Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
current « glimpse « fit « clothing * match * look « glance modern * suit « new * appearance * cloth
1 If you care about your ......................... too much, people might start to think you're vain.
2 It's quite a nice skirt, but I don't think it really ......................... my shoes.
3 My mum always looks quite .......................... and tries to keep up with the latest fashions.
4 The ancient Romans wore items of ......................... quite different from today's fash ions.
5 As I went into the designer's office, I caught a ......................... of her drawings before she hurriedly put them away.
6 I know long skirts were in last year, but the ......................... fashion is to wear them quite short.
7 I've got to buy some ......................... shoes for the wedding on Saturday.
8 I didn't get the coat in the end because it didn't ......................... me under the arms.
9 The shirt is so expensive because it's made out of a special ......................... that has gold in it.
10 I don't think this jumper ......................... you because you've got blue eyes and pale skin.
11 The designer ......................... at my designs and told me that they needed more work.
12 Long dresses and high heels is quite a good ......................... for you.
B Circle the correct word.
1 Do you think the average / everyday person is interested in fashion?
2 I wish Dad would get a new costume / suit to wear for his job interview.
3 I've got red hair, so I never put on / wear red clothes or I'd look silly.
4 John got a really cool blouse / top in town yesterday with Eminem on it.
5 India supplies / produces the world with cheap clothes.
6 I'm going to get my nails dyed / painted tomorrow.
7 During the design / manufacture of the clothes, lasers are used to cut the material accurately.
8 Which costume / suit do you think I should wear to the fancy-dress party - the cowboy or the vampire? Phrasal verbs
I .....am wearing...... (wear) green trousers and shoes, a red beetle and a pink T-shirt with a
big heart on it. I ..am wearing...... (wear) sun glasses. I have long straight brown hair.
I ...am looking at... (look at) my friend Julia. Julia .....is wearing.... (wear) blue trousers, a red belt,
a light blue T-shirt and white trainers. She ...is wearing..... (wear) a light blue handkerchief
on his head and she ..is carrying.... (carry) my green handbag. She ....is eating... (eat) an ice
cream. She has got straight blond hair.
My friend Jane ...is wearing...... (wear) a red long sleeves T- shirt, a long orange skirt
and yellow boots. She ..is carrying...... (carry) Julia's light blue bag. She ...is talking.... (talk) on
her cell phone. She ...is calling...... (call) her boyfriend, Paul. She has got short wavy
brown hair. I ....am carrying... (carry) neither Julia's bag nor Jane's handbag because I
hold some bags with presents we have bought.
I .......am wearing........ (wear) green trousers and shoes, a red beetle and a pink T-shirt with a
big heart on it. I ......am wearing...... (wear) sun glasses. I have long straight brown hair.
I .........am.looking at..... (look at) my friend Julia. Julia ......is wearing....... (wear) blue trousers, a red belt,
a light blue T-shirt and white trainers. She .......wears..... (wear) a light blue handkerchief
on his head and she ........is carrying.... (carry) my green handbag. She ...is eating....... (eat) an ice
cream. She has got straight blond hair.
My friend Jane ......is wearing...... (wear) a red long sleeves T- shirt, a long orange skirt
and yellow boots. She ......is carrying....... (carry) Julia's light blue bag. She ..is...talking..... (talk) on
her cell phone. She ....is calling........ (call) her boyfriend, Paul. She has got short wavy
brown hair. I .....am .carrying...... (carry) neither Julia's bag nor Jane's handbag because I
hold some bags with presents we have bought.