Fashion and clothes

are they wearing?
Rubber boots
Cap / hat
Sunglasses
Gloves
Scarf
Jacket
Jumper
Sweatshirt
Suit
Tracksuit
Top
Trainers
Tights
Tie
Sandals
Raincoat
Necklace

Focus
1. Listen to an interview with three teenagers, Ashley, Kelly,

and Luke, about the clothes they like wearing. Answer the questions.

Whose clothes are quite loose?
Whose clothes are tight but comfortable?
Who doesn’t like smart clothes?
Whose jeans are narrow?
Who is wearing something brand new?
Who isn’t interested in fashionable clothes?
Who is very well-dressed today?

3. Answer the questions.
What do you usually wear at the weekend?
What types of clothes do you never wear? Why?
Do you prefer smart clothes or casual clothes? Why?
Which colours or clothes look good on you?

the same kinds of music.
They didn’t like the fashion industry.
What

did they wear?

did didn’t irregular

We use the past simple to talk about finished past actions and states.
Regular verbs form the positive with –ed, but a lot of common verbs are irregular
We form negative sentences with didn’t + the base form of the verb.
We form questions with did + the base form of the verb.

wanted to buy some shoes, but I didn’t have/had any

money!
Martha showed / Did Martha show you her new raincoat?
I went/going shopping with my friend last Saturday.
I looked at a few jumpers, but I didn’t like / not like any of them.
Have / Did you get any new clothes for your birthday?

1. I _________ (wear) jeans yesterday.
2. I _________ (get) clothes for my last birthday.
3. My parents _________ (buy) the clothes I’m wearing.
4. My family and I _______ (watch) TV last night.
5. My best friend ________ (text) me this morning.
6. I ________ (ride) my bike last weekend.
7. We _______ (play) football yesterday.
8. I ________ (see) my friends before this class.

Grammar Focus

brother _________ (give) it to me for my birthday.
A: I

really like it. Where _________ (he/find) it?
B: Well, he _________ (not find) it exactly. He _________ (design) it.
A: Really? How _______ (he/do) that?
B: He ______ (use) this app called Utme, on his phone. He _______ (take) a photo and then added the colours and the writing. He _______ (show) me the app. It’s really cool.
A: Wow! I _______ (not know) you could do that. Can you show me the app?

Grammar focus

Complete the conversation with the past simple form of the verbs.

meet to talk about and listen to music, would like

to have T-shirts for all the members. Talk together about the different designs they can put on the club T-shirt and decide which would be the best.

Here is a picture with some ideas to help you.

for the first time: rock’n’roll. It was lively and exciting,

and teenagers wanted new fashions to go with it. So what did they wear? Some teenage boys followed the style of their favourite singers like Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. They wore smart suits with narrow ties. Others copied film stars such as Marion Brando and James Dean, and wore jeans and leather jackets. Teenage girls wore wide skirts which looked great when they danced to rock’n’roll music!

Fashion and music

Before the 1950s, there were no fashions just for teenagers. Young people usually wore the same kinds of clothes as their parents, and they listened to the same kinds of music. But all that changed with the beginnings od rock’n’roll!

Beatles and the Rolling Stones became popular. Fashionable young women

wore very short dresses and mini skirts. The older generation was shocked! The 1960s was also the time of the hippie movement. Young people were interested in ideas of peace and love, and wanted to make the world a better place. Many young men had long hair and wore sandals, some kind of loose shirt and very wide trousers.

Fashion and music

and angry, and the trends matched the music. Punks didn’t

want to be well-dressed and fashionable. They wanted to shock people, and they wanted to show that they didn’t like the fashion industry. They bought second-hand clothes that looked old and dirty, and wore their hair in colourful and unusual ways.

Fashion and music

hop became popular all over the world. Hip hop stars

wore loose tracksuits, or jeans with trainers, and often a cap. They sang about money and fast cars. They loved to show how rich they were, so they wore lots of gold – rings, necklaces, that kind of thing. They called this “bling”.

Fashion and music

much
listened to the same music as adults
2. In the 1950s,

a lot of teenage boys…
joined rock’n’roll bands
wore clothes similar to the pop stars.
3. In the 1960s, a lot of young men…
didn’t like sandals.
grew their hair long.
4. In the 1970s, punks wanted…
to be very fashionable.
to look different.
5. In the 1980s and 1990s, hip hop singers liked…
wearing jewellery.
driving fast cars.

Read the article. Choose the correct answer.

and the classic styles of rockers was soon displaced by

shocking fashion trends: velvet jackets, circus striped trousers, impossibly short mini-dresses, pageboy haircuts on men and women alike, accessories and crazy hats.

London became super-stylish, shattering the stereotype that the British were reserved and calm. In the US, Time Magazine described London as “swinging”— in fact, “Swinging London” developed quite an international reputation of glamour made by pop stars like the Beatles and the Stones.

