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+ Clothes (UK) + Lesson plans (UK) + HALLOWEEN

 



Cliparts, Flashcards and Pictures :


 

 

Royal Ascot 2010 : HATS
(dailymail.co.uk)

 

 

Clothes
+ Games + Tests
(learnenglish.de)

 

VOCABULARY
with PICTURES
and EXERCISES
to print or interactive
- Clothing

(liis.lv)

 

Different styles of
Muslim headscarf

- in graphics + descriptions
(BBC)

 

Dress code
(theixans)
Clothes (dessins soignés)
- (speechteach.co.uk) :
Page 1- dress, shorts, jumper, jeans
Page 2 - vest, pants, cap, gloves
Page 3 - shirt, T-shirt, skirt, shoe
Page 4 - zip, hat, sock, scarf

Clothes - flashcards
Click on Flashcard Library.
- Coats, Hats, and Winter Clothes
- Describing Clothes
- Exercise Clothing
- Jewelry and Accessories
- Shoes and Footwear
- Sleepwear and Underwear
(aussi en ESPAGNOL)
(esl-library.com)
- UPDATED

Describing Clothes
(aussi en ESPAGNOL)
flashcards
Click on Flashcard Library.
(esl-library.com)

 

Clothing - flashcards
(englishraven.com)
Set 1 : a T-shirt - a dress - a scarf - a hat
- a coat - a jacket - a sweater - a cap
- a shirt - a belt - a raincoat
Set 2 (for members only) : pants - jeans - gloves - mittens - socks - shorts - shoes - boots - sneakers - sandals - glasses - sunglasses

 


 

 

Vocabulary :

  • Morning suit v lounge suit : A quick history lesson / When to wear it / Modern weddings / In praise of
    (BBC)

    The morning suit

    The lounge suit

 

  • A guide to etiquette :
    "Royal weddings are full of protocol but what are guests expected to wear for Prince William and Kate Middleton's big day?
    The invitation states guest should wear "uniform, morning coat or lounge suit". But what does that mean?..."
    (BBC)

    Uniform

    Morning coat
    Lounge suit

 

  • The fanny pack (CanadaUS), 
    "belt pack
     (US), belly bag (US), Buffalo pouch (US), hip sack (US), hip pack (UK), or bum bag (UK, Oceania),moon bag (South Africa), the Joe bag, or man bag, is a small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips or waist...
    Today, fanny packs are often worn by hikers and bicycle riders. "

    (Wikipedia)

 

  • Describing clothing
    Adjectives (other than common descriptive words) : Aesthetic / Jaunty / Puffy / Diaphanous ...
    (writing.com)
  • Fabric and Cloth - Definitions
    "269 names of kinds of fabric and cloth.
    There is an enormous variety in fabrics, with many different national, historical and regional varieties.
    It is interesting to note, however, that almost all of the types of fabric listed below are variants or blends of just five basic fabric types (silk, cotton, linen, wool and worsted).
    Many of the terms are foreign in origin..."

    (phrontistery.info)
  • Fits produced for jeans (Wikipedia)
    Ankle jeans - Baggy jeans - Bell bottom/Flares - Bootcut - Boy cut or Boyfriend (for women) - Carpenter jeans - Classic - Hip-huggers -
    Loose jeans - Low-rise jeans - "Mom" jeans - Original jeans - Overall - Phat pants - Relaxed Fit - Saggy - Skinny jeans - Slinkies - Straight jeans -
    Wide leg - Jorts (Jean shorts)
  • JUMPER / SWEATER / PULLOVER (websters-online-dictionary.org)

  • La Redoute - Catalogue - en anglais (laredoute.co.uk)

  • Academic dress (Wikipedia)
    1 British academic dress : 1.1 The gown / 1.2 The cap / 1.3 The hood / 1.4 Dress and Undress
    2 United States : 2.1 Opposition to academic attire / 2.2 Inter-Collegiate colors
    3 See also
    4 External links

 

 

  • Fashion and clothing - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
  • Textiles - liste et liens (Wikipedia Encyclopedia)
  • Clothes - sans exercice - mots écrits et prononcés -
    Men's Clothes / Women's Clothes / Uni-Sex / Baby Clothes / Holiday/Leisure Clothes / Underwear / Shoes / Accessories /
    Jewellery / Parts of Clothes

    (learnenglish.de)


  • Clothes (with SOUND) - en rapport avec la météo (kizclub.com)



  • Interactive picture dictionary - In my pocket (parapal-online.co.uk)
    "Move your mouse around the screen to learn new vocabulary. Click on "test" when you are ready to check your knowledge."


