Clothes vocabulary the same or different
Optional warmer: Without looking below, listen to your teacher say two things related to clothes and race to show if you think they have the same meaning or have different meanings (e.g. raising your right hand or left hand as quickly as possible).
Decide if each line below has exactly the same meaning or not. If there are more than two, they are all the same or all different (not two the same and one different, etc). Even a small difference means that they are different.
- backpack/ satchel
- bathrobe/ dressing gown
- blazer/ jacket
- bomber jacket/ jumper
- bow/ ribbon
- bowtie/ tie
- braces/ suspenders
- business shirt/ dress shirt
- cap/ hat
- cardigan/ sweater
- crew cut/ skinhead
- custom made/ tailor made
- denim/ jeans
- dressing gown/ gown
- fastener/ zip
- flip flops/ sandals
- flip flops/ thongs
- glass/ glasses
- glasses/ spectacles/ specs
- glasses/ sunglasses
- greying hair/ hair flecked with grey
- handbag/ shoulder bag
- headscarf/ winter scarf
- high heel/ high heels
- jewelry/ jewellery
- jewellery/ accessories
- jumper/ jacket
- jumper/ sweater/ pullover
- leggings/ trousers/ tights
- long-sleeved T-shirt/ T-shirt
- long-sleeved T-shirt/ sweatshirt/ tracksuit
- one-size-fits-all/ unisex
- pants/ slacks/ trousers
- pants/ underpants
- panty hose/ tights
- parasol/ umbrella
- plimsolls/ trainers
- purse/ handbag
- purse/ wallet
- scarf/ winter scarf/ wooly scarf
- shirt/ top/ T-shirt
- short-sleeved/ sleeveless
- shorts/ short-sleeved
- sneaker/ sports shoes/ trainers
- stockings/ tights
- tracksuit/ trainers
- trainers/ sneakers/ sports shoes
- undershirt/ vest
- Velcro/ zip
- vest/ waistcoat
- winter scarf/ woolly scarf
- zip/ zipper
Compare as a class.
Test each other in groups:
- read out two and see if your partner can remember if they have the same meanings or different meanings
- read out one that has a synonym next to it and see if your partner can rephrase it without changing the meaning
- say two that have different meanings and see if your partner can describe how they are different
- describe or draw two with different meanings and see if your partner can say the names
- draw or describe two with the same meanings and see if your partner can say both names
- read out one that your partner has had problems with and see if they can describe it and/ or situations it is suitable for
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