aC) U3 a Match the words and pictures. Singular clothes adress a sweater /'sweta/ it /suzt/ acoat /kout/ atie /tav/ ascarf a tracksuit a jacket ahat acap a blouse Plural clothes pyjamas /po'dsa:maz/ trousers jeans shorts shoes fusz! boots trainers socks tights Cover the words and look at the pictures. Test yourself or a partner. Verbs used with clothes a Match the phrases and pictures get dressed wear (a black hat) take off (her boots) try on (a dress) put on (her coat) b Cover the phrases. What is she doing in each picture? © piso mH ELNLED Muitinom wirw.oup.comyetyengshfie/pre-intermediate3 READING a Lookat the photos on page 23. Do you think the people are typically English in the way they dress? Who do you thinks, dressed in the most eccentric way? You are going to read an article about how the English dress. Before you read the first part, discuss with a partner whether you think the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the box. 1 The English dress badly. a 2 The English make very good suits. 3 English people need rules to dress well. J 4 Punks and Goths wear a kind of uniform. a 5 ‘The English person with the best fashion sense is the Queen. C1 6 Young people around the world copy ‘street fashion’ invented by the English. 7 The English dontt like people who dress ‘differently. 1 ¢ Now read the first part of the text and find out if the writer agrees with your answers. 4 Lookat the photo below. What ‘tribe’ of young people does he belong to? Read the second part of the text and find out why the anthropologist spoke to this person and what she discovered. € Look at the highlighted adjectives and work out the meaning. from the context. Check with your dictionary or the teacher. £ Choose the best summary of the article. From what you know ‘of English people, do you think it is true? [A The English offen dress badly because they ae insecure about what to wear. However, they often have a sense of humour about it. B The English are a nation of individuals, who each dress in a rather eccentric way. The Queen and the Goths are good examples of this. C The English love wearing uniforms and the more outrageous they are, the better. 4 VOCABULARY clothes and fashion a Look at the photos on page 23 again. What are the people wearing? b_ © pas Vocabulary Bank Clothes and fashion. ¢ © Communication Clothes quiz A p.116 B p.119. Kate Fox, an anthropologist, spent twelve years researching various aspects of English culture in order to try to discover the ‘defining characteristics of Englishness’. The following is ‘an extract from her book Watching the English. east havea dle and gener pes, -Gjtnconal elionhip with dates. Thee main problem is that they havea desperate need for ues, and are unable to cope without them. This helps to explain why they have an interatonalreptaion fr dressing in general very tly, but with pectic areas of excellence, such as high-dass men’ suis, ceremonial costume, and innovative street fasion In other word, we English des best when we are in wifor. You may be suprised that am nding ‘innovative street fashion in the category of uniform. Surly the parot haired punks orth Viorian vampire Goths are being original, not following rues? t's true that they al look diferent and eccentric but in fact they al ook eccentric in exactly the same way. Tey are wearing a norm. Te ony truly ecenric reser inthis country is the Queen, who pays no attention to fashion and continues to wear what she ike, aknd of 1950s fashion, with no regard fr anyone else's opinion However, it is true that the styles invented by young English people are ‘much more outrageous than any other nation’s street fashion, and are often imitated by young people all ve the word We ‘may not be individually eccentric apart rom the Queen, but ‘we ave a sort of collective eccentric, and we appreciate ‘fal in dress even if we do not indidually have ~ NOTHER AREAS OF RESEARCH another ‘rue’ of behaviour | ad discovered was that itis very important forthe English otto take themsehes oo seriously, tobe able to laugh at themselves. Honever, its wellknown that mast teenagers tend to take themsehes abt to serious, Would a ‘ride! af young people be able to laugh atthe way they des? | decided to find out, and went straight oa group whose ‘deny is very closely inked to the way they des the Goths. ‘The Gots, in