Exercise 1. Read the dialogue and translate it into Ukrainian. Then dramatize it in parts.
CLOTHES AND FASHION
Unit 5
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Vocabulary: words naming various kinds of clothes, men’s wear, ladies’ wear, children’s wear, teens’ wear in particular, the speculations about fashion.
Grammar:the Numeral,the Future Indefinite Tense, the Future Continuous Tense.
Language practice:developing communicative skills in the use of a new vocabulary, topic presentations.
Mrs. Priestley:… And now I want to talk about clothes. Then we will ask Pedro an Olaf to tell us about men's clothes.
Lucille: I am very pleased to talk about clothes. They are something that I am really interested in. I like to have pretty dresses of the latest fashion and style, well-cut tailored costumes,nylon "undies,"nylon stockings and well-made shoes.
Mrs Pr.: And what do you usually wear during the day?
L.: In the morning I generally wear a blouse and a skirt or a jumper and skirt, especially in winter. In spring or summer I like something lighter, and I wear a cotton or a liner frock and a hat to match.In the evenings I like to dress for dinner, especially if I am going out to a theatre or a dance. My favourite is a black evening dress, beautifully cut. With this dress I wear platinum and pearl earrings and a necklace of pearls.For tennis I wear a short white linen dress, and for the seaside a beach dress.
Pedro:I, too, like well-cut clothes, so I always go to a good tailor.When I want a new suit I go to his shop and look at the patternsor the rolls of cloth that he shows me. And I choosethe one that I want. I prefer suits of dark brown or grey or blue. It pays to choose a good cloth for a suit; then it wears well and keeps its shape…
(from C.E. Eckersley)
Exercise 2. Dramatize the dialogue in different moods. As if you were:
· a lady-designer and a librarian;
· a gay-designer and a military man;
· a scientist and a fashion model.