LESSON

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FASHION
VOCABULARY
1 Match words with pictures.

casual dress striped suit blazer flared trousers

fur jacket tight jeans baggy trousers kilt
polka dot skirt necklace waistcoat
short-sleeve shirt mascara cowboy boots
woollen cardigan leather jacket bow tie

a) b) c) d)

e) f) g) h)

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i) j) k) l)

m) n) o) p)

2 Arrange the clothes from the previous task into the columns.
Work with your partner.

Fashionable now Old-fashioned Always fashionable

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3 Match the items of clothes with the places you wear them.

1. pyjamas a. to go out when it's raining

2. a tracksuit and trainers b. to go to a party

3. a long silk dress and high-heeled shoes c. to go walking in the mountains

4. a bikini/swimming trunks d. to do sports

5. a sweatshirt, jeans, boots and a rucksack e. to go to the beach

6. an anorak, gloves and a warm cap f. to go skiing

7. a witch or a vampire costume g. to go to bed

8. a suit (and a tie if you are a man) h. to go to a job interview

9. a T-shirt, a pullover and jeans i. to go to school

10. a raincoat and an umbrella j. to go to a Halloween party

GRAMMAR Used to / would

4 Read the sentences and fill in the gaps with proper structures used to / would.

Used to Would

People used to wear flared jeans in the 60’s. My mom would wear a very red lipstick when she was young.

Did she use to be a fashion model in the past? Would your parents argue with you for wearing miniskirts?

I didn’t use to like those crazy high boots. But now they She wouldn’t answer my phone calls.
are my favourite footwear.

1. We use ____________________________ to talk about repeated actions and states in the past, which don’t happen now.

2. We use ____________________________ to talk about repeated actions in the past, which don’t happen now.

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 PRACTICE
5 Mary has found a new job. How is her life different?
Use: used to or didn't use to.

Before Now

She worked in a cafe. She works as an airhostess.

She stayed in England. She travels all the time.
She didn't earn much She earns a lot of money.
She walked to work. She drives to work.
She didn't get up early. She gets up early.

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6 Some of the sentences below contain common verb form mistakes.
Find the sentences with errors and correct them using either the past simple,
used to or would always.

e.g. I would always be unhealthy as a child. used to

1. When I was a child, I rode my bike every day.

2. She would always be beautiful when she was young.

3. I used to go to the beach yesterday.

4. Margie loves horses because she used to have one as a child.

5. James would always have a very important test last week.

6. Jerry always used to cook dinner for himself, but now his wife prepares dinner.

7. Jamie would always have a dog when she was a child, but now she has a cat.

8. Laura would always bake cookies for us when we were kids.

9. I used to graduate from Georgetown University in 1992.

10. He would constantly embarrass himself by asking stupid questions in class.

11. They would spend Easter with us every year until we moved.

12. They used to spend Easter with us every year until we moved.

13. They spent Easter with us every year until we moved.

14. I used to be fat, but I lost a lot of weight in high school.

15. I would always be fat, but I lost a lot of weight in high school.

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