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- 1 Family
- 2 Culture and art
- 3 Sports
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- 5 Shopping and services
- 6 Health care
- 7 Travelling
- 8 Education
- 9 Jobs and Employment
- 10 Human Relations
- 11 Man and Nature
- 12 Development of Science and Technology
- 14 Communication and Its Forms
- 16 Young People and Society
- 17 Food
- 18 Hobbies, Free Time and Lifestyle
- 19 Multicultural Society
- 20 Towns and places
- 21 Clothing and fashion
- 22 The Book
- 23 Role-models and Ideals
- 24 The Country Whose Language I am Learning
- 25 Slovakia - My Homeland
- FCE
21 Clothing and fashion
21 Clothing and fashion
a) The impact of weather and climate on the way people dress
- How has fashion changed through centuries?
- How do clothes depend on the type of weather and the climate?
b) Clothes and accessories for special occasions
- Describe formal and casual clothes. Give examples.
- What would you wear for a wedding/birthday party/to the theatre/disco?
- What accessories are commonly worn by both men and women?
c) The choice of clothes (fashion, age, choice, mood, possibilities), the care about clothes
- What influences the way people dress nowadays?
- What do young people express by the way they dress?
- Where do people buy their clothes?
- What types of clothes do you like wearing? What cuts/materials/patterns/colours do you prefer?
- What do you think about wearing uniforms? Mention both pros and cons.
- What do you do in case you are not satisfied with the clothes you have bought/got as a present?
Writing suggestion:
An article (150 – 180 words)
Write an article in answer to the following questions: “Is it fair to judge people by their appearance and clothes?” Do not forget to give a title. Use an informal style.
Vocabulary:
Clothing, fashionable clothes/up-to-date clothes, a piece of clothing/an item of clothing, tailored clothes/made-to-measure clothes, get dressed, put on sth, take off sth., to dress up, be neatly dressed, have sth to wear/nothing to wear, be dressed in sth/have something on, have nothing on/be naked, get undressed, to wear casual clothes/formal clothes, be clothed in black, to have a dress sense, summer dress, two-piece dress, evening dress, wedding dress, fancy dress, morning dress, materials/fabrics, cotton, linen, wool, woollen, silk fabrics, man-made fabrics, patterns, plain dress, dotted, striped, checked, clothes-hanger, clothes-line, clothes pin
I’d like…/I’m looking for…
What size do you take? Would you lie to try it on? I’m sorry, it doesn’t fit – It’s too tight/loose. It’s a size too small/big. It suits you. The blouse matches your skirt.