C Write one word in each gap
Anti- fashion by Lisa Wilkinson
If you ask me, it's high time they (i) ......................... 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 all my clothes (8) ......................... 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 (io) ......................... . I went (ii) ......................... 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) ......................... ?
C Write one word in each gap
Anti- fashion by Lisa Wilkinson
If you ask me, it's high time they (i) ..........did............... away with fashion. I've had enough of it. Just when I think I've finally got it right, I pop (2) ...........in.............. 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) ..........take off............... and wear clothes that look as if they've been handed (4) .........down................ by your grandma. You can't win! Well, I've torn (5) ..............up........... my fashion magazines and adopted anti-fashion. It's an idea that has grown (6) .......out............. 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) .............up............ a plan. I decided to line all my clothes (8) .............up............ together, try them all (9) ............on............. 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 (io) ..........out............... . I went (ii) ..........over............... 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) ............up............. 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) ................show......... 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) .....on.................... ?
Write one word in each gap
Anti- fashion by Lisa Wilkinson
If you ask me, it's high time they (i) ..........did............... away with fashion. I've had enough of it. Just when I think I've finally got it right, I pop (2) ...........in.............. 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) ..........take off............... and wear clothes that look as if they've been handed (4) .........down................ by your grandma. You can't win! Well, I've torn (5) ..............up........... my fashion magazines and adopted anti-fashion. It's an idea that has grown (6) .......out............. 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) .............up............ a plan. I decided to line all my clothes (8) .............up............ together, try them all (9) ............on............. 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 (io) ..........out............... . I went (ii) ..........over............... 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) ............up............. 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) ................show......... 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) .....on.................... ?
1.did
2.in
3.off
4.down
5.up
6.out
7.up
8.up
9.on
10.out
11.over
12.up
13.show
14.on
Write one word in each gap
Anti- fashion by Lisa Wilkinson
If you ask me, it's high time they (i) ..........did............... away with fashion. I've had enough of it. Just when I think I've finally got it right, I pop (2) ...........in.............. 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) ..........take off............... and wear clothes that look as if they've been handed (4) .........down................ by your grandma. You can't win! Well, I've torn (5) ..............up........... my fashion magazines and adopted anti-fashion. It's an idea that has grown (6) .......out............. 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) .............up............ a plan. I decided to line all my clothes (8) .............up............ together, try them all (9) ............on............. 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 (io) ..........out............... . I went (ii) ..........over............... 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) ............up............. 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) ................show......... 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) .....on.................... ?
1. did away with (do away with = get rid of )
2. pop in (pop in(to) = visit quickly or for a short time)
3. take off (remove (a piece of clothing))
4. handed down (hand down = give something valuable to your children or grandchildren, usually when you die)
5. torn up (tear up = rip into pieces)
6. has grown out (grow out of = develop from; become too big for)
7. drawing up (draw up = create (plan))
8. line up (line up = get/put into lines)
9. try on (try on = put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks and whether it fits)
10. wore out (wear out = become old and unusable)
11. go over (go over = repeat or think about again in order to understand completely)
12. dress up (dress up = put on fancy or unusual clothes)
13. show round (show (a)round = take sb on a tour of a place)
14. catch on (catch on = become popular or fashionable)