Adjective order. Use your instinct. Complete the sentence with the bold words in the right order.

1 The Goth in the photo has _________. hair black spiky

2 For the wedding I am wearing a _________. suit linen beige

3 I want to buy a ___________. bag black big leather

4 I am looking for a __________. vest running nylon white

Exercise 1. Discuss in pairs if you agree or disagree with these sentences.

1 Sports clothes which had been designed by Kuralai Nurkadilova for Kazakhstan sportsmen in Olympic Games in Beijing were better than in previous Olympic Games.

2 Young people in Kazakhstan copy “street fashion” invented by the English.

3 The Kazakh people don’t like people who dress “differently” (it means: Punks, Goths, Kidjab and etc.)

Exercise 2. Idioms. Guess the meanings of cloth idioms.

a) Try to guess the meanings of these idioms:

1 What a dress! You’re really dressed to kill tonight.

2 That suit fits her like a glove. Did she have it especially made for her?

3 He will have to pull his socks up if he wants to pass the exam.

4 That sounds like a difficult situation. I wouldn’t like to be in your shoes.

b) Match the idioms with their meanings.

A start trying harder

B in your place

C wearing clothes that people will notice / admire

D is exactly the right size

Exercise 3. You're going to listen to four people talking about the typical characteristics of people from their country (England, Ireland, Scotland, and the USA). Before you listen, with a partner try to predict what positive and negative characteristics the speakers might mention [Part III p. 164], [1, T 2.1, 2.2, p.122].

a) Listen (2.1) and try to match the speakers 1-4 with their nationality. Use their accent and what they say about people from their country to help you.
English Scottish

Irish American

b) Listen again. Write down at least one negative and two positive characteristics about each nationality. Does each person think they are typical or not? Why (not)?

Exercise 4. Now listen to (2.2) two extracts from each speaker. Try to write in the missing words. What do you think they mean?

1 a We think that if we work hard we can_________ anything.

b I think I have________ the typical optimism and drive.

2 a Historically there has always been a lot of_________

b It's probably because of our_________ and our history.

3 a It's difficult to generalize about us as a people, especially as our big cities now have such

a________ population.

b Just think of our inability, or our _________, to learn foreign languages!

4 a There is also a negative________ towards our neighbor.
b I feel that we tend to focus too much on the done to us in the distant past.

Exercise 5. Read the text and translate the 3^rd paragraph.

National wearing

For centuries, Kazakh national clothes were simple and rational. It was characterized by common forms for all segments of the population, but with a certain social and age regulations. Elegance to dresses was given by fur trim, embroidery and jewelry. Traditional materials for the clothes were leather, fur, thin felt, cloth, which was produced by the local population. Clothes sewn from imported materials - silk, brocade, velvet. Cotton was also widely used.