The Kinks, however, were never known to follow a trend, and they began making fun of the new fashion fads releasing “Dedicated Follower of Fashion” in February 1966.

Choose the decade and describe its fashion and music trends
Prepare a presentation.

loud, but never square. It will make or break him so

he's got to buy the best, Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion. And when he does his little rounds, Round the boutiques of London town, Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends, Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion. Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is). He thinks he is a flower to be looked at, And when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight, He feels a dedicated follower of fashion. Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is). His world is built round discotheques and parties.
In matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be,
Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

(One week he's in polka-dots, the next week he is in stripes)

Dedicated Follower of Fashion

discotheques
Boutiques
Nylon panties
fickle
Loud
Fads and trends

do you prefer? Why?

different times.

Formal clothes heavy jacket ordinary clothes sportswear

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Fashion fads

jackets
expensive
jeans


1 In Victorian times

women wore long trousers and men wore heavy jackets.

2 Men wore striped shorts and caps for tennis and women wore long dresses and hats.

3 In the 1920s, the 'Flappers' wore cheap clothes.

4 During the wartime, of course, lots of people wore smart suits.

5 In the 1960s women wore long skirts and men's clothes became more colourful.

6 Ten years later, clothes for men and women were similar. Everyone wore blue shoes!

7 Now young people wear fleeces with hoods or swimming caps and you see a lot of body piercings or tattoos.

job? 2 What clothes does she usually wear? 3 Why

does she become angry??

Audio

tie, fingerless gloves…)
Match / go with…
Lime green dyed hair
Checked/striped/spotted/flowered

jacket
Shiny/sparkly high-heels
Turtle/roll neck

the fashion trends 2020
Homework

do you prefer? Where should you go wearing these clothes?

write a–h next to the numbers 1–8.
Vocabulary
Definition
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creative flair
glamorous

tough-skinned
a shoot
dedication
to manufacture
a career
nine to five

a) strong support for or loyalty to something
b) not easily offended or upset
c) a job or profession that you do for a long time or your whole life
d) a talent or special ability for creating things
e) to produce in a factory
f) exciting and attractive
g) the typical working hours of an office job or similar
h) a photography session

fun.
b. hard work.
c. not a career.
2. Now they have finished

college, these young people …
a. have no time for training.
b. can start the real learning.
c. are still learning all the time.
3. At college, Alex learned about …
a. textile design and the fashion industry.
b. cutting and sewing techniques.
c. brand design and fashion marketing.
4. Alex’s business is based in …
a. Manchester.
b. Edinburgh.
c. London.

Watch the video:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/word-on-the-street/education/working-in-fashion

5. The photographer can’t imagine …
a. doing a typical job.
b. using different equipment.
c. doing other types of photography.
6. Alex thinks university is …
a. important.
b. not very important.
c. not at all important.
7. Alex says the fashion industry…
a. is all glamour.
c. is sometimes glamorous.
d. is never glamorous.
8. The reward for the designer’s hard work is …
a. becoming famous.
c. choosing the styles people wear.
d. having a fun job.

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make a career in fashion.
2. Alex went to the Royal

College of Art, where she learned more about textile design and fashion.
3. Alex hires in the model, make-up artist and photographer for her fashion shoots.
4. To be a good make-up artist you need to be a good communicator, creative and tough-skinned.
5. I just absolutely love photography and to make a living with, you know, through my work … it’s fun.
6. The reward for designers like Alex is choosing the style which people are wearing from season to season.

dedication design shoots living reward
communicator

diet. I can’t get into my jeans.
2. These jeans are

too small for me. I’ll give them away to my friend.
3. Do these shoes go with this dress?
4. I’m looking for my slippers. Do you know where they are?
5. It’s really difficult to pick out a dress. They’re all so beautiful.
6. I need to pick up my suit from the dry cleaners today.

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A) To search for something.
B) To collect something.
C) To choose something.
D) To donate clothes to another person.
E) To fit your body in an item of clothing.
F) To coordinate with another item.

a coat. It’s cold.
9. Take off that hat. It looks

ridiculous.
10. Don’t throw away clothes. Recycle them instead.
11. I always try on shoes before I buy them.
12. Children wear out their clothes quickly because they play so much.

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G) To put something in your wardrobe or drawer.
H) To place an item of clothing on your body.
I) To ruin an item of clothing through repeated use.
G) To check an item of clothing fits you.
K) To dispose of an item of clothing.

boots
Silk tie / bow tie
Loose / tight coat
Tights

Go with…
(un)fashionable
Smart

/ casual clothes
Elegant, stylish, chic

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Prince William and Kate Middleton

Lesson 4. How fashion meets culture

you wear a school uniform?

USSR.

uniform. What do students wear to school in your country?

Do you think school uniforms are a good idea?

Writing Focus

Now write a letter, answering your friend’s questions.

This is part of a letter you receive from an English friend Steve.

uniform: for boys and for girls. Don’t forget about different

seasons.
Make a presentation

Project

Design your own school uniform