Unit 26: Fashion and design
Từ vựng Fashion and design
📘 Giải thích tiếng Việt
Chủ đề: Fashion and design
Bài mở rộng từ vựng về thời trang, trang phục và thiết kế, chú ý các cặp từ dễ nhầm và collocation. Phân biệt: put on (hành động mặc vào) vs wear (trạng thái đang mặc); fit (vừa cỡ) vs suit (hợp với người) vs match (hợp với món khác); glimpse (thoáng thấy) vs glance (liếc nhanh có chủ ý); dye (nhuộm) vs paint (sơn/vẽ).
Phrasal verbs
catch on = trở nên thịnh hành; dress up = ăn mặc chỉnh tề/cầu kỳ; try on = thử đồ; wear out = mòn/cũ hỏng; grow out of = lớn quá không mặc vừa; hand down = truyền lại (cho đời sau); do away with = loại bỏ; draw up = soạn thảo (kế hoạch).
Collocations quan trọng
Ghi nhớ theo cụm: in fashion / go out of fashion, in style, have good/bad taste (in sth), pay sb a compliment / compliment sb on sth, set an example, let your hair down (thư giãn thoải mái). Với tendency dùng have a tendency to do.
Theory
Topic vocabulary in contrast
| put on / wear | cloth / clothing | look / appearance |
| costume / suit | blouse / top | supply / produce |
| dye / paint | design / manufacture | glimpse / glance |
| fit / suit / match | current / new / modern | average / everyday |
Phrasal verbs
| catch on | become popular or fashionable |
| do away with | get rid of |
| draw up | create (plans, etc) |
| dress up | put on fancy or unusual clothes |
| go over | repeat or think about again in order to understand completely |
| grow out of | develop from; become too big for |
| hand down | give something valuable to your children or grandchildren, usually when you die |
| line up | get/put into lines |
| pop in(to) | visit quickly or for a short time |
| show (a)round | take sb on a tour of a place |
| take off | remove (a piece of clothing) |
| tear up | rip into pieces |
| try on | put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks and whether it fits |
| wear out | become old and unusable |
Phrases and collocations
| art | work of art; modern art; art gallery; art exhibition |
| clothes | put on/try on/wear/take off clothes; clothes line; clothes peg; best clothes |
| combination | in combination with; combination of |
| compliment | pay sb a compliment; compliment sb on sth |
| example | be/set an example; an example of; for example; follow an/sb's example |
| fashion | in fashion; be/go out of fashion; follow fashion; fashion model/show |
| hair | cut/brush sb's hair; have/get a new hairdo/hairstyle; have a haircut; let your hair down |
| make-up | put on/apply/wear/take off make-up |
| pattern | follow a pattern; a checked/striped/plain pattern |
| style | in style; be/go out of style; do sth/go somewhere in style; have style |
| taste | have/show good/bad taste (in sth); in good/bad taste |
| tendency | have a tendency to do |
| trend | a trend in sth; follow/set a trend |
Word patterns
| advise sb to do; advise sb that; advise sb on/about sth; advise (sb) against sth/doing | proud of sth/sb/doing; proud to do |
| anxious about sth/doing; anxious to do | refer to sth; refer sb to sth |
| criticise sb (for sth/doing) | seem to be; it seems that |
| insist on sth/doing; insist that | stare at sth/sb |
| plenty of sth; plenty more sth; plenty to do | use sth (for sth/doing); use sth to do |
| prepare (sb) for sth; prepare to do | useful for sth/doing; useful to sb |
Word formation
| advertise advertisement, ad(vert), advertising, advertiser | enthuse (un)enthusiastic(ally), enthusiasm, enthusiast | similar dissimilar(ly), similarity |
| attract (un)attractive(ly), attraction | expect (un)expected(ly), expectation, expectancy | style (un)stylish(ly), stylist, stylishness |
| beauty beautiful(ly) | fashion (un)fashionable, (un)fashionably | succeed success, (un)successful(ly) |
| decide decision, (in)decisive(ly), undecided | like alike, dislike, unlike, likeness, (un)likeable, liking | use usage, useful(ly), useless(ly), user, (un)usable |
| desire (un)desirable | produce product, producer, production, (un)productive(ly) |
Exercise A
Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
modern • new • appearance • suit • cloth
Exercise B
Circle the correct word.
Exercise C
Write one word in each gap.
Anti-fashion
by Lisa Wilkinson
If you ask me, it's high time they (1) away with fashion. I've had enough of it. Just when I think I've finally got it right, I pop (2) a clothes shop to find that they've changed all the rules! One minute it's cool to wear brand new expensive stuff, and the next you have to take all that (3) and wear clothes that look as if they've been handed (4) by your grandma. You can't win! Well, I've torn (5) my fashion magazines and adopted anti-fashion. It's an idea that has grown (6) of frustration and, to be honest, a lack of money to spend on yet another dress that I only wear once.
I started by drawing (7) a plan. I decided to line (8) all my clothes together, try them all (9) and give to charity anything that either didn't fit or suit me. Then, I wouldn't buy any more new clothes until something wore (10) . I went (11) my plan again, and knew that I would have to be tough with myself. After all, I'd spent a lot of money on some of that stuff. Finally, I plucked up the courage to do it. It felt a little bit like being a child again, dressing (12) in your mum's clothes, but I also felt a great sense of freedom.
That was a year ago and, although I occasionally see something and think, 'Oh, that's gorgeous!', I haven't bought any clothes. If you ever come over to my house and I (13) you around my bedroom, you might see last season's fashions, but you'll also see a woman who feels free. And that's anti-fashion. Do you think it'll catch (14) ?
Exercise D
Choose the correct answer.
Exercise E
Write one word in each gap.
Exercise F
Complete using the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Exercise G
Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
VISIT TO A FASHION SHOW
I was really (1) about my first visit to a fashion show. I had always loved fashion but had only ever seen models in (2) on TV. Finally, I was going to see a real show! I got out my most (3) clothes. I wanted to look as (4) as the models. I don't know if I was completely (5) , but I never had much money to spend on clothes and I felt (6) , which is the main thing. When we got there, it was fantastic! There were so many (7) women! The show started and imagine my surprise when, completely (8) , the first model was wearing clothes just like I was! Everyone saw the (9) and a couple of people asked me who my (10) was! Amazing!
Exercise H
Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.
