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Lesson 3

Clothes and
Communication

Clothes can be another

form of communication
Lead in
In pairs, look at the words on the right and point to someone in the class that has or is wearing the items.
T-shirt
makeup
belt
watch
sandals
beads
 		sweatshirt
plait
necklace
chain
jeans
wrist-band
 		earrings
tracksuit
bracelet
hairband
jacket
head-dress

Task

Look at the short text below. In pairs decide which photograph the text refers to. What do the things the people wear say about them?
In one of the pictures there is a Japanese girl. Which one? Why? What has the girl got in common with the African girl?

 Traditional dress and ornaments are very important for members of the Turkana tribe in Kenya. The things she wears show a lot about her status. The traditional hairstyle for a woman is a braided Mohawk.
Reading text adapted from the site:
http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/body_language/mehrabian.htm
What similarities do you see in the things people wear in different parts of the world and what some people wear in Greece? Look around the class to see what kinds of things people wear that tell you about them. 		Εικόνα

Project: Make your own clothes

The clothes and accessories we wear tell others things about us. In groups of three, design an outfit for a 13-year-old school student for a fashion magazine. Your teacher will judge the best outfit to send to the magazine.
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Steps to follow:
1. Decide with your partners what items of clothing to design
2. Sketch the item on a long piece of paper (1 or 2m x 0.5m) or newspaper to create the clothes in real-life dimensions
3. Cut out the item and colour it
4. Choose a model to wear the outfit you created and show it to your teacher.
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Self-evaluation

Activity A

Complete the sentences with the correct modal verb : will/ won't, should/ shouldn't, have to / don't have to.

a) Don't worry! I …………….. be on time for the game.
b) Do I ……………….. do all these exercises tonight?
c) You ………………. shout at your little sister. It's wrong!
d) You will help me with my mathematics homework, ……….. you?
e) Because you have no school tomorrow, you ……….. go to bed early tonight.
f) Jim wants to become a scientist, so he ………….. study hard at school.
___/6 points  

Activity B

Complete the sentences with the right expression.
    shrug shoulders            clench a fist             bite a lip             raise eyebrows
                                           fold arms                        point a finger
a) When I asked her who broke the window, she ………………… at Jim.
b) Nobody knew the answer and they all ………………………. .
c) He was so angry that he ………………. and wanted to punch someone.
d) The children sat down at their desks and ……………………….. .
e) I saw that she was nervous. She …………………… .
f) When the teacher asked him for money, he ……………….. in surprise.
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___/3 points  

Activity C

Complete the statements with one of the following verbs of looking.
gaze                 stare                 squint                 peep                 glare
i) Don't …………….. at her. She will feel embarrassed.
ii) You don't have to ……………………. . Here, use my sunglasses.
iii) Can I have a …………… at what you have in your bag?
iv) Susan was so angry and we knew it from the ………… in her eyes.
v) Dan was in another world and he sat …………. out the window. 		Εικόνα
___/2.5 points  

Activity D

Tick the box beside the different meanings this statement can have “I'll be there tomorrow”
offer      promise     advice      threat      prediction
___/2.5 points  
Self-evaluation
Activity E

Complete the statements by using words from the box. 		Εικόνα
        terrible,      nightmare,      communicate,      suit,      facial,      promised
1. That dress doesn't …………… you. You should wear a lighter one.
2. I had a …………….. last night and dreamed that my teacher lived in the same house as me.
3. Jim …………… to help me clean up our garden next Monday.
4. Our ………….. expressions tell people what we are thinking.
5. People use their body, voice and eyes to ………… with others.
6. It is difficult to hide it when you feel …………………. .
___/3 points  
Activity F

Match the people to their body language and the clothes they are wearing.

1. She is wearing a tracksuit and a pair of athletic shoes. She has a big smile on her face.
2. He is wearing an old T-shirt and jeans. He is holding his head in his hands.
3. S/he is wearing a hairband and has got lovely hair. Her hand is up to her mouth and she seems to be looking into the distance.

a) s/he is thinking about something
b) s/he is very relaxed and easy going
c) s/he is very worried about something
    1. __ 2. __ 3. __
___/3 points  
Now tick how well you can do the following:
  With difficulty Quite well Easily
✓ I can read a text and match the ideas to sketches
✓ I can listen to a dialogue and understand how the speaker feels
✓ I can say something in English and change my intonation to mean different things
✓ I can write a short description of a dream