A+ L15 – Fashion!

Complete the sentences with the missing words. can you find these people in the picture?

Fashion Show!

1. Which clothes ideas do the reporters like and dislike?

2. Do you usually watch fashion shows?

3. What clothes do you like wearing?

4. What clothes do you hate wearing?

Present Continuous

Make sentences in the present continuous tense. Use the prompts below

1. Ann / write /about a new clothes shop.

2. I / not wear / brown trousers / now.

3. Jack’s daughters / not buy / shoes / at the moment.

4. Nina / tell / me / about fashion show?

5. My friend and I / choose / blouses and jackets / now.

6. Nigel / do a course / on fashion history?

7. Steve and Larry / make / bow ties? – No, / they / not.

8. you / talk / about / my jeans? – Yes, / we.

Look at the picture and answer the questions below

1. What are people in the picture wearing?

2. Which clothes would you like to wear too? Why?

3. Which fashion trends do you love? Why?

4. Do you think everyone needs to wear clothes like the models at fashion shows? Why/Why not?

Describe your outfit

Match the words to their definitions

Read the dialogue and answer the questions

Mike: You always look great! What are you wearing today?

Jane: I’m wearing my favorite dress. I wear it almost every day in summer. What about you?

Mike: I’m wearing a shirt and shorts but I don’t like them much. My favorite clothes are sweaters and trousers and I usually wear them in winter.

1. What is Jane wearing today?

2. What does she wear almost every day?

3. What does Mike wear in winter?

4. What is he wearing today?

5. What tense do we use to describe action in progress now?

6. What tense do we use to describe general facts?

Read the text and choose the correct options

Describe the appearance

Put the words in the correct order to make questions

1. old / is / how / Carmen?

2. does / she / how / look?

3. does / what / she / look like?

4. how / is / tall / Carmen?

5. her / what’s / weight?

6. she / or/ is / slim / fat?

7. he / beard / does / or / mustache / a / have?

8. like / she / what / doing / does?

1. How old is Carmen?

2. How does she look? (e.g. happy, tired, beautiful, etc.)

3. What does she look like? (e.g. short, slim, has blonde hair, etc.)

4. What does she like doing?

Unique Woman

Look at this beautiful tall woman with blue eyes and short blonde hair.  

She is a very special lady. She’s a supermodel and an actress. Her name is Carmen Dell’Orefice. 

At 92 years old, Carmen looks young and beautiful and works as a model. People love her!

Carmen is really stylish. She thinks that style is about feeling comfortable in what you wear. That makes you look good.

Now, everyone wants to know her beauty secret. Do you think it’s eating healthy food, drinking a lot of water, and exercising every day? Wrong! You need to be happy to be beautiful. For that, do things you enjoy and be active every moment. And Carmen is a perfect example. She is always busy with her job and hobbies. One of her favorite activities is painting. And she does it very well.

Carmen Dell’Orefice is a unique lady who shows us that beauty doesn’t go away with age.

Find 2 sentences with mistakes.

1. Kathy’s hair isn’t very curly. 

2. Amanda very enjoys her new hair color. 

3. I’m really short. I’m 168 cm tall.

4. Jim is really fat. His weight is 70 kilograms.

5. I don’t very like my beard.

6. Jake speaks about fashion not very much.

Read the text. Whose description is this? Find this person in the picture.

This is a woman. She is really good-looking. She looks young and nice. She is not very tall but slim. This person has long dark hair. I think it’s straight. She has light skin too. Her eyes are dark. I think they are brown. She’s wearing a yellow T-shirt and jeans. I think she looks friendly and kind.

Describe another person. Use the prompts below

1. This is a man / woman.

2. He / she is really good-looking / beautiful.

3. He / She looks young / beautiful / nice / lovely.

4. He / She is tall / short / slim / fat.

5. This person has long / short / blonde / dark hair and light / dark skin. 

6. His / her eyes are blue / brown / green / light / dark.

7. Also, he has a mustache / beard. 

8. She / He’s wearing shirt / blouse / jeans / trousers.

Make the sentences below true for you. Use VERY (NOT VERY) or REALLY

e.g. I am a slim person with straight, dark hair. → I am not very slim person with really curly blonde hair.

I am a slim person with straight, dark hair. I don’t have a beard or a mustache, and I’m not bald. I’m not fat; I’m really good-looking. People say I have very beautiful hair. It’s not curly; it’s straight. I am not very tall and not very short. I have dark brown eyes and a friendly smile. I enjoy wearing white shirts and dark trousers.

1. What is Black Friday and when is it?

2. What is Melanie planning to buy?

3. What shops is she planning to visit?

4. Why does Melanie say that Black Friday is the perfect time to shop?

5. Do you have Black Friday in your country?

6. What do you think about shopping days like Black Friday?

Read another Melanie’s post and complete the sentences with the words/phrases from the list

Match the sentence halves

Read the text and answer the questions

Hello, friends! Today, let’s talk about Black Friday, a special shopping day that happens not only in the USA but in other countries too! But when is Black Friday? It’s the last Friday in November or the next day after Thanksgiving in the U.S.

The USA: Every American prepares for this day! They make long shopping lists so they can buy presents for future holidays with big discounts, and they are ready to stand in long queues for 2.5 hours! And according to the statistics, American shoppers spent $9.12 billion on online shopping ONLY! 

Canada: People in Canada don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in November. They have it at the beginning of October, but they also enjoy Black Friday later. 1.2 million Canadians plan to tell their bosses that they are ‘sick’ on Black Friday. 

United Kingdom: In the UK, Black Friday is becoming more and more popular. People go shopping both in stores and online to find good deals on gifts for themselves and their loved ones. The top category where the Brits spend their money is Kitchen Stuff (e.g., blenders, mixers, toasters). Game consoles are their second most popular category. 

France: Black Friday is a big day in France! On this day, people buy a lot more than usual and buy two times more than usual! On average, each person spends about €330.  Why do French shop on Black Friday? Many people are getting ready for Christmas. They buy gifts early because they don’t want to feel stressed during the holiday time. About one in five people say this. 

Some people don’t like Black Friday and they started Green Friday in 2017. It is different from Black Friday. It is about buying less and being kind to the Earth. Now, more than 150 companies in France are part of Green Friday. 

So, Black Friday is a day to find great deals everywhere around the world and enjoy shopping!

Questions

1. Which countries celebrate Black Friday?

2. How do American and Canadian shoppers prepare for Black Friday?

3. What is different in Canadian Black Friday tradition?

4. What do the Brits buy the most on Black Friday?

5. Why do the French buy so much on Black Friday?

6. What’s Green Friday?

7. How important is shopping for you?

8. How do you prepare for Black Friday shopping?

Decide if we use the Present Simple or Continuous with the following words. Type S (Present Simple) or C (Present Continuous)

Listen to the audio and put the actions into the right order

Look at the picture and describe those people. Include:

• appearance (hair / eyes / face);
• age;
• job; 
• location;
• feelings.