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Dressing for Summer

PBLA Module

Clothing is a familiar topic for foundational adult EAL learners and easy to connect to personal experience. This module focuses on summer clothing, everyday vocabulary, and responding to invitations, and revisits concepts from the weather and winter clothing modules to support skill transfer and reinforcement.

A woman and two children in summer clothes stand by an outdoor splash pad. The image is the cover of a booklet titled "Dressing for Summer," with learning goals listed and logos at the bottom.
For Learners
Cover page of a resource titled "Dressing for Summer For Instructors" by TIES Literacy Centre of Expertise, including a list of features and logos for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
For Instructors

Story

1. Summer at the Park — Patricia and her family gear up for a sunny park day, choosing the right clothes and essentials!

A smiling woman stands beside two children at a colorful water park on a sunny day. The girl wears a swimsuit and sunglasses, and the boy wears a green rash guard. "Summer at the Park" text appears on the left.
Interactive
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Digital Activities

These activities begin with guided classroom practice to build understanding, then learners revisit independently with instant audio and visual feedback.

  • Vocabulary Building 
  • Days of the Week 
  • Listening to Clothing Words and Instructions
  • Digital Clock Quiz
A slide titled "Days of the Week Vocabulary Building" shows seven calendar icons labeled Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., and Sun. The weekend icons are green; the others are blue.
Vocabulary Building
A slide titled "Summer Clothing" shows images of clothing items like sandals, a striped dress, a woman, sunglasses, and swimwear, with green play buttons for listening to words and instructions.
Listening to Clothing Words
A digital clock quiz screen showing the time "12:00" in green numbers on a black background, with a "Start Quiz" button in the lower right corner.
Digital Clock Quiz
A slide titled "Days of the Week Vocabulary Building" shows seven calendar icons labeled Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., and Sun. The weekend icons are green; the others are blue.
Days of the Week

Videos

This listening practice video focuses on what to bring or wear to a summer party. Learners answer comprehension questions by circling the correct answers.

  • Listening Practice

 

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