English for fashion industry - Unit 1 (part 1)- Introduction to Fashion

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English for fashion industry - Unit 1 (Part 1)- Introduction to Fashion

Focus: 

• words connected to Fashion 
• reading and listening

Planning term 3

New words notebook

• Write down all new words from the 4 following lessons in a notebook. (you can make a file with new words on your laptop).
• Make sure you revise it regularly.
• after 4 lessons there will be a word test of 2 units. (in the week of 17 March) - set the date in your calendar!!!

Starter Exercise

Match the photos (Stages of garment creation) with the job titles

a. Creative director

b. Machine operator

c. Pattern maker

d. PR (public relations) manager

e. Sales assistant

Starter exercise - key

1 a Creative director

2 c Pattern maker

3 b Machine operator

4 d PR manager

5 e Sales assistant 

Exercise 1 - listening (2)

Listen to 5 people describing their jobs in the fashion industry.

Match the speakers to the jobs.

a. Textile factory manager

b. Fashion designer

c. Stylist

d. Fashion journalist

e. PR manager

Speaker 1

Speaker 2

Speaker 3

Speaker 4

Speaker 5

Exercise 1 - key

1C

2E

3B

4A

5D

Exercise 2

Answers exercise 2:

1B

2C

3B

4B

5A

Exercise 3 - on paper

Exercise 3 key (answers)

1. Involves

2. supervising

3. is responsible for

4. networking

5. negotiating

6. Sourcing

7. come up with

8. monitor

Exercise 4 - on paper

Exercise 4 - key

1D

2B

3A

4C

Spelling -ing forms

Exercise 5 - on paper

Exercise 5 - key

1. drawing

2. identifying

3. sourcing

4. dyeing, analyzing

5. fitting

6. managing

7. promoting

Exercise 6

Connect garments with a type of garment.

Tekst

Tops

Bottoms

Whole body

Accessories

blouse

cardigan

coat

dress

gloves

hat

jacket

scarf

shirt

skirt

suit

trousers

Exercise 6 - key

What is your favorite garment?

Exercise 7 

Label the pictures with the correct words.

hem

button

buttonhole

collar

cuff

embroidered motif

fly

lapel

pocket

seam

waistband

zip

Exercise 7 - key

1. lapel = revers                                 8. zip = ritssluiting

2. pocket = zak                                   9. hem = kant

3. button = knop                                     10. waistband = tailleband

4. collar = kraag                                 11. fly = vlieg

5. buttonhole = knoopsgat              12. seam = naad

6. embroidered motif = geborduurd motief

7. cuff = manchet

Which words have you learned today?

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