2A Listening and Vocabulary A radio programme about clothing changes throughout

• I can identify specific details in a radio programme and talk about changes in clothing.

A radio programme on how clothes changed

1 Clothes were a form of protection against the ___ .

2 A person’s sense of fashion can embody ___ and wealth.

3 They kept us safe from dangerous and ___ materials.

4 Clothes aren’t just practical, they are a way of ___ yourself.

5 In ___ red is the colour of happiness.

6 Colours have different meanings throughout the ___ .

7 Glove ___ later became common.

8 If a young man wanted to avoid catching a ___ they would wear a necktie.

Adjective-noun collocations for clothes and fashion

4 Complete the adjective-noun collocations with the vocabulary from the box. Some words can be used more than once.

1 _ / _ / lucrative industry

2 ___ / bare essentials

3 ___ / excruciating pain

4 _ / _ / practical clothes

5 _ / / / _ / latest style

6 ___ / cultural tradition

7 _ / _ global significance

8 _ / _ great quality

Be prepared: using the collocations in a text

1 Gap 1: Our company has a 1 ___ tradition of taking young people to some amazing places.

2 Gap 2: Adventure sports clothing is a 2 ___ industry.

3 Gap 3: …to have 3 _ quality, durable and 4 _ clothes.

5 Gap 5: Good walking boots and a waterproof jacket are the 5 ___ essentials.