My Body and My Clothes
Primary 1 · English
My Body and My Clothes
Lesson 3 of 5
12 min
Let's begin
It is morning. Keza is at home.
She takes her school clothes. One, then one, then one.
Every one of them has a name in English. Today you will name them all.
Your shirt is for your body and your two arms.
A T-shirt is a shirt you wear at home. Many children have one.
A dress goes all the way down. Many girls wear a dress to school.
A skirt is for your legs. A dress and a skirt are not the same.
Trousers are for your two legs, all the way down.
Shorts are trousers that stop at your legs. They do not go all the way down.
Socks are for your two feet. Shoes come after the socks.
A hat is for your head.
Careful! Trousers, shorts, shoes and socks always keep the s.
They feel like one thing to you. But in English they take These are.
These are my trousers. Not: This is a trouser.
These are my shoes. Not: This is a shoe.
Why? Look at your legs. Two! Look at your feet. Two!
Say shirt. Clap. One beat.
Say T-shirt. Clap, clap: T - shirt. Two beats.
Say trou-sers. Clap, clap. Two beats.
Say socks. One beat. Say dress. One beat.
A song about clothes. Say every one with the song.
Tip
Two legs, two feet, keep the s
Trousers, shorts, shoes and socks never come one at a time.
If you hear yourself say a trouser, stop. Say trousers, and say These are.
Do each one, then tap Show answer to check.
Name the clothes for your two feet, the ones that come after the socks.
Answer: shoes. These are my shoes.
Put it right: This is a sock.
Answer: These are my socks. Socks keep the s.
Name the clothes for your head.
Answer: a hat. This is my hat. One hat, so This is.
Clap the beats in T-shirt. How many?
Answer: 2. T - shirt.
Which one is not clothes: dress, neck, hat?
Answer: neck. Your neck is a part of your body.
What you learned today
Quick check
What is for your head?
