Topic: Clothing
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Novice
Students will read a passage about college fashion and will answer comprehension questions.
Components of the activity: A comprehension passage, comprehension questions, an answer key
Instructions to the teacher
Assign the following task to students.
Note: students will not be able, nor should they be expected to, understand every single word. They should, however, be able to pick out the important words they need in order to answer the questions. When you translate, you may need to simplify the language depending on the level of your learners.
Instructions to students
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
The Passage
If you look at what people are wearing on most college campuses, you will see much of the same thing. Nearly all students, male or female, wear jeans, sneakers, and hoodies. If you’re attending school where there are distinct changes in the seasons, there might be some differences depending on the time of year. In fact, in a short walk across campus in the winter, you could see several young women in black leggings, a big puffy winter coat, and Ugg brand boots. Many of these ladies will also carry a small shoulder bag with a pattern or Greek sorority letters. College guys, on the other hand, wear jeans, hoodies, and ski jackets on their way to class, and are more likely to carry a traditional backpack. Sure, there are young men who will wear trousers or khaki pants with a button-down shirt, and ladies who wear dresses or skirts, but in general, jeans are more common.
Comprehension Questions
- Clothing items that both men and women wear on college campuses
Jeans, sneakers, hoodies, shoulder bags
- Clothing items you see on college women
Ugg boots, backpacks, leggings
- Clothing items you see on college men
Leggings, jeans, Ugg boots, ski jackets
Answer Key
- Jeans, sneakers, hoodies
- Ugg boots, leggings
- Jeans, ski jackets