Vocabulary and grammar: British fashion

V Clothes and fashion

1Complete the sentences with adjectives to describe fashion. 

• 1New technology could bring some very  ideas for future fashion, including clothes that change colour!

• 2This jacket looks new, but I bought it from a  shop in Camden Market.

• 3I love  clothes, especially Victorian dresses. The quality of clothes in those days was incredibly high.

• 4I sometimes buy expensive  clothes, but I hate it when the name is printed on them, like an advertisement.

• 5Punk was such an  fashion movement. I think a lot of fashion since then has just copied it.

• 6I like it when people manage to look very  without spending a lot of money on their clothes.

V Clothes

2Match items of clothing a–f to descriptions of why people might wear them 1–6. 

• 1This will keep you warm, but is easy to take off, with buttons down the front.

• 2Great for boys to wear on the beach.

• 3You can wear these in the gym or around the house when you're relaxing.

• 4On a cold day, this will even keep your ears warm!

• 5Perfect for a camping or walking holiday, and all those pockets are useful, too.

• 6This jacket can be really light and easy to wear, but incredibly warm.

• acombat trousers

  bfleece

  ccardigan

  dBermudas

  etracksuit bottoms

  fhoody

V Clothes

3Label the photos with the correct item of clothing. 

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Verb patterns

4Choose the correct verbs to complete the sentences. Remember to use the correct verb patterns. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

MOVE
• dress
• ban
• wear
• pay
• wear
• steal
• see

• 1I can't imagine  high-heeled shoes. They must be difficult to walk in.

• 2In cold weather, I need  my hoody more, now that I've got a shaved head!

• 3A sixteen-year-old girl admitted  two mini skirts from a London store.

• 4You can avoid  the highest prices for clothes if you shop in markets.

• 5Many people were angry when a UK shopping centre decided  people wearing hoodies.

• 6We expected  men wearing kilts in Scotland, but we were disappointed.

• 7I love  in really bright colours, especially when the weather is grey!

Verb patterns

5Match 1–8 to a–h. 

• 1I stopped drinking coffee.

• 2I forgot to meet Alice.

• 3I tried running twice a week, but I didn't enjoy it.

• 4I regret telling you that the party was cancelled – it was a stupid lie.

• 5I stopped to drink a coffee.

• 6I tried to run fast but I didn't have enough energy.

• 7I regret to tell you that the party has been cancelled.

• 8I won't forget meeting Alice!

• aI stopped working and had a break.

  bI met Alice and it was an amazing experience.

  cI wasn't able to run fast.

  dI'm sorry about something I told you in the past.

  eI didn't meet Alice.

  fI ran a few times, but it wasn't fun.

  gI don't drink coffee any more.

  hI'm sorry about something I'm telling you now.

6 CHALLENGE! Complete the comments from an online fashion forum so that they are true for you. Use the verb wear. Speak for no longer than one minute.  I might ... tomorrow.  I need ... when I ... .  I prefer ... in summer.  I avoid ... because ... .  I've tried ... but I don't look good in them.  I can't ... becuase I look ... .  I love ... because ... .

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