- •Clothes and fashion
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with prepositions if it’s necessary
- •Remember
- •Exercise 9. Minitalks
- •Vocabulary extension
- •Packing for a holiday
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Work in groups. Which clothes would you recommend for the following people?
- •2. Are the following true (never/sometimes/usually/always)? Give reasons and examples.
- •3. Report your conclusions to the class.
- •Vocabulary extension
- •Susan Cheever fashions of the times
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercise 24. Answer the following questions
- •Exercise 26. Find out whether these statements are true or false:
- •Exercise 29. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
- •Vocabulary extension
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercise 37. Insert the prepositions if it is necessary
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercise 42. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian:
- •Exercise 43. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
- •T-shirts and tuxedos
- •Exercise 50. Composition
- •Dress in china
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercise 52. Answer the following questions:
- •Exercise 53. Find Russian equivalents to the following:
- •Exercise 54. Find English equivalents to the following:
- •Exercise 55. Translate into English:
- •Exercise 56. Render the following text into English:
- •Dressing up in kuwait, sweden and india
- •Indian clothing
- •Traditional vietnamese male attire
- •* * *
- •О национальном платье вьетнамских женщин
- •Traditional korean clothes
- •* * *
- •* * * Hanbok: Korean Tradtional Dress
- •Supplementary texts
- •By Veronique Vienne
- •Trigere. The legendary fashion designer reflects on her past and its impact on elegance today.
- •The uniform
- •Eloquence and bad taste
- •All at sea: the sailor suit
- •Mother's darling: the fauntleroy suit
- •Shorts and knickers
- •The decline of juvenile costume
- •The great designer rip-off
- •Fray chic in the city
- •Vocabulary General part
- •Textiles
- •Men’s clothes
- •Women’s clothes
- •Headgear (Headwear)
- •Footwear
- •Underwear
- •Accessories
- •Expressions
Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with prepositions if it’s necessary
1. Men … the whole are more conservative and less particular … their appearance. 2. All the attempts to be exclusive and unique … the end boil … … sameness. 3. Young people nowadays are most comfortable … jeans and loose jackets. 4. … the ages geography and climate, poverty and wealth have all played their role … fashioning styles of clothing. 5. There are boundless possibilities … original creativity. 6. Tight-fitting miniskirts may be … at one time, to be replaced … midcalf lengths, well … the knee. 7. Now let's have a look … a lady's average wardrobe. 8. The rich man's clothes altered … every fancy ... the tailor. 9. The cheap manufacture … cloth and the sewing machine brought … a revolution. 10. Next season fashions will revert … the nineteen-twenties. 11. It is hard to tell class, rank or profession … the form … dress. 12. Fashions … men's clothes change less frequently than fashions … women’s clothes. 13. Fashion designers are bent … being original. 14. A tie can be striped, checked or … a loud floral design changing … the fashion. 15. What style will be fashionable … future? 16. We can trace the development … fashions … clothes. 17. The clothes … the rich classes … Paris, Rome and London are imitated all … the world.
Exercise 5. Guess the word:
1. the condition or quality of being poor; 2. clothes; 3. to become different, to change; 4. a short, tight fitting sleepless garment worn under a suit by men; 5. the making of goods and article by hand or, esp., by machinery often on a large scale; 6. fabric or material; 7. the part of the garment that encircles the neck; 8. having a stripe or stripes; 9. being the only one of its kind; 10. loose gown worn in bed by women or girls; 11. not genuine, false fur; 12. to mean, when summarized; to amount to; 13. the measure of how long the thing is; 14. creative ability; 15. much money or property, great amount of worldly possessions; 16. having a pattern of squares; 17. the current fashionable way of dressing; 18. a small square piece of linen, cotton, silk for wiping the nose, eyes or face; 19. a closet or a movable cabinet for holding clothes; collection of clothes; 20. especially fitted suit; 21. light shoes for indoor wear; 22. having no bounds, unlimited, vast; 23. a waterproof outer coat; 24. a sweater or a jacket usually knitted, that opens down in the front and usually long-sleeved; 25. imagination or a mental image; 26. a person, who makes repairs or alters the clothes; 27. articles worn or carried to complete one’s suit; 28. trousers; 29. not tight, giving enough room.
Exercise 6. Choose the right word:
1. We can … a) notice b) observe c) note how the rich man’s … a) clothes b) dresses c) cloths altered. 2. The clothes of the rich classes of Paris are imitated … a) all over b) around c) in the world. 3. It is hard to … a) distinguish b) say c) tell class, rank or profession by the … a) form b) shape c) pattern of dress. 4. All the … a) pains b) effort c) attempts to be exclusive and … a) single b) unique c) uniform in the end boil down to sameness. 5. Styles, cuts, designs and … a) partially b) especially c) particularly the lengths … a) alter b) change c) alternate. 6. There are … a) endless b) boundless c) unrestricted possibilities for original creativity. 7. There are … a) acquisitions b) attachments c)the accessories: shoes and handbags in … a) fitting b) becoming c) matching colors. 8. Men are less particular… a) in b) about c) at their appearance. 9. Gradually, the man in the street … a) gets acquainted b) gets used to c) gets accustomed the idea of, say, the maxi style
Exercise 7. Give a suitable opposite or antonym:
1. Poverty has played its role in clothing. 2. The rich man's clothes altered quickly. 3. Fashion travels slowly. 4. It's an ordinary dress. 5. I’d prefer a darker colour. 6. That’s a plain tie. 7. I don’t like close- fitting dresses. 8. It's easy to tell class or rank by the form of dress. 9. This design is out of fashion now. 10 There are limited possibilities. 11. Is it the same colour? 12. I need a warm coat. 12 Do you prefer suits made to measure? 14. Paula has bought a genuine fur coat. 15. This style is out-dated. 16. Ladies' clothes are less expensive. 17. Steve needs a long-sleeved shirt. 18. Jenny would prefer a low-necked sweater. 19. Where, did she have her suit made, at the tailor’s? 20. Do you prefer pure silk? 21. Some men are slovenly in their appearance.
Exercise 8. Fill in suitable expressions concerning clothing. Distinguish between:
clothes = garments dress = a ladies' dress; clothing in general
dress = put on clothes, get dressed; put on evening dress; change into evening dress costume = historical costume; national costume put on = a coat, shoes, gloves wear = a dress, a hat, gloves worn out = shabby |
cloth = material suit = a man's jacket and matching trousers; a woman's jacket and matching skirt (or trousers) dress up = put on special clothes undress = take off one’s clothes, get undressed
fancy dress = unusual costume as worn at fancy dress balls take off = a coat, shoes, gloves carry = a handbag, an umbrella Sunday best Second best |
1. June came home, … her coat and shoes, and … her slippers. 2. Her husband had already … his second best … and was waiting for her. 3. June went into the bathroom, quickly … and took a shower. 4. Then she … her new evening … of black velvet. 5. It didn’t take her long to … 6. They went to the theatre. All the ladies were … in long … 7. June’s friend Meg … a bright pink … and she … a lovely handbag. 8. Meg’s husband looked smart in his dark … 9. Laura was … in white. 10. Women on the whole pay more attention to … than men do. 11. John doesn’t care much about … 12. He usually … ready-made … 13. The trousers he’s … look … because they’re … 14. Why didn’t he … his Sunday …? 15. June liked the play. The historical … the actors were … were very attractive.