their macabre black costumes, certainly look as ifthey are aking theses serous But when go into conversation with them | discovered tomy surprise that they too hada sense of humour. was chang ata bus stp to a Gath ko wasn the ful vampire costume - wih ite ace, deep purple lipstick, and spy black ait Isa that he was ‘also wearing ahi with ‘Goth’ prnied on tin arg eters. ‘Why are you wearing that asked. incase you dont realize that 'm a Goth,’ he answered, pretending to be serious. We bth looked at his highly conspicuous dates, and burs out ughing é a = 3 2 2 g 3 iClothes and fashion 1 Describing clothes € Write the missing word in the Opinion column. @ Match the adjectives and pictures. ‘old-fashioned scrufly smart stylish trendy Fit wen Opinion i loose fuss! 1 She's very She always wears the latest fashions. = __ 2 The Italians have a reputation for being very — both ‘men and women dress very well. a 3 Helooks really His clothes are old and abit dirty and he hasn't shaved. — i eee 4 You ought to weara suit for your job interview. — Jong: (short.) sleeved 5 That tie's very People don’t wear such wide ones hooded /hudid any more. es Week oe q 2 Verb phrases nies a Match the sentences. 1 T'm going to dress up tonight. A Dorrt leave it on the ch spotted 2 ; plain f 2 Please hang up your coat. B I've just spilt coffee on my dress. tt a 3 These jeans don't fit me. C I'm going to a party. ly striped i : checked 4 That skirt really suits you. D Breakfast ison the table. atc 5 Your bag matches your shoes. _E Its bath time. 6 [need to get changed. F They're too small 7 Hurry up and get undressed. They're exactly the same colour. b Match the phrases and pictures 8 Get up and get dressed. H You look great init Materials acotton vest Cover sentences 1-8. Look at A-H. Try to remember 1-8. ail scarf katherieantals 3 Idioms nylon /natlon/ stockings alinen /‘lntn/ suit a Look at the highlighted idioms and try to guess their meanings. a Lycra™ /‘larkral swimsuit 1 Whata dress! You're really dressed to kill tonight. suede /swerd/ slippers 2 That suit fits her like a glove. Did she have it especially made for her? a denim backpack 3 He will have to pull his socks up if he wants to pass the exam. a velvet bow /bau! 4 That sounds like a difficult situation. I wouldn't lke to be in your shoes, a fur fs! collar poser et 1b. Match the idioms to their meanings. A start trying harder B in your place C wearing clothes that people will notice / admire Dis exactly the right size myx remember te words nis page Test youre ora parte. MultiROM www.oup.com/elt/englishfile/upper-intermediateListening Part 1 © Work in small groups. Look at the picture of the lost property office at a summer camp. Use the words in the box to talk about some of these items. ‘button collar cotton fashionable old-fashioned patterned sleeveless striped tight V-neck woollen © Work in pairs. Read the questions carefully and underline the important words. Decide what each picture shows and what the difference is between each one. 1 Which is Mark's sweater? Oe a BL] c 2 What has Mary lost? G4 ther long/short sleeves pocket round neck 3. What has John lost? ale aC] B c 4, Which coat is Barbara talking about? al © @-A Listen to each recording twice. Choose the correct picture and put a tick (V) in the box below it. @ You are at the summer camp and you have lost some things. Describe two items from the lost property office picture to your partner, Can your partner find your lost items?SNODD Clothes, shopping, money Wiciothes H.1l) Qflcook at these ists of clothes and accessories. Which the odd one out in each list? Why? 1 blouse dress skirt (ie) tights The others are clothes only women wear: 2 cuff buckle collar buttons sleeves 3 gloves cagoule coat pyjamas scarf 4 jumper pullover socks sweatshirt T-shirt 5 jacket jeans shorts skirt trousers 6 hood hat laces cap scarf 7 necklace belt bracelet earrings ring 8 boots nightdress sandals slippers trainers Ei.21 circle the words above which are plural. Which of these can never be singular? {2.11 [4-2] Read jasmine and Kariem's messages. Which picture did they each put on the website A, B, C or D? A Jasmine: My favourite outfit is a knee-length sleeveless silk dress. t's got a V neck and two pockets. I's light blue and | have a necklace and some earrings to match. | wear it with some silver sandals with really high heels. 