Making the Most What You Have

The clothes you choose should be based on your lifestyle. In every culture, people have learned that they are most comfortable in clothes that are appropriate, or suited, to their lifestyle. Appropriate clothes are those that are right for the time and place you choose to wear them. They are also right for the climate in which you live. Since clothes are your wrappings, it is very important to know what you wear will make you comfortable and at ease. Clothes should also make the kind of impressions that you want to make.

The other way to ensure appropriate dress is to consider climate. It may sound simpleminded to say “dress for the weather”, but many people refuse to do this. Going on a winter hike or going snow skiing, you need to wear a hat, extra scarves, and gloves or mittens. Don’t be afraid of looking too bulky, wearing several warm tops. The same thing is true for sports. Most sports activities now include clothes that meet special requirements, and one should dress to suit these occasions, too.

There are good ways to increase a wardrobe using everything you have. The first one is recombining clothes. Separates can be combined and recombined into new outfits. You can wear a shirt with yet another pair of pants or skirt, or a short sleeved top over another shirt. A scarf would make that drab outfit brighter and increase your chances of wearing it.

The second one is new colour combinations. Just because you buy a certain skirt to go with one of your sweaters does not mean you cannot wear it with other tops. Resist the urge to think of clothes as matching each other. This way, you can come up with new colour combinations. You may try adding a third colour to two colours you often wear together. Many different outfits can probably be made when you become adventurous with colour.

Sometimes the structural lines of clothes keep a person from wearing them. By taking out fullness or changing length, one may be able to make a garment usable. Decorative touches can also make a used garment more appealing. A contrasting border or trim may work. New buttons, braid, hand embroidery, and appliqués can also change the look.

As a last resort, if something just does not work, it is useful to consider swapping or trading it for somebody that will. This can be done with friends or family members.

For dressy occasions, the possibility of renting an outfit should not be overlooked. In some cities, there are services that rent evening clothes. By spending a smaller fee to rent something, one may save money for a more practical purchase.

You will probably find that you might need to buy a few extra clothes, or you may need something major, such as a coat or parka. If you plan well, your new purchases can enhance the clothes you already own.

Think about your favourite clothes. When you are buying something new, try to find something that will go with a favourite. In this way, you will be more likely to wear your new purchase more often.

By making wise decisions about clothes you buy, and by purchasing clothes that go with things you already own, you will save your money. Careful, periodic analysis of the clothes you already own will also mean more wear and more clothes for you.

III Answer the questions:

1. What clothes are thought to be appropriate?

2. What can clothes be appropriate to?

3. How does the climate influence your choice of clothes?

4. What does recombining mean?

5. How can one recombine one’s clothes?

6. What way does the colour contribute to good looking?

7. What other elements can add novelty to your clothes?

8. What can you do if there’s lack of money to buy an expensive dress?

9. What are wise decisions while buying new clothes?

10. What is your preference when you purchase something new?

IV Complete the sentences with the words from the text:

1. The most appropriate clothes are…..

2. Clothes can also make…..

3. For cold and severe climate one should choose…….

4. Your old clothes can be…….into………

5. Buttons, accessories can also………

6. If your dress doesn’t fit you, it’s possible to……..for your friends.

7. You can spend less money and…..evening clothes.

V Find the English equivalents to the words:

Підходящий, враження, враховувати, вимоги, збільшувати, комплект одягу, відмовлятися, ризикований, штрихи, заощаджувати

VI Make up sentences with the terms:

To be suited, to make an impression, separates, an outfit, a colour combination, structural lines, a dressy occasion, to purchase

VII Give definitions to the words:

A lifestyle, a top, to match, an outfit, appealing, a coat

VIII Translate the sentences into English:

1. Гарний одяг завжди відповідає стилю та характеру людини.

2. Обирайте одяг згідно ситуації, клімату та настрою.

3. В кожній культурі вважається, що підходящий одяг – це зручний одяг.

4. Потрібно брати до уваги погодні умови при виборі одягу.

5. Ви будете виглядати смішно катаючись на лижах в сукні.

6. Можна експериментувати з кольором, комбінувати одяг, додавати новизни за допомогою аксесуарів.

7. Не засмучуйтесь, якщо одяг Вам не підходить, Ви можете подарувати його друзям.

8. Багато людей орендують дорогий одяг та коштовності, заощаджуючи кошти.

9. Ваш гардероб завжди включає основні речі, які можна досить сміливо комбінувати.

10. Важливо пам’ятати, що нові речі можуть обновити старий гардероб та допоможуть Вам виглядати прекрасно.

IX Speak on the topic using the following words and word-combinations:

To be based on, to be appropriate to, to consider climate, to suit occasion, to increase one’s wardrobe, colour combination, structural and decorative touches, to use the possibility of renting, to plan one’s purchasing, to make a wise decision

TEXT B

I Read and remember:

1. value – цінність, яскравість

2. talkative – балакучий

3. a redhead – рудий

4. to steer clear of – уникати

5. a tint – відтінок

6. an undertone – напівтон

7. intensity – насиченість

8. vivid green – яркий зелений

9. a dull colour – тьмяний колір

II Read the text and define the main idea of it:

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