Basic English _Fisrt year_Булатова -31-10-11

c)He didn‘t drive the car home because he was drunk.

d)She didn‘t love her husband.

Grammar: word formation; adjectives

10.What type of clothes do you prefer: formal, informal, business-like, fashionable?

What other adjectives related to clothes do you know?

Remember!

Words which consist of a root and an affix (or several affixes) are called derived words or derivatives. Examples: striped, informal, unbelievable.

Words produced by combining two or more stems are compounds. Compounds, which have affixes in their structure, are called derived or derivational compounds. Examples: turtleneck, old-fashioned, brand-new

11.Explain how the following adjectives are formed: informal, well-dressed, stylish, fashionable, water-proof, patterned, striped, business-like; goodlooking, tight-fitting, ,blue-eyed, golden-haired, dressed up, well-off, brandnew, duty-free, shocking-pink, hand made, ready-made, ready-to-wear clothing , high-quality.

12.Read these sentences. Use the words given in capitals in the second column to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

13. Fill in the blanks with the following words to form new compound adjectives.

Example:, wide-eyed, bright-eyed, green-eyed

1_____ eyed, ______, ______

2______ proof, ______, ______

3______ neck(ed), ______, ______

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4 ______ made ______, ______

5______ free, ______, ______

6_____ haired, ______, _____

7______ dressed, _______, _______

14.Fill in each space with an appropriate adjective. Use adjectives from exercise 2.

1.Change those casual clothes you are wearing. You must be _____ for your interview.

2.I can‘t put on this coat when I go out in the rain, it‘s not _____.

3.Do you like buying _____ clothes? Do they always fit you?

4.This blue _____ neck shirt doesn‘t suit me. It‘s the wrong colour.

5.Have you ever bought clothes in _____ shops?

Speaking

15.Look at this picture. Do you like the way this young man is dressed? Read the paragraph about him and answer the questions following the text.

Clothes are an important part of our looking. Some people pay too much attention to their clothes. Erick is eighteen. He eagerly follows every new fashion that appears.

He doesn‘t care very much about anything except designer clothes. He always knows what is out of fashion and what is in fashion, and spends most of his money on dressing up in brightly colored expensive clothes and accessories. He is very proud of them and is always well-dressed. He thinks he has very good taste in clothes, but his sister thinks he looks awful. But every man is dressed to his taste. There is no arguing about tastes. Do you agree with this statement?

1)What‘s your opinion about Erick‘s dressing stylishly?

2)Do you think he has a very good taste in clothes?

3)Do you dress up everyday?

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4)Are you one of the thousands of people who eagerly follows every new fashion that appears?

5)Are you one of those who go to the shops and just buy whatever they can find in their size that suits them?

16.Compare and contrast Eric‟s way of dressing with yours, with your friend‟s. Discuss it in groups of 3-4 using the adjectives from the exercises above and some phrases with "taste": tastes differ; there is no accounting for taste; leave a bad taste in one’s mouth (to make a bad impression) e.g. His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth.)

17.Read the following jokes and comment on the answers.

Interviewer: Is it true you had nothing on when those photos were taken?

Film star: Oh, no. I had the radio on.

Man in the clothes shop: Can I try on that suit in the window?

Shop assistant: No sir, you‟ll have to use the changing room like everyone else.

Writing: Description paragraph

18.Write 10-15 sentences to describe what kind of clothes each member of your family likes to wear.

Example: My sister likes wearing jackets, straight skirts or trouser suits. It doesn‘t mean that she always buys only designer clothes.

………………………………………………………………..

Listening: Tongue twisters - the speech drills to help you develop clear and accurate diction.

19. Listen to the following tongue twister, read and memorize it following the right pronunciation.

Betty Botter

Betty Botter had some butter,

“But”, she said ,”this butter‟s bitter.

If I bake this bitter butter,

It would make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter-

that would make my batter better.

So she bought a bit of butter,

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Better than her bitter butter, and she baked it in her batter, and the batter was not bitter.

So „twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.

