Listening

1. Look at the four pictures below. Discuss how Lindsey’s clothes change her appearance in each picture, using the adjectives in the box.

casual elegant heavy mature natural pretty serious sophisticated tall young

А	B
C	D

2 Listen to Suzanne Weston, а fashion expert, talking about the pictures. Which look does she like best? Do you agree with her ideas?

3. Complete the sentences below with the correct word

а)

1) The T-shirt and jeans make her look very ____________ .

2) Obviously, her whole _____________ is very different from the other picture.

3) The glasses make her look much more serious, much more _____________ .

4) I think she looks _____________ in Picture А, to be honest.

5) This tracksuit isn’t the most elegant _______________ in the world, I must say.

6) It’s the hairstyle, isn’t it? It gives her а very elegant, _______________ apperance.

b) Listen and check your answers.

READING

1. Have you heard of Harrods? What do you know about it?

2. Do you like what Gilly is wearing? Why do you think she wasn’t allowed into Harrods on Saturday?

NO BEACHWEAR NO BACKPACKS NO TORN DENIMS

On Friday…Gilly went shopping in Harrods.

On Saturday… she was stopped entering the shop.

3. Read the text to check your guess.

GILLY’S STORY

As fashion-conscious Gilly Woodward left Harrods last Friday, she felt proud of the £90 designer jeans that she had just bought. But when Gilly returned to the store the next day to do some shopping, she was barred from entry because she was wearing the same jeans.

Gilly had been staying with friends in London for a few days. She explained what had happened.

‘I was walking through the swing doors, when suddenly I was stopped by a large, uniformed security guard. He pointed at my knees, and said that my jeans were torn and I couldn’t enter. I tried to tell him that I had bought them in Harrods the day before, and that the torn jeans were fashionable. But he didn’t listen. He told me to get out. By this time, a crowd of people had gathered. I left immediately because I had never felt so embarrassed in my life.’

A spokesperson from Harrods said that the dress code was introduced in 1989, and it states: no beachwear, no backpacks, no torn denims.

4 What is your opinion on a store that has such a dress code? Do you know any stores, restaurants, or any public places where there is any kind of dress code?

DISCUSSION

1. Look at these photographs of these famous people. Which ones do you recognize? Whose clothes do you like best?

2. What occasions do these celebrities visit? Do their clothes suit the occasions?

3. What would you wear on each of the following occasions?

• an open-air rock concert

• an exam

• a barbecue on the beach

• a fashion exhibition

• a quiet evening at home

3. What did you wear to the last two parties you have been to?

4. When did you last buy an item of clothing? Describe it.

5. Where did you buy the clothes you are wearing today?

WRITING

Write а report about the latest red carpet event. Describe what the best- and worst-dressed celebrities were wearing.

H OME SWAP MODULE

READING

1. Look at the pictures. What countries are these houses from? Are the houses typical for these countries? Do they look like houses in your country?

2 . Which things are common in houses in your country?

a study а basement carpets central heating

а real fire а garden а barbecue а swimming pool

а security system an air-conditioning

3. Read the blog comments. Which house (the English one or the American one) has got:

а) other houses attached to it?

b) the most bedrooms?

c) small bedrooms?

d) а room just for games?

e) а feeling of warmth inside?

f) lots of colours inside?

g) а pretty garden?

h) complicated electronic systems?

The Millers

George and Sandy Miller and their children, Helen (17) and Daniel (8), had а shock when they first saw the Keanes’ three-bedroom terraced house in Gloucester. “It’s so small!” said Sandy. Where will we all sleep?”

However inside, the house was more welcoming. But the kids weren’t impressed. “Mum and Dad’s room was OK, but our bedrooms were really small!” complained Daniel. The Millers found it difficult to live in а house with only one bathroom. At home they have two bathrooms and three toilets! “And we have а study, where we keep the computer, and а playroom in the basement,” said Helen. “In Gloucester we had to all stay in the living room together or go to our bedrooms.” So was there anything positive about the house? “The house was beautifully decorated,” said Sandy, “and it was very cozy. The carpets, the central heating and а real fire in the living room made the atmosphere warm especially when the weather was terrible.” Another good point for George was the garden. “We were very surprised by the large garden at the back of the house. The Keanes had put а lot of work into it. It was well designed and full of beautiful plants and flowers. I think British people have an obsession with houses and gardens – there are so many TV programmes about them!”