Clothes and Fashion
1. Watch the video. What's the main message of the story? What do we learn from it?
2. Watch the video and answer the questions.
- What do the main characters look like? What are they like?
- How did the young peddler change The Small Shoemaker's daily routine?
- What did the peddler do to attract customers?
- What plan did The Small Shoemaker make to get rid of the peddler and stand up for himself?
- What's the main message of the film?
- Could you remember the famous English saying which means "something that seems to be good on the surface might not be good for you when you look at it more closely"?
Clothes and fashion
Vocabulary/ Expressions
3. Decide if the definitions of the adjectives related to "clothing" are true (T) or false (F).
1. Trendy - modern and influenced by the most recent fashions or ideas.
2. Vintage – old-fashioned.
3. Stylish - having a special quality that makes a person or thing seem different and attractive.
4. Branded - made by a particular company and sold under a particular name.
5. Scruffy - untidy and looking very dirty.
6. Flowered - decorated with pictures of flowers.
7. Plain – covered in small, usually round areas of colour.
8. Skinny (jeans) - tight-fitting.
9. Chic – unstylish.
2. Vintage – old-fashioned.
3. Stylish - having a special quality that makes a person or thing seem different and attractive.
4. Branded - made by a particular company and sold under a particular name.
5. Scruffy - untidy and looking very dirty.
6. Flowered - decorated with pictures of flowers.
7. Plain – covered in small, usually round areas of colour.
8. Skinny (jeans) - tight-fitting.
9. Chic – unstylish.
4. Read the idioms in context. Match them with their definitions.
1. roll up your sleeves There's a lot of work to do, so roll up your sleeves and get busy.
2. wolf in sheep's clothing The politician portrayed himself as moderate, but turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing with a radical agenda.
3. have ants in your pants During the match Jane's got ants in her pants shouting and twisting all over.
4. below the belt He made a joke about her divorce which I thought was a bit below the belt.
5. dressed to kill For the opening of the restaurant she was dressed to kill.
6. fit like a glove You look wonderful in that dress. It fits you like a glove.
7. put yourself in someone's shoes/place Put yourself in my shoes – I was scared, and I had nobody to talk to.
8. take one's hat off to someone I take my hat off to Jim. The doctors said he'd never walk, and he just ran a marathon.
9. air one's dirty laundry in public Stop fighting you two, no one wants to hear you airing your dirty laundry in public.
2. wolf in sheep's clothing The politician portrayed himself as moderate, but turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing with a radical agenda.
3. have ants in your pants During the match Jane's got ants in her pants shouting and twisting all over.
4. below the belt He made a joke about her divorce which I thought was a bit below the belt.
5. dressed to kill For the opening of the restaurant she was dressed to kill.
6. fit like a glove You look wonderful in that dress. It fits you like a glove.
7. put yourself in someone's shoes/place Put yourself in my shoes – I was scared, and I had nobody to talk to.
8. take one's hat off to someone I take my hat off to Jim. The doctors said he'd never walk, and he just ran a marathon.
9. air one's dirty laundry in public Stop fighting you two, no one wants to hear you airing your dirty laundry in public.
A. recognize or honour someone for something
B. to prepare to work hard and get the job done
С. be the perfect size or shape for somebody
D. Somebody who is pretending to be harmless but is actually dangerous or bad.
E. insulting, unfair, not according to the rules
F. to talk about your personal problems and quarrels or argue in front of others
G. You can't keep still, either because you are very excited or worried about something.
H. very well-dressed and fashionable, typically in an attempt to impress other people
I. to imagine that you are someone in a difficult situation, and imagine how that person feels
B. to prepare to work hard and get the job done
С. be the perfect size or shape for somebody
D. Somebody who is pretending to be harmless but is actually dangerous or bad.
E. insulting, unfair, not according to the rules
F. to talk about your personal problems and quarrels or argue in front of others
G. You can't keep still, either because you are very excited or worried about something.
H. very well-dressed and fashionable, typically in an attempt to impress other people
I. to imagine that you are someone in a difficult situation, and imagine how that person feels
1. roll up your sleeves There's a lot of work to do, so roll up your sleeves and get busy.
A. recognize or honour someone for something
2.wolf in sheep's clothing The politician portrayed himself as moderate, but turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing with a radical agenda.
B. to prepare to work hard and get the job done
3. have ants in your pants During the match Jane's got ants in her pants shouting and twisting all over.
С. be the perfect size or shape for somebody
4. below the belt He made a joke about her divorce which I thought was a bit below the belt.
D. Somebody who is pretending to be harmless but is actually dangerous or bad.
5.dressed to kill For the opening of the restaurant she was dressed to kill.
E. insulting, unfair, not according to the rules
6.fit like a glove You look wonderful in that dress. It fits you like a glove.
F. to talk about your personal problems and quarrels or argue in front of others
7. put yourself in someone's shoes/place Put yourself in my shoes – I was scared, and I had nobody to talk to.
G. You can't keep still, either because you are very excited or worried about something.
8.take one's hat off to someone I take my hat off to Jim. The doctors said he'd never walk, and he just ran a marathon.
H. very well-dressed and fashionable, typically in an attempt to impress other people
9. air one's dirty laundry in public Stop fighting you two, no one wants to hear you airing your dirty laundry in public.
I. to imagine that you are someone in a difficult situation, and imagine how that person feels
1 - B, 2 - D, 3 - G, 4 - E, 5 - H, 6 - C, 7 - I, 8 - A, 9 - F.
5. Match the words/phrases with the pictures.
A. have ants in your pants, B. wolf in sheep's clothing, C. take one's hat off to someone, D. dressed to kill, E. put yourself in someone's shoes/place, F. fit like a glove, G. below the belt, H. roll up your sleeves, I. air one's dirty laundry in public
A. have ants in your pants, B. wolf in sheep's clothing, C. take one's hat off to someone, D. dressed to kill, E. put yourself in someone's shoes/place, F. fit like a glove, G. below the belt, H. roll up your sleeves, I. air one's dirty laundry in public
6. CONVERSATION questions.
- Do you care about fashion? How would you describe your personal style?
- How was your style different when you were younger?
- If you didn't care at all what other people thought of you what clothes would you wear?
- What are some of the strangest styles you have ever seen?
- What is in fashion for women/men this year?
- How do you personally feel about clothes shopping?
- Do the clothes you wear change how you feel?
- How long does it take you to decide which clothes to wear in the morning?
- What do clothes tell people about our personalities?
- If you were an item of clothing, what would you be and why?
