Lesson 1: Give and Accept a Compliment (Page 68)
The Simple Present Tense: Affirmative Statements
Structure: Subject + verb (add -s for he, she, it).
Examples:
I like black pants.
He likes black pants.
She wants brown shoes.
Cassie needs brown shoes.
Ivan has brown shoes.
Note: For he, she, and it, add -s to the base form of the verb (like → likes), but have → has.
Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
Used to point out specific items:
this sweater (singular, near)
that sweater (singular, far)
these ties (plural, near)
those ties (plural, far)
Lesson 2: Ask for Sizes and Colors (Page 70)
The Simple Present Tense: Negative Statements and Yes/No Questions with like, want, need, and have
Negative Statements:
I/You/We/They don’t want/need/have a small.
He/She doesn’t like/need blue shirts.
Yes/No Questions and Short Answers:
Do you/they need/want the sweater in a large? Yes, I/we/they do. No, I/we/they don’t.
Does he/she like/need those pants in gray? Yes, he/she does. No, he/she doesn’t.
Contractions:
do not → don’t
does not → doesn’t
Lesson 3: Describe Clothes (Page 72)
Adjective Placement / Intensifier too
Rules:
Place an adjective after the verb be or before a noun (e.g., This shirt is expensive. This is an expensive shirt.).
Adjectives don’t have plural forms (e.g., NOT expensive sweaters).
Use the intensifier too to express a negative meaning (e.g., That skirt is too short = The skirt is very short. I don’t like or want that skirt.).
Caution:
Don’t place an adjective after a noun (e.g., NOT: It’s a shirt expensive).
Use very or so, not too, to express a positive meaning (e.g., It’s very clean, NOT It’s too clean).
The Simple Present Tense: Information Questions
Examples:
What do they need? (Black jackets.)
What color do you like? (Blue.)
What does she want? (A long dress.)
What size does Ken need? (Small.)
Why do you like that jacket? (Because it’s cheap.)
Why doesn’t she want that blouse? (Because it’s too tight.)
Which sweater does Bill want? (The gray one.)
Which shoes do they like? (The black ones.)
Lesson 4: Shop for Clothes (Page 74) Pronunciation: Plural nouns
/s/: shirts = shirt/s/, jackets = jacket/s/
/z/: shoes = shoe/z/, sweaters = sweater/z/
/ɪz/: blouses = blouse/ɪz/, dresses = dress/ɪz/