Work in groups. Which clothes would you recommend for the following people?

a) An older man who wants to show everyone he is young and fashionable.

b) A young woman attending an interview for the job of managing director.

c) A young fashion designer who intends to visit an aunt and uncle on their farm.

d) A man or a woman who wants to make a good impression on someone of the opposite sex on a first date.

Are the following true (never/sometimes/usually/always)? Give reasons and examples.

a) Young people wear the same clothes as old people.

b) We don't wear the same clothes to a funeral as we do to a wedding.

c) We can tell what social background people come from by looking at them.

d) We dress according to our personality.

e) We dress according to the image we want to create. People judge each other too much on appearances.

Report your conclusions to the class.

Exercise 19. Match English and Russian word combinations

1. a long sleeve

2. a short sleeve

3. a tight sleeve

4. a sleeve wide to the elbow and tapered below

5. a wide sleeve

6. a shortened sleeve

7. a kimono sleeve

8. a raglan sleeve

9. a puffed sleeve

10. sleeveless

a. без рукавов

b. b. узкий рукав

c. укороченный рукав

d. рукав реглан

e. длинный рукав

f. короткий рукав

g. рукав с буфами

h. японский рукав (рукав кимоно)

i. рукав широкий до локтя и суженный книзу

j. широкий рукав

What sleeves are you wearing now?

What sleeves are in now?