Communicative Language Learning: School T-Shirt

Communicative Language Activities: School T-Shirt

 Here are some ideas on how to use these handy resources!

Warmer

• Put students into groups of three.
• Ask them to sit with their backs to one another so that they can’t see what their partners are wearing.
• Ask them to take turns to describe their partners’ outfit in as much detail as they can.
• The student who remembered the most about the outfits win.

Lead in

• Ask students if they know when the International Day of T-shirts is celebrated.
• Hold a class discussion on the importance of the t-shirt and ask students to read the text in the worksheet for more information.

Designing the t-shirt

• As per the worksheet, explain that the students will work in teams to design a new school t-shirt.
• If necessary, brainstorm useful vocabulary such as fabrics, patterns, basic design terms, etc.
• Divide students into teams and set time for the task. They can use the t-shirt in the worksheet to draw on, or you can bring large sheets of thicker paper and ask them to draw an outline of a t-shirt.
• Monitor and support.
• Hold presentations and vote for the best design. 

Follow-up

If you want to expand this to whole class, follow the first two activities suggested above and end the lesson with a discussion on school uniforms. As homework, tell them to make a proposal for a whole set of school uniforms or, if they disagree with the idea of uniforms, a dress code.