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
II.Fill in each numbered gap with ONE word.
Clothes today are very different(1)_____FROM____the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For(2)___EXAMPLE____, in the 1800s all women(3)__WORE_____ dresses. The dresses all had long skirts. But today women do(4)____NOT_____always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear the cloth. In 1800s, clothes(7)____WERE____made only from natural kinds of cloth. They wear made from cotton, wool, silk or linen. But today,(8)______THERE____are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or polyester.
III. Turn into the opposite forms of active or passive.
1. The house was built over 100 year ago.
=> THEY BUILT THE HOUSE OVER 100 YEARS AGO.
2. People don't use this road very often.
=> THIS ROAD ISN'T USED VERY OFTEN.
3. We haven't used this machine for ages.
=> THIS MACHINE HASN'T BEEN USED FOR AGES.
4. The new drug is being tested.
=> THEY ARE TESTING THE NEW DRUG.
5. How do people learn languages?
=> HOW ARE LANGUAGES LEARNT ?
6. The factory will produce 10.000 cars next year.
=> 10.000 CARS WILL BE PRODUCED BY THE FACTORY NEXT YEAR.
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