Vocabulary.

1. Disheveled [di'shevəld] di·shev·eled (dishevelled) (of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered a man with long, disheveled hair Derivatives: dishevel [-'shevəl] dishevelment Origin: late Middle English: from obsolete dishevely, from Old French deschevele, past participle of descheveler (based on chevel ‘hair’, from Latin capillus). The original sense was ‘having the hair uncovered’; later, referring to the hair itself, ‘hanging loose’, hence ‘disordered, untidy’.

2. executive [ɪgze̱kjʊtɪv] executives 1) An executive is someone who is employed by a business at a senior level. Executives decide what the business should do, and ensure that it is done. having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect

3. flamboyant [flam'bɔɪənt] 1) (of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness . If you say that someone or something is flamboyant, you mean that they are very noticeable, stylish, and exciting.

4. outfit- a set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose

5. Slacks are casual trousers. [OLD-FASHIONED] She was wearing black slacks and a white sweater. Syn: trousers slacks [slæks] слаксы, свободные брюки (мужские или женские; для дома)

6. attire - formal or [mass noun] clothes, especially fine or formal ones .Your attire is the clothes you are wearing. [FORMAL] ...seven women dressed in their finest attire.

7. sloppy (sloppier, sloppiest) 1) (of semi-fluid matter) containing too much liquid; watery do not make the concrete too sloppy 2) careless and unsystematic; excessively casual we gave away a goal through sloppy defending 3) (of a garment) casual and loose-fitting she wore a sloppy sweater and jeans 4) (of literature or behaviour) weakly or foolishly sentimental lovers of sloppy romance

8. attaché case - a small, flat, rigid, rectangular case used for carrying documents

9. flashy [flæ̱ʃi] flashier, flashiest (disapproval) If you describe a person or thing as flashy, you mean they are smart and noticeable, but in a rather vulgar way. Ostentatiously attractive or impressive

10. marginal - If you describe something as marginal, you mean that it is small or not very important. If you describe people as marginal, you mean that they are not involved in the main events or developments in society because they are poor or have no power. I don't want to call him marginal, but he's not a major character. Ant: mainstream In political elections, a marginal seat or constituency is one which is usually won or lost by only a few votes, and is therefore of great interest to politicians and journalists. [BRIT]

11. stain - mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed , a coloured patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove

12. tip-top(also tiptop) of the very best class or quality; excellent

13. flattering [flæ̱tərɪŋ]-If something is flattering, it makes you appear more attractive. (Of a person or their remarks) full of praise and compliments

14. assembly line (workers)сборочный конвейер - a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled .It is an arrangement of workers and machines in a factory, where each worker deals with only one part of a product. The product passes from one worker to another until it is finished. ...a man who works on an assembly line.

Problem setting:

1. Study the type of dress of successful people of your level (university secretaries, president, teachers, students, service personnel or maintenance staff…)

2. For women, what suits and dresses do they wear? What are the most typical styles or colors? How much jewelry is worn and what type?

3. What types of handbags and other accessories do they wear?

4. What types of attaché cases do they carry?

5. Do they use perfume?

6. For men, what colors and types of suits do they wear at your company, university, different industries?

7. What pattern and color are their ties? Shirts? Is white the only acceptable color? Are other colors acceptable? What types of attaché cases do they carry?

8. To what attend, is it true that “men are often looking too sloppy, too casual, and too flashy”?

9. If you have to carry additional materials, that do not fit into a attaché case, what is the most acceptable carryall? Will a plastic shopping bag do?

10. Is it always risky to wear either too cheap or too worn-looking clothes for the environment in which you work?

Text:

After having pleasant and winning attitude and image, to dress for work ranks as one of the key elements to correct business etiquette. First, people are judged by how they look, next by how they speak, and third by the office they work in.

Neat, appropriately dressed rising executives will inspire more confidence than those who are disheveled, inappropriately dressed or too flamboyant. In some industries the so-called “soft” uniform was introduced to avoid the element of personal choice.

In those situations employees are given a range of acceptable outfits that they have to buy and wear with the result looking more or less like a uniform.

Although most companies do not have the rigid dress codes, there are standards of acceptable dress that everyone should know about. Except for casual Friday the executives are expected to dress appropriately in professional dress, which means women are to dress professionally with appropriate shoes and nylons. Men should wear dark shoes, dark socks, pressed slacks, pressed shirt, a tie.

“There is probably no sphere of human activity in which our values and our lifestyles are reflected more openly than in the way we present ourselves to others by the way we dress. The power to inspire and manipulate those with whom we come in contact, lies in the decisions you make regarding how you chose to package yourself…”