 

 

Facts :

 

 

  • Saggy trousers banned on Texas buses
    "Saggy trousers may be fashionable among urban youth but they won't be allowed on some buses in the state of Texas...
    "Pull 'em up or find another ride," reads signs on city buses in Ft. Worth."
    "The saggy trousers look has been around for more than a decade, tracing its roots to prison attire because inmates are not issued belts.
    It spread to the rap and hip-hop music community, and from there became a popular symbol of freedom and cultural awareness for many young people."

    (telegraph.co.uk)

 

  • "Modern music and fashion have aways had a close relationship. 
    ‘Ensemble: The Style of Music’  is a series of 20 posters featuring the classic outfits of some well-known musicians, from the over-the-top flamboyance of Elvis to the grunge look of Kurt Cobain."
    (Neatorama)
    (links.visibli.com)

 

 

Listening :

  • See Listening : Uniforms

  • Belt up, young man
    "Florida wants to ban sagging and Obama hates it too, but can anything stop blokes wearing their jeans below their pants we ask.
    Plus, some habitual 'saggers' tell us why they wear their trousers slow-slung."
    Meet the 'saggers' (The Guardian)
    AUDIO & TRANSCRIPT (NPR) In Dallas, a Hip-Hop Plea: Pull Your Pants Up (2007)
    LISTEN TO  rapper Dewayne Brown, - Dooney Da' Priest: "Pull Your Pants Up"

    (sabironlangues.typepad.fr)

  • DESCRIPTIONS : Clothes with Stephanie
    "Here are 6 pages of easy activities. Listen to Stephanie, our American assistant and follow her instructions."

    Created by
    Renée Maufroid.

 

  • What to wear?
    "One of the biggest shocks when you arrive in a new country can be the clothes people are wearing.
    With this in mind, let's take a look at teenage fashion in the UK for girls."

    Text + Vocabulary explained + Audio
    (BBC)

 

  • Clothes - sans exercice - mots écrits et prononcés
    Men's Clothes / Women's Clothes / Uni-Sex / Baby Clothes / Holiday/Leisure Clothes / Underwear / Shoes / Accessories /
    Jewellery / Parts of Clothes
    (learnenglish.de)
  • Everyday English in Conversation - Listening
    Eating / Emotions / Fashion / Friendship / Health / Housing / Life / Memory / Money /
    Romance / Shopping / Time / Traveling / Vacation / Weather / Work
    (Focus English)
  • Clothes - interactive
    Listen to the words and write them.
    Cliquer sur : Menu - Sujet divers - les vêtements.
    (soundguideweb.com)
  • Fashion and clothing - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
  • Shopping - Welcome to London (BBC)
    Listen 1: Buying a pair of shoes
    Listen 2: Buying some jeans
    Read 1: Where to shop in London
    Read 2: Oxford Street crime
    Speak 1: Using the schwa sound when asking for things
  • Miss Spider's Week - a story read to you - (arnes.si)
    - révision des jours et des vêtements

 

 

INTERACTIVE exercises :

  • Clothes - interactive activity
    "Please put the words into the right box."
    Created by Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)

 

 

  • Clothes - interactive exercise - with pictures - Click on "next page" to see the corresponding words
    Niveau 6ème
    (xxi.ac-reims.fr)
  • Clothes - interactive
    Listen to the words and write them.
    Cliquer sur : Menu - Sujet divers - les vêtements.
    (soundguideweb.com)

  • Clothes (telus.net)

  • Clothes - "Fill in all the gaps." (prof2000.pt)
  • Clothes - Matching exercise (web2.uvcs.uvic.ca)
  • Clothes - What's this ? (Il faut écrire la réponse) - (web2.uvcs.uvic.ca)


  • Clothes - Matching exercise (annie.gwynn)


  • Clothes - a quiz (a4esl.org)
    - ex : "We wear them to keep our hands warm." ...
  • Hats - (British Council)
    "At the top are pictures of 15 types of hats.
    Below are the names of these hats.
    Can you put the pictures in the right boxes?"



  • Dress for the weather - (bry-backmanor.org)
    "Cut out the people and place each one in the correct setting."
  • Interactive picture dictionary - In my pocket ((parapal-online.co.uk))
    "Move your mouse around the screen to learn new vocabulary.
    Click on "test"
    when you are ready to check your knowledge."