(batter n a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, beaten together and used in cooking)

20. What do you know about buttons? Why do men and women button their clothes differently?

21.Do you know any idioms with “button”?

e.g. button your lip

“Renee talked about her vacation so much that we finally told her to button her lip”.

Meaning: to stop talking; be quiet

Origin: It‘s easy to picture where this 20th-century American expression came from. Imagine buttons on people‘s lips. Someone who wanted you to stay quiet, keep a secret, and not say a word would tell you to button your lip. Today some people also use the expressions ―button it up‖, ―zipper your mouth‖, and ―put a cork on it.‖

( Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms Marvin Terban USA)

Grammar: order of adjectives

22.When you use more than one adjective before a noun, you have to put them in the following order:

1)opinion (lovely, nice, boring)

2)size/weight (huge, tiny, light)

3)age (ancient, young, brand-new)

4)shape (round, long, triangular)

5)pattern and colour ( striped, white)

6)origin (English, Kazakh, Russian)

7)material (cotton, leather, stone)

8)purpose (student book, can opener, walking boots)

23.Put the adjectives below in the correct order to describe clothes

Example: red leather lovely gloves – lovely red leather gloves

1)silk flowery beautiful blouse –

2)sweater a V- neck striped –

3)beautiful scarf a cashmere –

4)T-shirt a short-sleeved new

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24.Complete the following sentences putting the adjectives into the correct order.

1)I saw some ... earrings in a jeweler‘s yesterday. (gold, old, lovely)

2)I‘ve just bought a ... blouse. (fashionable, silk, flowery

3)An archaeologist has recently discovered a collection of (... ...) coins near Taraz.

(ancient, Kazakh)

4)My aunt is tall with ... hair and brown eyes. (brown, short, curly)

5)Kathy was wearing ... overcoat and flat shoes and was carrying ... .......

shoulder bag. (long, woolen, gray; leather, striped, small)

Reading: Wedding designers

25.Read a magazine article about couturiers Elizabeth and David Emanuel quickly. Look at the photos and choose the ones the text mentions.

26.Read the article again. For questions 1-5 choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.

Elizabeth and David Emanuel: couturiers

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They were twenty-eight when it happened – the chance that every dress designer dreams of. The Princess of Wales, still «Lady Diana», asked them to make her wedding dress. David and Elizabeth Emanuel were famous.

Born in ordinary families, the Emanuels had to work hard to get to the top. Davis, son of a Welsh worker, learned to fight and win in a family of nine brothers and one sister. He met Elizabeth, daughter of an English mother and American father, at Harrow College of Art. The two young students liked each other at once, and they liked each other‘s work. They started to work together, and they liked the work they did together. Of course, they fell in love.

The next step for the young married couple was the Royal College of Art. The fashion show at the end of the course is a big chance for young designers. The Emanuels were lucky. Bianca Jagger, ex-wife of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger, saw their work and they made a dress for her. When she wore it in New York, the newspaper said it was made by Dior.

It was not long before the news went round. The Emanuels were becoming wellknown.

It wasn‘t always easy. People took their designs home to study, and then copied more cheaply. Even the richest people sometimes didn‘t pay them. The Emanuels had to learn from their mistakes. But then came the royal wedding. For weeks they worked in secret, hiding their designs from the cameras of the many newspaper men.

David and Elizabeth make wonderful clothes, but jeans and T-shirts are good enough for them to wear. And after their six or seven day working week, there‘s no time to spend at parties. It‘s more fun to stay at home and play with Oliver and Eloise, their two young children. What makes this ordinary young couple so special? As David says, «All we have is a love of romance, colour and delicate detail – and, we hope, a touch of magic too …»

1)What is the main idea of the article?

a)to describe the Emanuels popularity

b)to describe how the Emanuels became popular

c)to describe the Emanuels‘ problems

d)to describe their family

2)What did David learn to do in his family?

a)to work hard

b)to idle away his time

c)to fight and win

d)to be a designer

3)What was a big chance for young designers?

a)the fashion show at the end of the course

b)to make wedding dresses

c)to travel a lot

d)to deal with rich people

4)Why did the Emanuels work in secret when the Royal wedding came?