'mnot very tal so! dor't wear flat shoes. | can only really wear this dress to a party or somewhere special but love the colour and the material and it makes me feel good. Kariem: My favourite trousers are dark brown and they've got straight legs. | don't like clothes which are too baggy and | hardly ever wear jeans. like wearing my short-sleeved cotton shirt which has got a colar with buttons. i's very bright and cheerful | prefer wearing a shirt toa T-shirt but | never wear a tie. When | go out | usually wear my leather jacket it's old now but i's very comfortableShopping in style 17 £2.21 97h is what the other two people inthe pictures wrote. Match what each of them says to one of the pictures and fill in the gaps with a word from the box. belt boots bracelet buckle collar + hood = jeart$—slaces_-—neck pockets sweatshirt ‘T-shirt trainers baggy —‘flat long short ‘Andrew: | always wear denim (1) verywhere I go. My favourite pair are quite (2) I don't like things that fit. They've got big (3 which are usually full of stuff. Because they're a bit big I wear a large leather (4) .. swsee to hold them up. Its got a big (5) always wear a = Like plain ones and I usually wear a (7) .» over the top. My favourite one has a And on my feet I always wear (9) .. with striped (10)... wwe S that’s my favourite outfit and I wear it all the time! Sangeeta: | have a dress I love to wear. It has (11)... was Sleeves and is quite (12). comes below the knee but it's very cool because it's made of cotton. It's got a round (13) white (14) I've got a (15) wear a necklace. I have some black (16) prefer because I'm quite tall. nd a made of beads which looks good with it but I don’t usually which I that I wear with it. They're (17)... 12.31) the adjectives below describe a material or pattern, Write them in the correct category below. checked cotton — flowery leather lycra nylon plain _—_ polyester ; sik spotted striped wool (W) Vocabulary note For most materials we use the same word as a noun and adjective: I bought silk shirt It’s made of ilk. {2.41 Write a short paragraph for the website about your favourite outfit. Mishopping £3 8 choose the correct word to complete each taal Listen to four customers in a clothes sentence. shop. Why don’t they buy what they try on? 1 Gift vouchers/cheques are available in multiples of £5. Fiske elS casloenr ia reasons 2. We're offering 25% sale/discount on al cameras. eee i thane ea. 3. Our sale/discount starts on Thursday at 9 am. cas é GREE Everything will be reduced, " “ Customer 3 C It doesn’t match 4 We accept all major cash/credit cards, seater pete 5) Ifyou need help pushing your basket/trolley to your clothing. at, please ask a member of staf, Customer 4 D It doesn’t suit him/her. 6 Refunds/Coshback can only be given if you keep your recipe/receipt.17 shopping in style [a2] purasat vere: Read this conversation which one of the customers had later. Put the correct word {nto each space to make a phrasal verb. Then listen tothe recording to check your answers. back into into off on on outof up Simon Mum. | got trousers, a jacket and a shirt to wear to Jason's wedding. I've put them (1) ..2".. so you can see. Mum Good. You need to dress smartly. I'm sorry I couldn't come shopping with you. Simon So, what do you think? Mum — Well, the jacket’s a bit big but you might grow (2)....... it suppose. Simon I've stopped growing, Mum. | couldn't find a smaller one. Anyway I like it and I've grown (3) I've had it since ! was twelve. The trousers are good though, aren't they? Mum — Mmm, welt I'm not sure. Simon _ | went to loads of shops and tried lots of things (4) Mum — Can you take the trousers (5) 2 Simon I can but I think they're OK. Mum — Well, OK but take them (6) Simon [li hang them (8) my other one. now, Go and change (7) ... and I'll decide tomorrow. your jeans again before you get them dirty. {14.311 the pairs of sentences below have the same meaning. At the end of each pair are two verbs. Choose the correct one for each sentence. 1 a) 1..4%.. dressed in a hurry. 4 a) He undressed in the bathroom. ) 1..R4e.. my clothes on quickly. 