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What Type of Hat Suits You?

Types of Hats

By Prof. Jonathan Acuña-Solano, M. Ed.
Head of Curriculum Development Academic Department Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano	Senior Language Professor School of English Faculty of Social Sciences Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
Wednesday, April 2, 2020 Post 345 / Vocabulary 007

Who hasn’t worn anything on their heads to protect themselves from the sun, the cold, or just because. That is why this time around we can have our learners discuss a bit about the kinds of “hats” they have worn or continue to wear.

Though this is not an extensive list of hats, here you are presented with six types of types that we can work with our students when dealing with clothing, and from this point, we can go a bit beyond the mere concept of hat. With these two sample activities, we can ask them for their preferences, but we can also venture into asking them under what circumstances these types of hats can be worn. Give them a try.

Sample Activity 1 – What’s the occasion?

Provide your students with a similar chart (like the one you see below). Ask them to think of -at least- two different situations (occasions) in which these types of hats can be worn. Some of them may be a bit unusual to the learner, which makes the activity much more challenging for them.

Cowboy Hat	A cowboy hat can be worn in a rodeo.
	You can also wear it in a costume party.
Top Hat

Crash Helmet

Baseball Cap

Hard Hat

Bucket Hat

Sample Activity 2 – The Theater Play

Tell your students they need to imagine they are now in charge of the theater actors’ costumes for a series of theater sketches. Tell them to think of the kind of clothing (and hats, of course), the characters will need to wear.