👗 This Jacket Is Too Big! — Clothes, This & That
Today you will learn the names of clothes, why we say a pair of jeans, how to point at things with this, these, that and those (+ here and over there), and how to say when something doesn't fit: too big, too small!
Shopping For The School Trip
Read the little scene below.
🤔 What are you wearing today? Can you say it in English?
👕 Clothes — And "A Pair Of"
Some clothes words are always plural, even for one object: pants, jeans. Clothes that come in twos are plural too: socks, shoes. To count them, use a pair of.
1️⃣ One Thing: a / an
- a t-shirt · a shirt
- a dress · a skirt
- a jacket
👖 Always Plural: a pair of
- a pair of jeans · a pair of pants
- a pair of socks · a pair of shoes
- "My jeans are blue." (never "is" ❌)
Culture note: in the United States, people say pants. In the United Kingdom, people say trousers — because in British English, "pants" means underwear! 😳
✨ The Dress-Up Mirror
Click the clothes to dress up the store mannequin — then listen to what it's wearing!
👉 This, These, That, Those — Here & Over There
Use this and these for things near you (+ here). Use that and those for things not near you (+ there or over there).
Always plural words take these or those: "These jeans are cool." — never "This jeans" ❌. Say over there to make it stronger: "Look at those shoes over there!"
🛍️ The Store: Near Or Far?
You are at the counter. Click a thing near you or over there to hear the right word. Then play the Pointer Challenge!
📏 Too Big? Too Small? — Too + Adjective
Use too before an adjective when there is more than you want. It's a problem!
😕 Too… = a problem
- "This dress is too big."
- "These pants are too small."
- "Those shoes are too expensive."
😃 No problem!
- "This dress is perfect!"
- "These pants fit me."
- "Those shoes are cheap."
🚪 The Fitting Room
Mia wears size M. Choose a piece of clothing, slide the size, and see (and hear) if it fits!
Listen And Repeat!
Click 🔊 Listen to hear the phrase, 🐢 Slowly to hear it slower, then 🎙️ My turn and say it out loud into your microphone!
✍️ Practice Time!
Exercise 1 — True Or False?
Exercise 2 — Complete The Dialogue
Fill in the missing word in each line of the conversation.
🎭 Create & Record: At The Clothes Store
Write a role-play between a customer and a sales assistant. The customer points at clothes (this, that, these, those), tries something on, and says if it's too big, too small... or perfect!
🎙️ Now, Record It!
Act out your role-play out loud (alone with both voices, or with a friend) and record yourselves. Then listen back!
🎯 Final Quiz — Clothes, This & That
Answer 7 questions to test everything you learned in this lesson!