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Practice c1 clothes crossword

Clothes & Appearance Crossword

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practice c1 clothes listening

A Poem to Style

Introduction

Introduction

When you buy clothes, which is more important to you, the price, how they look, or how they feel when you try them on?

When you’re out and about, do you prefer to be admired for your style of dress, or go unnoticed?

Do you enjoy dressing up for a special occasion or event?

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Listening 1

General Comprehension

1. Listen to 3 short extracts, and decide for each if they are from A) a radio programme, B) a poem or C) the beginning of a novel.

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Answer

  1. C) the beginning of a novel
  2. A) a radio programme
  3. B) a poem

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Listening 2

Listening for Detail

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Vocabulary

Vocabulary

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Flashcards Practice

Flashcards clothes 1

Clothes & Appearance: Sets of Clothes

Study Tips

1. Listen to each word as your read the written form.
2. Say the word and listen again to compare your pronunciation.
3. Flip the card and read the definition.
4. Say the word to complete the example sentence. (Flip the card back to check if necessary.)
5. Listen to the example sentence, and say it yourself.

costume

Click / Hover

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NOUN: set o clothes, typical of a person, culture, time, or thing

“My Cleopatra _____ will go perfectly with the ‘Romans’ theme of the party.”

      Listen

look

Click / Hover

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NOUN: combination of designs giving a unified appearance

It’s a really simple but eye-catching _____; red clothing with yellow boots, lipstick and glasses.”

      Listen

outfit

Click / Hover

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NOUN: set of clothes for an event or activity

“He didn’t have time to change, so he joined us at the opera in his frogman _____.”

      Listen

wardrobe

Click / Hover

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NOUN: collection of all the clothes that someone owns

“I don’t think my _____ really reflects who I am any more.”

      Listen
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Practice

practice c1 clothes

Clothes & Appearance

LISTENING: A Poem to Style
CROSSWORD
FLASHCARDS: Sets of Clothes
WORDLIST
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Wordlists

wordlists-c1-clothes

C1 Advanced Wordlists

WORDLIST INDEX

Clothes & Appearance

  Key:     Listen    ⓘ Pop-up definition

 elegance ⓘ look ⓘ race ⓘ
 racially ⓘ resemble ⓘ stocking ⓘ
 veil ⓘ vest ⓘ wardrobe ⓘ
STEP 2: FLASHCARDS
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