Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 1

Unit 8 • Lesson A: Clothes

Vocabulary
Clothes
(silk) blouse (n)
cardigan (n)
designer clothes (n)
dress (n)
(high) heels (n)
jacket (n)
jeans (n)
outfit (n)
pants (n)
shoes (n)
skirt (n)
sneakers (n)
suit (n)
sweater (n)
sweatpants (n)
sweatshirt (n)
tie (n)
top (n)
T-shirt (n)
uniform (n)

Talking about clothes

casual (adj)
(something) comfortable (adj)
dressy (adj)
old (adj)
look (good) (v)
put on (v)
wear (v)

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wear a suit and tie (v)

Other words
accountant (n)
advertising executive (n)
high school student (n)
tonight (n)
get (v)
have to (do something) (v)
like to (do something) (v)
need to (do something) (v)
pay (for) (v)
spend money / time (v)
want to (do something) (v)

Grammar
Like to, want to, need to, have to
After the verbs want and like, you can use to + verb:

A What do you want to wear tonight?

B I want to wear my new outfit.

A What kinds of clothes does Bethany like to wear to work?

B She doesn't like to wear casual clothes to work.

Use need to + verb and have to + verb to talk about needs and rules:

A What do you need to buy?

B I need to get some sneakers.

A What does Emre have to wear to work? Does he have to wear a suit?
B Yes, he does. He has to wear a suit and tie.

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