English for fashion industry - Unit 2 (Part 1) - History of fashion

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English for fashion industry - Unit 2 (Part 1) - History of fashion

Aim of the lesson:

• words connected to Fashion
• reading and listening
  
• conversations

Warm up

Write a compliment to a student who sits to your right. And send it through teams/whatsapp.

Use a suggestion from the image.

Looking back: translate the Dutch words from unit 1 

to English

Looking

 back - key

Starter -key

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Designers & haute couture houses

Fashion shows

Licensing

Sewing machines

World expos and trade fairs

Department stores

Exercise 1 -key

Exercise 2 - key 

Past Simple & used to 

Past simple

Exercise 3 - key

Exercise 4 - key

Exercise 5 - key

Exercise 6 - key

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A. Printed

B. Shortened

C. Tie-dyed

D. Padded

E. Fitted

F. Pleated

G. Layered

H. Ripped

I. Cinched

J. Turned up

K. Dropped

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Exercise 7 - key

A8 printed = decorated (wrap dress) = bedrukte jurk

B6 shortened = above the knie (skirt hemline)

C7 tie-dyed = multi colored using a specialized dyeing technique = gebatikt

D9 padded = big (shoulders) = gewatteerde schouders

E11 fitted = skinny (jeans)

F3 pleated = folded (A-line skirts) = geplooide rokken

G2 layered = lots of pearl necklaces = gelaagde kettingen

H10 ripped = torn (jeans) = gescheurde spijkerbroek

I4 cinched = pulled in waist (of jacket) = geplooide taille

J5 turned up = rolled up (jeans) = opgerolde spijkerbroek

K1 dropped = low (waist) = lage taille

Which new words did you learn?