a)they wanted to keep it in secret the whole life

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b) they were hiding their designs from the cameras of the many newspaper men

c)because the Emanuels were well-known

d)they were afraid of robbers

5)How do David and Elizabeth spend their free time?

a)go to parties

b)make new designs

c)stay at home and play with their children

d)meet visitors

27.Write a paragraph (50-60 words) on one of the following topics to describe how you would get dressed for:

a.a Saturday night out with your friends

b.a wedding

c.a day on the beach

d.first date

Vocabulary

28.Choose the right definitions of adjectives used with the following items of clothes. Which of them are fashionable, new, old-fashioned, and always fashionable? Share your answers with other students in the group.

29.Choose the right phrasal verb for each definition. Write a paragraph using them.

a)to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and looks nice (_____)

b)to wear smart clothes for a special occasion (_____)

c)to put on clothes that are more informal than the clothes you usually wear (_____)

d)to fasten something (a button or a zip) (_____)

e)to remove clothes, to undress (_____)

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(to take something off; to get into something; to dress up; to wear out; to do something up; to put something on; to dress down; to try something on)

Communication

30.Choose one of the following statements. Tell your partner the reason of your choice.

a)I like comfortable clothes. I‘ve been wearing the same clothes for ten years. I have no idea what‘s in fashion and I don‘t care.

b)If I had more money I‘d buy designer labels, especially Armani, Versace, Gucci and do shopping on the Internet. I love dressing up in glamorous outfits. My style would look up different.

31.In small groups talk about your last shopping using the vocabulary words and phrases.

Writing: Paragraph

32.Describe the most expensive thing you ever bought and how you got the money for it; tell why you wanted to buy it and whether it was worth the price. Write 10-15 sentences.

Independent assignment

Think about what you were wearing yesterday. Write a description on a piece of paper without your name on it. Give to teacher. Listen to every description. Can you guess who they all are?

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1. Answer the questions

What was the fashion when you were in school?

Did you like your school uniform?

What color was your uniform?

Did you wear your uniform to the school graduation ceremony?

2.Look at the following list of fashionable items. Which things are not suitable for wearing to school?

mini skirts / tattoos / jeans with holes / platform shoes / loose long hair / designer clothes

bikini tops / body piercing / make up /jewellery / fur coats / spray coloured hair

3. Discuss as a class

What are your university rules?

Is there a dress code?

Explain the rules:

We can wear_____.

We cannot come to classes in_____.

Reading: school uniforms

4. Read and find out

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Which speaker is proud of the school uniform?

Which item of clothing causes the most problems?

Each term teachers send some pupils home from school. Sometimes the reason is fashion. Punk hair, rings in noses and high heels can cause problems. Some schools send pupils home if their school uniform is too short. Pupils like to change the style of their trousers, write on their ties or adapt their uniform jacket to suit the latest fashion. And what do students say?

Sandy: There is no need for administrators and teachers to be 'clothes police' if we all wear uniforms. It also encourages a sense of community and helps schools to identify those who do not belong. Uniforms stop comparisons between rich or poorer students. The most important is that they make choosing your clothes in the morning easier.

Sarah: I hate wearing our school skirt. In winter we are freezing and the boys are nice and warm in their trousers! It isn‘t fair. I do not agree that uniforms are good for discipline and give a serious tone to the school. They only give us an ugly look. Also uniforms do not allow teenagers to express their individual personalities. We all look the same!

Michael: Three years ago the parents voted for a uniform. It has saved us all loads of money. Everyone looks smart in their school sweatshirt. I think it‘s cool. There is no competition about clothes for school. We all look the same!

Tina: My classmate was sent home in May because the teacher said her skirt was too short. I would like to wear long skirts when it is hot but that isn‘t possible either. The skirts have to be knee length. It‘s like being in prison. I don‘t think it makes any difference to our school work or exam results!

5.Who is for and who is against? Write F or A near the names. Find lines in the text to support your opinion.

Sandy ____

Sarah ____

Michael ____

Tina ____

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