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In offices many staff dress down on Fridays. wear less formal cloths] Sometimes an invitation or a restaucant or nightlub will ask people to dees in smart= ‘asual clohes. [clothes that are informal bur clean tidy and stylish] Clothes can be inforinally described as dressy [suitable for formal occasions) skimpy [close-iring, using litle material, baggy lloose, eg. of sweater, snazzy [moder ish “Fo be dressed to kill means ro wear clothes intended ro attract peuphs attention (sexually). Some rich people huy designer (label) clothes but most penple prefer #0 buy «lothes more cheaply off the peg/rack or on the high strect. HMBC ere aze soe more woeds and expression claing to fashion few year a denim jacets ee al he ae ery tasionae Tepe tnd bh be teat stains Ee ceteoay tate we The mngsvne hs wpttherminuteashion atic: [esting wth on een wen “The fe ha et a med To he leather ours worn byte ere arte ew fasion Iyer aead of your Fie, you have new ideas o opinions Before they are fashions 112 fahren stces one becomes pope A ave oft fshon somone ws song infoaced by Fashion, ‘Words and expressions connected with clothes are often used metaphorically. 0 spcak off the cuff (without having prepared anytbing) to be hand in glove with someone [to have a close ‘working felationship with someone] oak and-dagger [involving secreey and mystery) saaser to have/take the shirt off someone’ back [someone's last possession] 0 do something on a shoestring [spending as litle as possible) ‘without Fils [simple an plain {fo pur someone in a straitjacket [restrict someones freedom] 0 wear the trousers (usually ued of woman} [to be the dominant parcner in a marciagel (62 Engl vocabulary n Ube (hres)Exercises [Answer these questions about the text in A. 1 Whar did Karen mean by calling herself a “scruff? 2 What isthe student "uniform sad to consist of? 3 Is this “uniform typical for stadents in your country too? 44 Why does Karen want 1 change her syle of dressing now? 5 Whar thece things do newly-graduated stadents not want in their new clothes? 6 7 8 [What dors Karen want hee “interview suit t0 be like and why? What is the dress code ina workplace you are familiar with? ‘What sort of clothes do you think Karen should choose? 22.2 Fill he gaps with words oF phrases from B. 1 Goodness me, you're drested to. 1 Where on eauth ave you going 2 The sign outside the bar ssid: Dress She jeans or trainers 31 St work when I'm not mecting clients, 4 leant afford ‘clothes I buy most of my outs on the 5 That's a very shirt ~ those bright colours really suit you! 6 As soon as she gets home feom work, she changes from her smart suit ito trackswt bortoms and a comfortable, old jumper 22.3 Answer these questions about current fashions. 1 What is all the rage in your countey atthe moment? 2 Whar was the height of fashion five years ago? 3. What do you think about people who are a slave to fashion? 4 How interested ave you in being up-to-the-minute with fashion? 5 What sort of people tart new fashion trends? 22A__Use one ofthe phrases from D to rewrite these sentences. 1 T'm no good at speaking if I haven't had time wo prepate what I want to say 2 Although he’s the heal ofa large company, his wife is che boss at home 3. Have you any idea what all these secret and mysterious meetings at work are about? 4 Be careful what you say to Helen ~ she works very closely with the boss 55 wouldn® invite chem to stay if | were you~ theyll take everything you've ant to give before you know where you a. 6 The new legislation has telly restricted our freedom. 225 Here are more metaphorical uses of clothes words. Explain the literal and metaphoric GB) reanins ofthe underined words and expressions. Use a ditonary if neces 1 The hotel provides a cheap, no frills service. 2 We waned 10 leave but were herein by dhe crowd an! coulda’ escape 3 Phils gor so many books ~ his room i bursting atthe scams 4 “The negoviations have ben loaked in sectecy ever since they began, 5 she wins the prize again ehis yea, tl be areal feather in hevca> 22.6 Write a paragraph about the image you would like to convey through your clothes Find ov sou language relating wo dhe Its ahion by ging to the Vege fahion magne ‘wee ae yoroguncoue Make a note of any Ueki voeabur you ome arose Ergon Ycaulry in Use (voces) 63