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Describing Clothes

The document describes different types of clothes and how to talk about them. It discusses adjectives to describe clothes like tight-fitting vs baggy, casual vs formal, and colorful vs dull. It also covers design types like printed, patterned, striped and checked. The material, parts of clothes, fit, styles, and how to comment on someone's clothes are explained. Finally, common phrasal verbs related to clothing like put on, take off, get changed, and dress up are listed.

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Describing Clothes

The document describes different types of clothes and how to talk about them. It discusses adjectives to describe clothes like tight-fitting vs baggy, casual vs formal, and colorful vs dull. It also covers design types like printed, patterned, striped and checked. The material, parts of clothes, fit, styles, and how to comment on someone's clothes are explained. Finally, common phrasal verbs related to clothing like put on, take off, get changed, and dress up are listed.

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DESCRIBING CLOTHE (outfit) TYPES (1)

[SizeShapeAgeColorPlaceMaterial (S2ACPM) ]

“ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE CLOTHES”

Tight-fitting <oppose> baggy

Casual <oppose> formal

colorful <oppose> dull

tasteful <oppose> unfashionable

smart / trendy / stylish <oppose> scruffy (dirty) / messy

long-sleeved / sleeveless

“DESIGN TYPES”
- (Floral, tiger, …) print (shirt, blouse, …)
- Patterned (T-shirt, pants, …)
- Striped (shirt, top, … )
- Checked (shirt, top, … )
E.g., blue patterned shirt
- red checked shirt
- black striped cat
- - Plain\colorful (shirt, top, … ) <exception>
- E.g., He is dressed in a plain white T-shirt.

MATERIAL
- Silk
- Woolen
- Cotton
- Denim
- Leather
- Velour
e.g., a floral print silk scarf , a plain blue denim shirt, a striped cotton top

PARTS OF A CLOTHES
Sleeve, button, collar, neckline, zip,
Plaid

TALKING ABOUT FIT


- To be Tight / loose (around the shoulders)
- It’s too big / small (around the waist)
- The sleeves are not long enough (OR) are too short / long for me
TALKING ABOUT STYLES
- Casual, formal, Old-fashioned, (Too) fancy
- (This pants) goes well with (my shoes)
- It suits you
- It fits you.
- It matches (your eyes)
COMMENT SOMEONE’S CLOHTES
- This shirt looks good on you.
- It makes you look much slimmer.
- You should wear smart clothes often. It’s a good look for you.
- I like the (fit, styles, colors)
- You look very (smart, elegant)
- Awful dress

CLOTHING PHRASAL VERBS

- Put on \ take off (your shoes, your shirt)


- <Go>Get changed (your clothes)
- Get dressed \ get undressed
- Try (this shirt) on
- Dress up (to go to the party)

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