VOCABULARY 4

CLOTHES AND APPEARANCE

1. Complete the labels with suitable words from the box. Not all words given are suitable.

belt handbag shoe suit blouse dress jacket skirt waistcoat suitcase boot earring socks tie briefcase glasses shirt

2. Underline the most suitable word or phrase. a) At Harry's school, the children have to wear a special style/uniform. b) If we go to the Embassy ball we'll have to wear fashion/formal/polite clothes. c) I really like Jack's new dress/suit/trouser. d) In the summer I always wear shirts with short collars/cuffs/sleeves. e) Paul answered the door wearing his pyjamas and his dressing gown/nightdress. f) You get really dirty repairing a car unless you wear overalls/underwear. g) I didn't get wet in the rain because I put on my plastic mac/overcoat/tights. h) When it snows, Freda always wears a/an anorak/glove/scarf around her neck. i) David had to stop three times to tie up his small daughter's shoelaces/soles. j) My hands were cold so I put them in my pockets/turn-ups. k) The waitresses in this restaurant all wear white aprons/dungarees/robes. 1) When Tom goes to a party he always wears a bow/butterfly/knot tie.

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3. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Father and son
My next-door neighbour has a very unusual (1) appearance He has long hair with a (2).....................in the middle, and usually wears an old pair of jeans and a (3).....................shirt. His clothes are very (4).....................for working in a bank, but that is what he does! Unless he (5)....................when he gets to work and changes his clothes! His clothes are usually filthy and I am sure he never washes them or takes them to the (6)......................When he wears a coat it is always old and (7)....................., and even on very cold days it is (8).....................all down the front. The funny