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Work in pairs. Find these words in the text and say what they mean. casual fashion-conscious stylish baggy scruffy formal smart pastel Find at least three things in the four texts that you would say about yourself. Write them down.
I wouldn’t say I was fashion-conscious. ...
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Work in pairs. What would you say about your partner’s attitude towards clothes and fashion? Write three or four sentences.
He / She likes clothes that are quite stylish and fit well.
Speaking 5
Tell your partner what you’ve written about him / her. Does he / she agree?
Use of English: -ing forms used as subjects, objects and complements (after the verb to be) subject Shopping (for clothes) doesn’t interest me. object I like wearing pastel shades. complement (after the verb to be) And another thing I really don’t like is wearing formal clothes.
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1 _______ing (...) doesn’t interest me. 2 I like _______ing (...). 3 Something I really don’t like is _______ing (...).
Listening 7 8
I’d say that you like clothes that are quite stylish and fit well. Yes, I’d agree with that. / No, I wouldn’t agree with that. I’m not really interested in style.
Complete these sentences so that they are true for you.
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Listen to Ricky, from Exercise 1, talking to his friend, Sam. What is Sam surprised about? Reread Ricky’s text in Exercise 1 (text 3). Listen again and write down the inconsistency between what Ricky says in the text and what he says in his conversation with Sam.
Writing 9
Write a paragraph describing your own attitude to clothes and fashion, like the ones in Exercise 1.
I like wearing casual clothes. I don’t like tight-fitting clothes. I’m much more comfortable in sports clothes. … I suppose I’m quite fashion-conscious. Looking good is important to me. At home, I might wear tracksuit bottoms and a T-shirt, but I like to look nice when I go out. …
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