FCE 2 A Unit 21 Fashion 1 Are

FCE 2 A Unit 21 Fashion

1. Are clothes important to you? 2. Can you judge a person by the clothes he or she wears? 3. What clothes would you wear in the following situations? (a) at a party at a friend's house (b) at a wedding (c) at home if you weren't planning to go out (d) on a first date

Can you name all the items?

Adjectives to describe material cotton denim fur leather silk suede wool Match the adjectives to the fabrics.

Adjectives to describe pattern checked flowery patterned plain spotty/spotted stripy/striped Match the adjectives to the patterns.

General Adjectives baggy casual colourful designer formal long-sleeved loose-fitting scruffy short-sleeved smart tight-fitting trendy unfashionable Which of these adjectives describe what you are wearing at the moment?

Verbs for clothing fit get (un)dressed go with match put on suit take off wear Try the following exercises to see if you understand this vocabulary. . .

Put the correct form of the appropriate verb in each space. [fit / suit / match / go with] goes Personally, I don’t think that top ____ that skirt. I mean, green and orange justwith don’t match _____, do they? And as for that jacket, well it suit really doesn’t _____ her. He looks alright though, except perhaps for fit those trousers. I don’t think they ____ him properly, they look a little tight on him.

Put the correct form of the appropriate verb in each space. [wear / put on / get dressed] As it was Sunday I got up late and had breakfast get dressed until in my dressing gown. I didn’t _____ put on after 11 o’clock. I _____ a long-sleeved jumper at first, but immediately changed my mind. It was far too hot for a jumper so I spent the wearing whole day _____ a short-sleeved t-shirt and shorts.

FCE Speaking Part 2

I’d like you to compare the photographs and say what these people’s clothes can tell us about them.

I’d like you to compare the photographs and say how important uniforms are in these situations.