Reading: «Clothes»
Here is a reading activity related to CLOTHES. Read the passage carefully and read the comprehension questions. Then choose a question and leave a comment with your answer. Do not forget to use your own words when you answer the question, that is (es decir), do not copy the answer literally from the passage. Next week in class we will try to read the text out for pronunciation practice and we will do some speaking practice related to shopping and clothes.
Sports clothes are very popular today. I’m wearing jogging trousers, a T-shirt, and trainers today, but I don’t go jogging! I wear them because they are fashionable and comfortable. People sometimes wear ski jackets and walking boots or trainers when they go to the pub!
Children are also very interested in fashion. In the past, parents chose and bought clothes for children and teenagers. Now, children choose their own clothes and often like to have designer labels. My sister’s children are wearing Paul Smith jeans, Donna Karan T-shirts and Nike trainers at the moment. I think she spends more money on clothes for them than I spend on my clothes!
I like today’s fashion because it is more informal and men and women can wear the same things. I often borrow my boyfriend’s trousers, shirts, and T-shirts −but he doesn’t borrow mine!
2. What clothes and colours can people wear for work?
3. Does the writer wear sports clothes to go jogging?
4. Do parents choose clothes for today’s teenagers?
5. Why are children’s clothes expensive?
6. Why does the writer like today’s fashion?
1. How is today’s fashion different from the one in the 1950s?
The fashion today is quite more informal because the people can wear to go to work comfortable, and only wear clothes more serious for events.
You got the idea! Now let’s correct the mistakes in your answer:
1. The fashion today is quite more informal because the people can wear to go to work comfortable, and only wear clothes more serious for (?) events.
1.Fashion today is quite more informal because people can wear comfortable clothes to go to work and more formal clothes for other events.
Thanks Pilar for your correction.
2. What clothes and colours can people wear for work?
The people wear for work less formal clothes and hot colors while the people wear the cold colors for different events as celebrations.
The concept of «hot colours» and «cold colours» doesn’t exist. We talk about «warm colours» including red, yellow and orange and «cool colours» including blue,green and purple. For colours such as black, grey or brown, we can talk about «dark colours».
Let’s correct your sentence now:
2.The people wear for work less formal clothes and hot colors while the people wear the cold colors for different events as celebrations.
2.People wear less formal clothes for work and warm and cool colours while people/they wear dark colours for events such as celebrations.
Thanks for the explication, Pilar
3. Does the writer wear sports clothes to go jogging?
No he doesn’t. He wears sport clothes almost ever because today it’s fashion and confortable and is very popular among young people even when they go to party.
Correct answer. Let´s correct the grammar mistakes in your answer:
No he doesn’t. He wears sport clothes almost ever because today it’s fashion and confortable and is very popular among young people even when they go to party.
No he doesn´t. He almost always wears sports clothes because they are fashionable and comfortable and very popular among young people even when they go out and party/go to a party
Revise the position of frequency adverbs
Revise the use of almost
4- No, they don’t. The teenager choose their clothes because they like to have own style and to be fashion
Correct answer! Now let´s correct the mistakes in your answer:
No, they don’t. The teenager choose their clothes because they like to have (?) own style and to be fashion
No, they don´t. The teenager chooses their clothes because they like to have their own style and to be in fashion/on trend.
5. Why are children’s clothes expensive?
Because children’s clothing is branded and exclusive.
Correct answer! I would have probably answered «because children usually wear branded clothing which is exclusive» Why? Because according to «Oxford Learner’s Dictionary» we must use «branded» only before nouns.
6. Why does the writer like today’s fashion?
Because it’s more informal,comfortable and we can be used for men and women. If she can wear clothes his boyfriend like, shirts and t-shirts
Correct answer! Now let´s correct the mistakes made:
Because it’s more informal,comfortable and we can be used for men and women. If she can wear clothes his boyfriend like, shirts and t-shirts
Because it´s more informal, comfortable and it can be used by men and women. The writer says that she often wears his partner´s clothes such as shirts and t-shirts.
The writers or The writer?
The writer. Already corrected!
Thanks
4. Do parents choose clothes for today’s teenagers?
The children like wearing as fashion as adults and for this reason they choose designer labels and they have their own style. Now children spend a lot of money buying clothes.
Correct answer! Now let’s correct the mistakes in your sentence:
The children like wearing as fashion as adults and for this reason they choose designer labels and they have their own style. Now children spend a lot of money buying clothes
Children like wearing on trend like adults…..
1. How is today’s fashion different from the one in the 1950s?
In the past people have rules for dressed, but now people can wear more informal clothes
Correct answer, but you answer has mistakes:
In the past people have rules for dressed,…
In the past people had (some) rules to know how to dress/a dress code,..
ok, thanks Pilar
2. What clothes and colours can people wear for work?
People can wear informal clothes in the colours that they prefer, for example a white T-shirt some jeans and trainers are a good look to go to work.
Correct. Mistakes to be corrected:
People can wear informal clothes in the colours that they prefer, for example(?) a white T-shirt(?)some jeans and trainers are a good look to go to work.
… for example, a white T-shirt, jeans and trainers are…..
The lack of commas can affect comprehension when we read.