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Unit 8 Test
Vocabulary
1 Read the descriptions and write the word. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 In Europe, men don’t often wear this. s _k _i   r
_ _t
1 My wife is a policeofficer and she wears this at work. u______
2 Another word for fantastic. w________
3 You wear it on your trousers, but you take it off at the airport. b___
4 You put food and drink in it and you need it to talk. m____
5 Women usually wear this on their fingers or ears. j________
6 A musical instrument you play with your hands and feet. d____
7 You need these for your eyes in the summer. s_________
8 They’re like trousers for cycling and they’re often black. l_______
9 These are between your shoulders and hands. a___
10 The best thing to wear outside in winter. c___

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2 Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences about fashion. There is an example
at the beginning (0).
0 Frank thinks that wearing a to the office makes him look too serious.
A suit B top C scarf
1 They say Marlon Brando made a the coolest thing to wear.
A jeans B sunglasses C T-shirt
2 Having a has become fashionable again.
A beard B glasses C black jeans
3 You wear a scarf around your .
A arm B eyes C neck
4 In the 1980s, with no fingers became very popular.
A gloves B leggings C trainers
5 A lot of people at the carnival were wearing a to cover their eyes.
A make-up B jewellery C mask
6 Some nice clothes, as suits or dresses, are quite expensive.
A as B like C such
7 Sheila always wears bright colours pink, yellow and red.
A like B such like C as
8 In Ancient Egypt people cut off all their because it was cleaner.
A eyes B hair C shoes
9 In the 70s, some young people didn’t wear shoes on their !
A eyes B feet C hands
10  are often part of a uniform that men and women wear in some jobs.
A Bags B Skirts C Ties

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 Grammar
3 Complete the text with ONE or TWO words in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
(0) Do you know that, at a costume party, your costume sometimes tells people about who you are
or how you are feeling? Imagine (1) preparing for a party, right now. If you wear a uniform to work,
(2) wearing a similar uniform now? No, you (3) . We (4) wear our normal
clothes to parties, we wear the opposite. If you’re feeling a little bored of your daily life, maybe you’re wearing an
exciting or scary costume. When you look in the mirror, do you think ‘I (5) feeling terrible today’? You feel
better if (6) got a beautiful mask. Look at your friend; (7) he or she wearing a lion costume?
These costumes are fun, they make us feel good and strong. Experts say that when you wear a costume, you’re saying
something about yourself. Is your friend wearing a superhero costume? Perhaps she’s saying she (8)
feeling very strong today, but she wants to. Or (9) she got a Hawaiian costume on? (10) she
think she needs a holiday?

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4 Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the text. There is an example at the beginning (0).
People often (0) that women are more interested in fashion, and that they (1) after their hair and
skin more than men, but is that true? (2) more money on their hair, or do women? (3) it depend
on the age of the person or not? When women go for a haircut, it’s a lot more expensive than for men, but men
(4) more often. And nowadays, men’s hair is ‘in fashion’, so the average man (5) more shampoo
and other products than fifty years ago. Men (6) more time on their hair. In general, women (7)
more different hairstyles, and they buy more colours, but of course, they (8) beards! Beards also follow
fashion, and all fashion comes and (9) . If there’s one thing that’s always true about fashion, it’s that
nothing stays the same. It’s always changing. And men and women usually (10) it.

0 A are saying B is saying C say

1 A are looking B look C looks
2 A Are men spending B Do men spend C Does men spend
3 A Do B Does C Is
4 A are usually going B usually go C usually going
5 A buy B buying C is buying
6 A are also spending B also spending C also spends
7 A are B have C has got
8 A aren’t B hasn’t got C haven’t got
9 A go B goes C is going
10 A are following B follow C follows

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Reading
5 Read the article about changes of appearance. For questions 1–10, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Most people don’t change their appearance, or their or they put on thirty. They change their hair, beards,
style of clothes, very often but, for some occupations, moustaches – and then they change again, at the end of
it’s necessary. Film and music stars sometimes change the job.
their appearance for their job. Some actors look very For music stars, the situation is different. Top music stars
different in each film, and they change their appearance create fashions, they don’t follow them. They need a new
in real life too. For example, they become thinner. style every year or two, because they want to stay at the
Nicole Kidman wore a latex nose for The Hours, and she top. In the 1960s and ‘70s, for example, some created
changed her hair colour – it is darker in the film. Renee styles that are still fashionable, but that doesn’t often
Zellweger often changes for films. She looked very happen now. When popular stars nowadays change their
different in the musical film about the 1920s, Chicago, appearance a lot and wear strange clothes, we watch their
after she played a modern English journalist in The Diary changes, but we don’t copy them. Their style or styles are
of Bridget Jones. She spoke differently as Bridget Jones, personal. We often take fashion from music and usually
too – she spoke British English, but she is American! from stars that look a little like us. These ‘familiar’ stars
Male actors change their body more often than female come and go, they don’t stay for long. But for music or
actors. When they’re preparing to be superheroes, they film stars, who want to stay at the top for a long time,
go to the gym a lot, they work on their arms, and eat change is good. And change is necessary.
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 0 Changing your appearance is necessary in some .
A places B films C jobs
1 In their real life, actors sometimes change appearance .
A because they want to B for a movie part C with a latex mask
2 In one film, Nicole Kidman’s wasn’t real.
A accent B hairstyle C nose
3 Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger both changed in one of their movies.
A their body B their face C more than one thing
4 In one film, Renee Zellweger differently from usual.
A acts B dresses C speaks
5 The article says that sometimes in the film industry, men want .
A a better job B bigger arms C more food
6 Men often change for a film.
A the hair on their faces B their clothes C their age
7 The article says that nowadays, people copy modern music stars’ styles than in the 1960s and ‘70s.
A more B fewer C older
8 The article says that people don’t clothes like some popular stars.
A like B understand C wear
9 The article says people follow the fashions of stars who are .
A like us B not like us C very famous
10 The article says that top actors and music stars have in common.
A change B fashion C money

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Listening Writing
6  [123] Listen to five people talking about Carnival 7 Read the task below.
in Santa Cruz, in Tenerife. Match each speaker to the
information you hear. There are four extra letters. Your teacher has asked you and a friend to meet
There is an example at the beginning. an important person at the airport. While you are
Speaker 1 F A beautiful clothes waiting, send an email describing you and your
friend in detail, so they can recognize you.
B big hat
C bottle of milk
Write your email (55–70 words). Make sure you describe:
Speaker 2 D carnival bus
• your friend in detail.
E cat woman • yourself in detail.
Speaker 3 F expensive costumes • what you are both wearing and where you are
G fruit standing.
Speaker 4 H holiday clothes
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Speaker 5 J no hair
Speaking
K rucksack
L superhero 8 Read the task below and take part in a discussion
with your classmates.
M teacher
N trumpets
Prepare to talk about fashion. Answer these questions:
O two days only 1 Do you think people spend too much money on
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2 Do you think make-up is a good or a bad thing?
3 What do you think of fashion modelling as a
profession?
4 How important is it for you to follow fashion?
5 What fashions do you like?

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