Compare and contrast these two

pictures. In your description, answer

the following questions:

 What similarities and differences can you

name?
 Which outfit do you find fashionable?
 For girls: Which outfit would you choose
for a date? Why?
For boys: Which girl do you find more
attractive? Why
 Why are girls and women usually more
interested in fashion?
 How important is fashion for you?
 Do you think that fashion only changes
because clothes manufacturers are after
your money?
 What do your clothes tell about your job/
personality/mood/intentions?
 How does the weather affect what
clothes you put on?
 Have you got a favourite outfit? What is
it like?

Word Bank

 clothes: tailor-made, off-the-peg, designer, in

good taste, eye-catching, trendy, old-
fashioned, in/out of fashion, smart, formal,
casual, comfortable, second-hand, worn-out,
smelly, untidy
 checked, patterned, plain, striped, flowery,
colourful, matching/bright colours

 fashion, fad, trend, style, classic

 be fashion conscious, dress in/keep up with/

follow the latest fashion, ignore fashion,
create one’s own fashion, become a fashion
victim, carry sg to extremes, wear designer
clothes/makeup, shadow one’s eyelashes,
varnish one’s nails, go retro, be padded in the
shoulders

 be dressed to kill, wear one’s Sunday best,

look charming

 fashion magazine, fashion show, catwalk,

fashion designer, fashionista

 follow a dress code, demonstrate one’s social

status/belief/ wealth/cultural identity, express

Fashion