1b) He sno Off his clothes in the bathroom. [ut/ got) [got / took] 2 a) Thave to vsnun smartly for work. 5 a) She fell asleep full b) Ihave to [wear / dress} 3. a) The dancers were all b) The dancers were all [dressed / wearing} Himoney 15 1 choose the correct verb in each sentence. Then put them in the correct order to complete the biography of David Davies. smart clothes for work. b) She fell asleep [dressed / wearing] .. all her clothes. in blue. blue. Error warning We pay someone but we pay for something: I paid the builder the money Towed him. I paid for the work the builder had done. EXCEPT We pay a fine, a fare, a bill ora fee. David Davies (1818-1890) | Correct order: se ‘A When he died, his family eared/inherited his fortune. F After 15 months, they found some and Davies put/saved his money into developing coal mines. B _Itspendsicosts nothing to vist the exhibition there. (© However he donated/saved as much as he could from his wages and. ‘When he was nis twenties he had enough for afarm. 1D _ David Davies left school at the age of 11 and puv/eared verylittle working on the land. His granddaughters, Gwendoline and Margaret.costspent some of ‘the money on paintings which are now among the most famous in the world, 6 Buthe didi forget his local community and paid/paid for his vilage tohave a new school and chapel. Hesoon inherited/made alot of money from theindusty, Helater bought another farm and some land in valley and ‘oid/pid for some men to help him look for coal there, |When they died, they donated/made 260 of them tothe National Museum of Wales.CRT MC MUA FILE 1 FILE 5 Complete the phrasal verbs from File 1 with the correct particle, ‘Complete the phrasal verbs from File 5 withthe back down (2) _up (3) Gantt, 1 My brother and his gilriend broke last month, catch eat fall fll_ lie put 2 Leant talk now, I'm driving Il call you in fifteen minutes, 1 Tm exhausted, 'm going to down for half 3 This club isn't a very good place to chat girls. The music an hour. is to0 loud. 2 Tm not very good at ice skating, 1 always 4 The doctor said that !had to cut to one cup of coffee a day. ‘over at least twenty times! 5 Dorit give Ifyou keep tying sue finda good ob soon. 3 We stopped at a petrol station to up with 6 Slow ____! There are speed cameras on this road. petrol. 4 Lets meet for lunch next week and we can_up ‘onal our news. FILE 2 5 Its very easy to _____ on weight if you ‘out ‘Complete the phrasal verbs from File 2 with a verb in the correct form. several times a week. burst Knock leave put turn eee i FILE 6 1 Everyone ‘out laughing when Jimmy arrived wearing a large, white at. ‘Match the phrasal verbs from File 6 witha definition A-E. 2 Can you the TV up? I can't hea i with the children “rier caches bla ‘A collide with shouting inthe kitchen, through the last part B hitand knocked 3 Don't anything behind when you get of the plane. of the class. to the ground by 4 Whata pity! Theyre going to down our local cinema 2 Tlonly call you if avehicle and build a car park something interesting C invent 5 Ifyou take any of my things, please them back when comes up in the meeting 1D complete quickly you've finished with them, 3 James has thought up eae a brilliant new idea for mmepecedly FILE 3 ‘our new product. Match the phrasal verbs from File 3 with a definition A-E. 4 ee 1 Watch out, there are often ‘A continue 5 Alorry crashed into my pickpockets on this station. B leave ‘car when it was parked 2 The company has been going np operating outside my house. through a bad period recently, Sani 3 The police told us to get out FILET because the building wasnt safe. E experience or suffer 1 Hee cory oa png be pln, amp the pan view he mre em of ‘we're going to destroy it. 5 The restaurant wasn't popular end go pick tke and it closed down last year 1 I don’t know what's on, Can anyone tell sme what’ happening? FILE 4 2. We got completely lost and we __— up miles ‘Complete the phrasal verbs from File 4 with the correct particle. away from where we wanted to g0. ———___——_ ar you up at the station if you tell me down off(x2) on out ‘what time your train arrives. 1 If there isan emergency all passengers must get__of the plane 4 I've decided to ‘up anew hobby ~ I'm ‘as fast as they can. going to learn to dance sals 2 Te wasan eight-hour journey so we set__early inthe morning 3 Jessica was getting really angry with Tom so [told her to calm _. 4 Hold__ tome Its very slippery and you might fll, 5 The teacher told me __ because I hadn't done my homework. wwwwoup.com/elt/englishfile/upper-intermediate G