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Headway
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TEACHER’S NOTES
Unit 10 What are you doing?
45 MINS

THIRD EDITION

Before watching  10 MINS answer key 

Warm-up Write formal and casual on the board. Point to students’ KEY 1
clothing and name items that are examples of casual and formal clothing. Answers will vary.
If no one is wearing formal clothing, such as a suit or dress, show or draw
pictures of these items. Write the following questions on the board: a They are wearing hats and coats. They are
When do you wear casual clothes? taking a picture.
When do you wear formal clothes? b He is wearing a coat, (sun)glasses, jeans,
and sneakers. She is wearing a scarf, jacket,
Students can discuss the questions in pairs before reviewing with the rest
of the class. jeans, and boots. They are sitting and
eating.
1 Ask students to work in pairs and discuss the pictures. Elicit answers c She is wearing a t-shirt, sweater, and
from the whole class.  KEY 1 pants. He is wearing a t-shirt, pants, and
sneakers. They are playing with hula
While watching  25 MINS hoops.
d They are wearing suits. They are talking
2   Ask students to read the clothing words. Play the full video clip and having coffee.
and ask students to check the words they hear. Elicit answers from the
whole class.  KEY 2 KEY 2
3  Play What do you do? and ask students to complete the chart. You Suit, dress, jeans, sneakers, sweatshirt, blouse,
might need to play this section twice. Students can then compare their
jacket, sweater, pants, boots, shirt, tie, shorts,
answers in pairs before discussing with the rest of the class.  KEY 3
t-shirt, coat, gloves, scarf
4   Ask students to answer the questions. If necessary, play What do
you do? again. Elicit answers from the whole class.  KEY 4 KEY 3
5   Ask the students to review the verbs in the box and read the Me’lynn: editor and writer; casual clothes
sentences. Then play What are you doing now? Ask students to
Erica:  creates public programs about the
complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. This
provides extra practice with the present continuous. Elicit answers from park; jeans and a blouse
the whole class.  KEY 5 Eduardo: musician; jeans and t-shirts
6  Play What are you doing now? Ask students to listen, but not Annie:  filmmaker; sweater, pants, and
watch, the video so they can focus on the clothing words the speakers boots
mention. Have students complete the questions. Elicit answers from the Jeremy: student; shirt and tie
whole class. To extend the activity, have students watch the video again
Aran:  computer scientist; jeans and a
and write down additional items of clothing the speakers are wearing
based on what they see in the video (glasses, t-shirt, etc.).  KEY 6 t-shirt
KEY 4

After watching  10 MINS 1 Erica

Students discuss the questions with a partner. Monitor and make a note 2 Annie
of any errors as well as any good examples of language. Elicit ideas and 3 Jeremy
opinions from various pairs and deal with any language issues. 4 Me’lynn and Eduardo
5 Me’lynn and Aran
research KEY 5
Students can find information on the Internet or from other resources. Ask 1 is enjoying
students to prepare their presentations for the next class session. You might
2 is touring
need to help them with some preparation during class. When they give their
presentations, make notes about the content and the presentation style. 3 is going
4 is getting
5 is helping
6 is hanging out
KEY 6
1 coat, scarf (seen, not said)
2 coat, sneakers, sweater
3 jeans, jacket, scarf (seen, not said)
4 coat, gloves, scarf, sweater, pants
(mentioned earlier)
5 pants, sweatshirt

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Headway
American
WORKSHEET
Unit 10 What are you doing? THIRD EDITION

Before watching
1 Work with a partner. Describe what the people are wearing and doing in
pictures a–d.
a b c d

While watching
2   Watch the video and check (✓) the clothing words you hear.

suit hat glasses dress jeans sneakers sweatshirt

blouse jacket sweater pants boots shirt socks
tie shorts t-shirt belt coat gloves scarf

3  Watch What do you do? Match the job and clothing type with the people from the box.
Name What do they do? What do they usually wear to work?
Me’lynn
Erica
Eduardo
Annie
Jeremy
Aran

4   Answer the questions.

1 Who wears sneakers on the weekend? 4 Who sometimes wears more formal clothes to work?
2 Who dresses up less on the weekend? 5 Who wears the same clothes on the weekend?
3 Who wears shorts on the weekend?

5  Watch What are you doing now? Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

enjoy  get  go  hang out  help  tour

1 Amber __________ New York City. 4 Eduardo __________ to know the city better.
2 Greg __________ with one of his friends from Europe. 5 Annie __________ some friends make a video.
3 Erica __________ to work now. 6 Jeremy __________ with his friends.
6   Match the people with the clothes they say they are wearing.

coat  gloves  jacket  jeans  scarf  sneakers  sweater  sweatshirt  pants

1 What is Amber wearing? 4 What is Annie wearing?

2 What is Greg wearing? 5 What is Jeremy wearing?
3 What is Eduardo wearing?

After watching
Work with a partner. Discuss the questions.
1 What do people wear to work in your country?
2 What do people wear on the weekend in your country?

research
Find a picture on the Internet or in a magazine of the kind of clothes you like the most. Prepare a presentation about why these
clothes match your personal style. Describe the items of clothing. Think about: colors, size, casual or formal styles, when and
where you would wear these clothes, etc.

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