommentary;listeningforspecific
information
Speaking:describingclothes;beinginexacte.g.it'so kindof...
Topic:people
Todo the lessonin 30 minutes,keepthe lead-
in brief,spendno morethan3-4 minuteson exercise2 ond
set VocabularyBuilderand GrommarBuilderexercisesfor
homework.
t Lead-in 3minutes
. Doa quickclasssurveybywritingthesesentenceson
the board:I likewearingcomfortableclothes,Iikeboggy
trousersand loosetops.I liketo lookdifferentfrom other
people. lt'simportantto me to lookfashionable.I reallydon't
careaboutfashion.
r Ask:Whichof thesestatementsdescribesyoubest?Students
discussthesentenceswitha partnerfora minute.Findout
witha showof handswhichisthemostpopularattitude.
Exercise1 page4
. Askstudents:Whatorethesepeopledoingandwhereare
they?$heyaremodellingclothesat a fashionshow.)
. Beforestudentsdescribethephotos,checkthatthey
understandthemeaningof thewordsin thebox,bygivinga
translationandelicitingthe Englishword.
r Tellstudentsto workin pairsto describethephotos,giving
theiropinions.Askoneortwoof themto repeattheir
descriptionsto the restof theclass.
KEY
| 2 coat- alttheothersaresummerclothes
3 shirt- alltheothersarewornon legs
4 tie- alltheothersarewomen'sclothes
5 socks- alltheothersaretops
6 jeans- alltheothersareformal
ltcruDES 0 & i:
r clothesr describingctoth€s. compoundadjectives. nationalit,:,
. oresenttensecontrasto stateand dvnamicverc
ciifferentnationalities. discussinsthe issueof surveillanc,
rnh
letter
4-10 . Selfcheck1 page11
. Studentsmaketheirlistsin pairs.Goaroundgivinghetp
withvocabularyasnecessary.Thiscouldbedoneasa
competitionto seewhichpairof studentscancomeupwith
thelongestlistin twominutes.Askthewinningpair,and
oneother,to readouttheirlists.
r Withastrcngerclasselicitmorewordsto addtothelist.(E.g.
silksuede,denim,collar,v-neckroll-necksleeveless,hooded.
Exercise3 page+ C) r.or
o Focusonthelisteningtask.lf studentsareunsureofthe
meaningof outfit,explainthatit meansa setof clothesthat
youweartogether.Playtherecording,checktheanswerand
seeif studentscanremembertheohrasesthathelpedthem
identifythephoto.
KEY
Photo2 andtwootheroutfits
TRAISCRIPT 1.01
SpeakerOurfirstmodelhasaninformalbutstylishoutfit.He's
wearinganattractiveplain,brownleatherlacketanda
tight,cottonT-shirt.lt'slong-sleeved,Ithink.I particularly
likethosecasual,baggy,blackieans.
Thenextmodeliswearinga shiny,grey,nyloniacketwith
matchingtrousers.She'salsogota large,spottyscarf
aroundherneck- atouchofhumourfromthedesigner,I
feel- anda spotty,long-sleeved,blouse.Andonherfeet,
aresimplebutstylishblackteathershoes.Averyelegant
outfit,in myopinion.
Nowwehaveamoreunusualoutfit.She'swearingared,
stripytopandalong,dark,woolcoat.Belowthat,ashort,
stripyskirtandblack,leatherhigh-heeledshoes.lt'savery
strangelook- I'mnotsureIlikeit,andIdoubtitwittcatchonl
Exercise4page+O r.or
r Studentsworkin pairsto completethephrasesfromthe
commentarythen[istenagainto check.Witha weakerclass,
allowthestudentsto listento thecommentaryagainbefore
theycompletethe phrases.Theycanthenlistena thirdtime
to checktheanswersoryoucouldsimplygivethemto them.
Fashion
KEY
1 ptain,leather
2 tight,cotton
3 baggy,black
4 shiny,nylon
5 spotty
6 [ong,wool
2 a miniskirt e
b teggings f
c combattrousers
d fleece
3 Openanswers
Exercise2 page4
o Askindividualstudentsto readoutthewordsin each
category.Correctpronunciationerrors.Listenoutespecially
formispronunciationof thevoweIsoundsin leather
/'le6e(r)/,fur lfe:(r)/,andfurry I'fz:ril.Drawattentionalsoto
thefinaIconsonantlsl in looseandpointouthowit differs
fromfinalconsonantlzl in lose.
Exercise5 page4
r Studentscanworkin pairs.Attow2 minutesbeforechecking
answers.
g
h
roll-neck
hoody
poloshirt
v-neck
Forfurtherpracticeof Clothesvocabulary,go to:
Unit1.Onramera
KEY lshape 2colour 3material