Assessment

4. | Comment on fashion and style. Complete each statement about fashions in your own way.

1. I prefer clothes that ... .
2. I don’t like to ... .
3. I like it when people wear clothes that ... .
4. I dislike it when people wear clothes that ... .
5. We prefer traditional ... .
6. I dislike extravagant... .

5. | Group the words in the table and write why you find some fashions attractive and some unattractive. Give reasons.

old-fashioned out of style tacky flashy shocking wellmade
classic comfortable stylish elegant striking trendy
Unattractive
■ tacky (sticky)
■ ________________
■ ________________
■ ________________
■ ________________
Attractive
■ fashionable
■ ________________
■ ________________
■ ________________
■ ________________
6. Circle the correct quantifier. Explain your choice

1. Most/much business people today prefer to dress casually.
2. A number of/a great deal of companies would prefer not to change their dress codes.
3. All/every manager has to decide what is the best for the company and its employees.
4. One/several company in New Zealand decided to try a “casual summer” because the summers are always so hot.
5. Research has shown that a business casual dress code has resulted in less/a few job dissatisfaction among professionals.
6. A little/a few companies are returning to a more formal dress code.