Clothes and Fashion

5th Form

1. Read the text and complete the sentences.
Clothes and fashion are always among the most interesting topics to talk about. Women and girls are very interested in them. Men and boys also love wearing nice modern clothes, boots or shoes. So fashion problems can excite and interest everybody.
We wear different clothes for different activities (деятельность). As the proverb says, “Everything is good in its season”, we must choose the right clothes. For example, what is good at the sports ground isn’t good for a party or for school.

1. At school I always wear my special suit – my ___________.
2. I change my school clothes for _________ when I get home.
3. When I go in for sports I wear my track suit and _____________________.
4. When I go to the theatre or to my friend’s party I put on my ____________________.
5. In the evening after a shower I put on my bath robe and then I go to bed in my _________________.

Another proverb says, “There’s no bad weather, there are only bad clothes”. So for each season there are different clothes.

6. In winter when it’s cold we put on warm clothes: _______________________.
7. When the weather is cool I wear my _____________________________.
8. In hot summer I prefer wearing ______________________.
9. When it’s raining I wear a __________________ with a hood, and ____________.

When Mum buys clothes or shoes for me, she always makes me try them on. And I want to make sure (убедиться) that they are my size, that they suit me well and that I look great.

Possible Answers: 1. school uniform; 2. a T-shirt and jeans; 3. trainers; 4. best dress/suit; 5. pyjamas; 6. a coat, a hat, a scarf, boots, gloves or mittens; 7. jacket, sweater and jeans; 8. shorts, a T-shirt and sandals; 9. raincoat, boots

2. Say a few words about clothes and fashion.

3. Write what you usually wear on different occasions.