CLOTHES
1.-COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS GIVEN
1 coat, 2 dress, 3 hat, 4 sneakers , 5 gloves, 6 jeans, 7 swimsuit, 8 shoe, 9 jacket, 10 necktie,11 pants,12 bowtieA a garment for girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece: ......
B an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather: ......
C a band of decorative fabric worn around the neck: ......
D usually loose-fitting outer garment for the lower part of the body, having individual leg portions: ......
E an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body: ………..
F a garment worn for swimming: ......
G a shaped covering for the head: ......
H a covering for the hand: ......
I a high or low shoe with a rubber or synthetic sole: ......
J a man's tie that ties in a bow: ......
K pants made of jean, denim, or another durable fabric: ......
L a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front: …………
2) Choose the correct option:
a) raincoat; b) dress; c) t-shirt; d) gloves; e) swimsuit; f) hat; g) evening dress; h) scarf; i) tie; j) slippers1. I like wearing my high-heeled …………….. when I go to a party. (shoes/slippers) 2. A blue ……………………. doesn’t suit a yellow suit! (tie/dress)
3. I’ll put on a ………………… if it’s cold outside. ( a T-shirt/a sweater)
4. Sue likes wearing ……………………. Instead of dresses. (belts/skirts)
5. When it rains I usually take my ……………… . (suit / raincoat)
4.-Fill in the blanks with the word from the box
1. When it’s hot and sunny you must wear a ……………… on your head.
2.Take your …………. with you. I think it’s going to rain soon.
3.If you have a sore throat, why don’t you wear a …………… around your neck?
4.He relaxes in front of the TV dressed in a comfortable ……………….and wearing a pair of ………………… on his feet
3.- FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE APPROPRIATE WORD OR EXPRESSION
1. It takes him ages every morning to get up, ______, and have breakfast.
A. put onB. wearC. get dressed
2. You've got an important interview today. Don't forget to ______a tie.
A. get dressedB. try onC. put on
3. What dress are you going to _____ to the party?A. wearB. get dressedC. try on
4. Did you ____ the shoes in the shop before you bought them?A. wearB. try onC. fit
5. These shoes don't _____ me - they're a size too small.A. fitB. measureC. suit
6. Green clothes usually ______people with red hair.A. fitB. suitC. match
7. Your yellow trousers don't ____ your bright green shirt.A. fitB. measureC. match
8. He's ______his coat - it's too small for him now.
A. grown intoB. grown out ofC. grown up
9. Walking across the USA, he ______three pairs of boots.A. wore offB. wore outC. wore on
10. The doctor asked the patient to ______.A. undressB. undoC. untie
11. Can you _____ the zip at the back of my dress?A. do upB. tie upC. put on
12. Would you mind ______my shirt please?
A. creasingB. ironingC. squashing
4.-Match the words below to the correct definition:
Belt zip pocket laces sleeve button heela. You tie them to keep your shoes on.
b. You fasten it to keep your trousers up.
c. You put your wallet and keys in it.
d. There is a row of them down the front of your shirt.
e. It’s at the back of your shoe, and it is sometimes very high.
f. There are two on your jacket, and you put your arms in them.
g. You use it to fasten the front of your tracksuit top. It’s made of metal
5.-Look at these lists of clothes. Answer the questions:
1 Which one is likely to cost the least?
a party frock an evening dress a wedding dress
2 Which one wouldn’t you wear at a posh dinner?
a tuxedo a dinner jacket a blazer a leather jacket
3 Which would you take with you on a summer evening, in case it gets cold?
a cardigan a polo-neck jumper a sweater a pullover
4 Which would a business woman be most likely to wear?
a mini skirt a kilt a tutu a pleated skirt
5 Which would a boy wear in bed? a nightie pyjamas a nightgown
6 Which might you wear in a gym?
Flares a pair of trousers designer jeans tracksuit bottoms
7 Which would you be unlikely to put on as soon as you get up?
a bath robe a dressing gown a raincoat underwear
6.-Which of the words in the list below would you use to describe the dresssense of the people described in a – e:
fashionable smart casual over-dressed flamboyant trendy stylish elegant scruffya. Claire is eighteen. She lives to shop. She spends ages going round shops
buying clothes – not just high street shops, but second hand shops too.
She likes people to notice what she’s wearing at parties and clubs, no
matter whether she’s wearing the latest fashion or something she’s
created herself.
b. As she walked down the stairs in the Yves St Laurent evening dress,
everybody turned to look at her. She looked like a princess.
c. Working in the City, as I do, it is important to make the right impression on
clients. I buy my suits from Saville Row and my ties are specially imported
from Italy.
d. Fifi la Roux wore the most outrageous costume you have ever seen. Gold coloured high-heeled boots, silver flares and a tuxedo covered in glitter. It
was an amazing sight, but then it was his fiftieth birthday!
e. At weekends, I tend to wear an old t-shirt and a pair of baggy jeans with
holes in them.
7.-There are many idioms in English connected to clothes. Match the idiomsin italics with their definitions from the table below:
a. If we are going to finish all these dishes, we are going to have to roll up
our sleeves and get going.
b. If you don’t button your lip you’re going to get into trouble.
c. After living on the street for six months, he looked very down at heel.
d. He’s amazing. He made that speech off the cuff – no notes or anything!
e. John was drunk and kept saying stupid things at the dinner table. I could
see his wife was getting very hot under the collar. I thought she was going
to shout at him.
f. Sally refuses to toe the line. Every time I tell her to do something, she just
walks off.
g. Don’t worry. It’ll be OK. Every cloud has a silver lining.
Definitions:
shut up in poor condition angry work hardobey / do as youare told
without preparation look on the bright side
EXTRA
Try the quiz
1 What’s the difference between a clothes line and a clothes horse?
2 What do you use a clothes peg for?
3 What does a plain clothes policeman not wear?
4 What do you put in a clothes basket?
5 How is clothing different from clothes?
6 If you are a fashion victim, is it a good thing or a bad thing?
7 If you repeat something parrot-fashion, what does it mean?
8 What does a fashion house do?
9 What’s the opposite of come into fashion?
10 What does after a fashion mean?
11 What does the verb to fashion mean?