Clothes
These people need to buy clothes for different situations. Imagine the garments they will buy (including underwear) and describe them in detail, mentioning colour, shape, material, pattern, etc.
1. He' s going to a wedding
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2. She needs clothes for work (she works in an office)
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3. She' s going on a walk to the countryside
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4. She's going out tonight.
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5. He's travelling to Spain in July.
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Bristol 2011
What kind of shoes is the girl with the ball wearing?
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Spot the odd one out: which of the following words is NOT a type of shoe?
flip-flops, sandals, boots, scarves, moccasins, high heels, slippers, trainers
Which of the kinds of shoes above do you normally wear? In which situations?
What's your shoe size? If you want to know what your size is in the UK and other countries in the world, check the following table
Exeter 2004
BUY TWO SALE SUITS GET 2ND HALF SALE PRICE
If the original price for each suit was 60 pounds and you get a 30% discount for one suit, how much will you pay if you buy two suits, taking into account the offer above?
Exeter 2004
Punk clothing
The words in the box are typical punk garments and accesories. Match them to the picture of the punk (there are 5 accessories that do not appear in the picture).
leather jacket bullet belt studs Dr Marten boots studded belt pin badges studded wristband ring belt suspenders cloth badges chain safety pins mohican choker tartan clothing torn jeans
Listening: A Brief History of Clothing
1. Look at the words in the box. What do all of them have in common?
London 2009
cariboo skin, sea mammal gut, fox fur, anorak, armour, togas, headdress
2. Watch and listen to the video once and answer the following question:
What have been the reasons for people to wear clothes over time?
3. Watch and listen to the video a second time and decide if the following senteces are true (T) or false (F):
a) Guts are good to protect you from the wind. ____
b) "Anorak" is an Innuit word from West Greenland. ____
c) Some of the materials used to make the Samurai armour are 5000 years old. ____
d) When fighting against the Egyptians, Nibians wore colourful garments. ____
e) Romans wore togas to show that they were Roman citizens. ____
f) People have worn headgear over time to show how important they are. ____
g) Many items of clothing from the past have survived. ____
h) One annoying thing about clothing that is mentioned in the video is that you have to iron it. ____
Reading: The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien, Chapters VI and VII
Goldberry, the River Daughter
In a chair, at the far side of the room facing the outer door, sat a woman. Her long yellow hair rippled down her shoulders; her gown was green, green as young reeds, shot with silver like beads of dew; and her belt was of gold, shaped like a chain of flag-lilies set with the pale blue eyes of forget-me-nots. About her feet in wide vessels of green and brown earthenware, white water-lilies were floating, so that she seemed to be enthroned in the mist of a pool.
Tom Bombadil
[...]suddenly, hopping and dancing along the path, there appeared above the reeds an old battered hat with a tall crown and a long blue feather stuck in the band. With another hop and a bound there came into view a man, or so it seemed. At any rate he was too large and heavy for a hobbit, if not quite tall enough for one of the big people, though he made noise enough for one, stumping along with great yellow boots on his thick legs, and charging through grass and rushes like a cow going down to drink. He had a blue coat and a long brown beard; his eyes were blue and bright, and his face was red as a ripe apple, but creased into a hundred wrinkles of laughter. In his hands he carried on a large leaf as on a tray a small pile of white water-lilies.
Elvish garments
The Elves next unwrapped and gave to each of the Company the clothes they had brought. For each they had provided a hood and cloak, made according to his size, of the light but warm silken stuff that the Galadhrim wove. It was hard to say of what colour they were: grey with the hue of twilight under the trees they seemed to be; and yet if they were moved, or set in another light, they were green as shadowed leaves, or brown as fallow fields by night, dusk-silver as water under the stars. Each cloak was fastened about the neck with a brooch like a green leaf veined with silver.
‘Are these magic cloaks?’ asked Pippin, looking at them with wonder.
‘I do not know what you mean by that,’ answered the leader of the Elves. ‘They are fair garments, and the web is good, for it was made in this land. They are elvish robes certainly, if that is what you mean. Leaf and branch, water and stone: they have the hue and beauty of all these things under the twilight of Lórien that we love; for we put the thought of all that we love in all that we make. Yet they are garments, not armour, and they will not turn shaft or blade. But they should serve you well: they are light to wear, and warm enough or cool enough at need. And you will find them a great aid in keeping out of the sight of unfriendly eyes, whether you walk among the stones or the trees. You are indeed high in the favour of the Lady! For she herself and her maidens wove this stuff; and never before have we clad strangers in the garb of our own people.’