Clothes and Accessories

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Accessories & jewelry

A brown belt

A turquoise bracelet

A silver chain and pendant

A diamond ring

Emerald earrings

A ruby necklace

Tie

Bow tie

Underwear

Men

Boxers

Y-fronts

Ladies (Lingerie)

bra(s)

pant(s)/knicker(s)

stocking(s)

tights

Clothes {{{{ Confusing Words?

A nightdress

An evening dress

A bathrobe

A dressing gown

A waistcoat

A running vest

A sweatshirt

Slippers

Flip flops

A tracksuit

Necks

A polo neckand

sleevelessT shirt

U neck

Polo CollarT-shirt

< Sweet-heart neck

Patterns

A checked shirt

A striped T- shirt

Patterned shirts

Materials

•Suede•Leather•Fur

Synonyms and antonyms for fashionable(stylish, up-to-date)

chic hot mod smart trendy in style in vogue in-thing last word latest thing modish

Antonyms

dull old-fashioned outdated unfashionable unstylish out

Order of Adjectives

We can put more than one adjective before a noun (often two and sometimes three). These must go in a particular order:

OPINION Size Otherqualities

(shape/

temperatur

e…)

Age Colour+ pattern

Nationality

Material

NOUN

LovelyBeautifulDelicious

…

BigTiny…

WarmRound Long …

NewOld

Young

BlueStriped

…

Italian…

SilkSuede…

JacketCarBoy….

She was wearing a really long, red, wool scarf.

John is wearing his awful, old, striped socks.

PRACTICE. A) Put the words in the right order,

adding a/an where necessary.

1. Scarf silk Italian gorgeous

2. Shoes suede hideous

3. Skirt short wool

4. Tight sweater purple

5. Tie striped black and white

6. Long new cotton T-shirt

B) Describe the following items of clothing using at least

three adjectives in the correct order

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Answers

A)

1. A gorgeous, Italian, silk scarf.

2. Hideous, suede shoes.

3. A short, wool skirt.

4. A light purple sweater.

5. A black and white, striped tie.

6. A long, new, cotton T-shirt.

B)

1. Awful, blue and white, striped pyjamas

2. A beautiful, tight, blue, silk dress.

3. A polo necked, purplewool sweater.

4. Long, black, leatherboots.

5. An expensive, beige suede bag.

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