Put the words in the box below into the proper category.
| Type of clothes | Type of shoe | Accessories |
| brooch, flip-flops, wallet, short, blouse, trousers, trainers, slippers, umbrella, raincoat, vest, denim, sandals, skirt, dress, shoulder bag, stiletto, necklace, wrist watch, scarf, jacket, tie, hat, mittens, trenchcoat, ear muffs |
Teenagers always experiment with different styles of clothes, listen to the opinion about teenage fashion in the UK and answer the following questions:
What does the speaker think about piercing?
What do teenagers wear …
Tom –boy style?_______________________________
girly style?____________________________________
rocker look?___________________________________
glam look?____________________________________
sporty style?__________________________________
What advice does the speaker give us?
Translate the following sentences and match the idiom in bold with its definition. Make your story with at least 4 given idioms.
1. I felt as comfortable as an old shoe when entered my aunt’s house.
2. The little boy was running through the park in his birthday suit.
3. My money is burning a hole in my pocket and I will probably spend it quickly.
4. The woman was dressed to kill when I saw her at the meeting.
5. The woman’s new dress fit like a glove so she was very happy.
6. My uncle is very kind and he will give you the shirt off his back.
a) to be very generous to someone
b) complete nakedness
c) to fit perfectly
d) very comfortable, very familiar
e) to stimulate someone to spend money quickly
Colour idioms
You are given idioms with “WHITE”, read definitions and put idioms into the sentences.
To be as white as a sheet –to be very pale because you are sick or frighten
To be a white elephant –to be something that costs a lot of money and is completely useless
To be whiter than white –to be completely honest and good
To say that black is white –to say that something is true even through it obviously isn’t
To see everything in black and white –to see something in a very superficial and simple way
To bleed someone white –to get someone’s money by tricking them
1. They say he’s ____________, but I don’t trust him at all.
2. He turned ________when he saw a ghost.
3. He assured us that he had closed all the windows, but it was obvious that he’d left one of them pen – he ____________to save himself.
4. That new sports centre cost a fortune and is completely useless because nothing works – it’s _______________.
5. Things aren’t quite ______________ - that tree definitely wasn’t there yesterday.
6. She got the house, the kids, the car and a large maintenance – she _____.
Describing a person on a photo
You are given a photo of a famous English actress – Judi Dench. Describe the photo – who is depicted? How old is the person? Describe hairdo, color of hair, eyes…etc.
Functional language
1) I’d like to describe …
I want to give a short talk about…
2) I’d like to begin by…
Let me start with…
3) I think
I’m not sure that…
I can’t believe that…
I find it really interesting that…
It’s great that…
4) She/ It has got…
He looks/ seems…
The reason why I like him / it is because…
The best/ worst/ most interesting thing about her is…
The most striking thing about her is…
5) In conclusion…
That is all I want to say.
Write an informal letter
An informal letter or a personal letter is a letter to a close friend or an acquaintance.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend Steve who writes:
… At university we are doing projects on celebrities from different
countries. Could you tell me how famous people in your country look like? Describe your favorite celebrity’s appearance.
By the way, there will be a fashion week show next week in London.
Contact phrases: many thanks for your letter, how nice of you to …, it was so good to hear from you…
Apology: I’m so sorry I haven’t written for so long, but…, I really should have written sooner, I must apologize for not writing…, I’m terribly sorry that…, Sorry, I didn’t get in touch before, but…
In you last letter you asked me about… [the body of your letter starts]
Ask questions: And what about you?
Closing phrase: yours, love, best wishes, take care, lots of love…