Unit 8: Clothes | Vocabulary | B1

EXERCISE 1

Which of the following materials are synthetic (man-made) and which are made from natural fibres?

synthetic	natural	MATERIAL
		cotton
		nylon
		wool
		silk
		leather
		fur
		plastic

EXERCISE 2

Choose from the following to complete the sentences below:

1. Flared trousers and flowery shirts were ____________ in the 1960s and 1970s.

2. Magazines like ‘Vogue’ provide ideas and information about what’s in ____________ at the moment.

3. I was delighted when I came across a(n) ____________ spinning wheel in the antique shop.

4. Platform shoes have been ____________ for a long time but I think they’ re going to make a comeback.

5. Food shortages in Russian shops are due in part to the primitive tools and ____________ farming methods used in the agriculture industry there.

EXERCISE 3

Below are three words which describe the way people are dressed. Read the definitions and then complete the sentences which follow.

1. When I’m not working, I like to wear ___________ clothes around the house.

2. The first time I saw him was at a disco; I remember I was wearing a ___________ mini-dress from my favourite boutique.

3. I’ m going to buy a ___________ new suit to wear to the office.

EXERCISE 4

Look at the pictures of different styles of knitwear and label them correctly with the following:

EXERCISE 5

Look at the five items of clothing and choose the most suitable to complete the following sentences:

1. She’s got a ____________ she likes to wear in the summer.

2. The old man was wearing ____________ held up with a brown leather belt.

3. That ____________ reminds me of my school uniform!

4. My Mum gave me a hand-                for Christmas.

5. I bought a __________ and skirt to wear to the job interview.

EXERCISE 6

Look at the pictures and label the following types of tie:

EXERCISE 7

Complete the sentences with the words from the box in their right forms:

1. My four-year-old son has already learnt to do up the ________ on his shoes.

2. The ________ on my anorak got stuck and I couldn’t undo it.

3. One of the ________ has fallen off my shirt; could you sew it on for me?

4.  It’s time I bought some new underwear — everything I’ve got is so old the ________ has gone.

5. If I didn’t wear a _________ with these trousers, they would probably fall down!

EXERCISE 8

With which places do you associate these items of clothing?

1. kilt		A. Ancient Rome
2. toga		B. Mexico
3. sari		C. Scotland
4. kimono		D. India
5. poncho		E. Japan

EXERCISE 9

Match the items of headgear below with their owners:

1. bower hat		A. builder
2. wig		B. nun
3. hard hat		C. fireman
4. helmet		D. judge
5. veil		E. businessman