Unit 1 The Real You - Judging by Appearances Part 2

The Real You Part 2

Reading Comprehension

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Paragraph 3

However, it is not only schools that want people to dress in a certain way. We all have ideas that are really stereotypes about what the people in certain professions should wear. If we visit a doctor, we expect to see respectable clothes under the doctor’s white coat. When we go into a bank we expect the staff to wear suits or dresses. In fact, a lot of companies have dress codes for their staff because they know that when their customers visit them, they expect to see people dressed in certain types of clothes. Even university students, who often wear a casual ‘uniform’ of jeans and T-shirts, invest in a suit or dress to attend job interviews in their final year. They know a smart appearance can help them get a job.    

stereotype (noun, C)

• /ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/

• ideas that are sometimes wrong, about what someone or something is like

• stereotypes (plural)

stereotype (noun, C)

• /ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/ ข้อคิดเห็นที่ไม่เป็นตัวของตัวเอง, ทัศนคติทั่วไปของกลุ่มสังคม

• ideas that are sometimes wrong, about what someone or something is like

• stereotypes (plural)

to expect (verb; v)

•  /ɪkˈspekt/

• a regular verb

• to think that something will happen

to expect (verb; v)

•  /ɪkˈspekt/ คาดว่า, คาดหวัง, คาดการณ์

• a regular verb

• to think that something will happen

respectable (adjective; adj.)

• /rɪˈspek.tə.bəl/

• considered to be acceptable and correct

respectable (adjective; adj.)

• /rɪˈspek.tə.bəl/ น่าเคารพยำเกรง,น่านับถือ, ถูกต้อง, เหมาะสม

• considered to be acceptable and correct

staff (noun)

•  /stɑːf/

• the people who work for a particular company or organization

staff (noun)

•  /stɑːf/ คณะผู้ทำงาน, พนักงาน, คนงาน

• the people who work for a particular company or organization

casual (adjective; adj.)

•  /ˈkæʒ.ju.əl/

• (describes) clothes that are for informal situations

casual (adjective; adj.)

•  /ˈkæʒ.ju.əl/ ไม่เป็นทางการ, ลำลอง

• (describes) clothes that are for informal situations

to invest (verb; v)

• /ɪnˈvest/

• to use your money in a way that is good for you

to invest (verb; v)

• /ɪnˈvest/ ลงทุน, ใช้จ่าย

• to use your money in a way that is good for you

to attend (verb; v)

• /əˈtend/

• to go to or be present at an event or activity

to attend (verb; v)

• /əˈtend/ เข้าร่วม

• to go to or be present at an event or activity

Multiple Choice

1. Which heading matches paragraph 3?

• United by clothes

• Are you serious about your job?

• First impressions are important

• Uniforms for everyone

Multiple Choice

2. According to the passage, which one is correct?

• University students never wear jeans and T-shirts in their final year.

• University students often wear white coats over their casual clothes.

• University students know it’s important to dress well for an important occasion.

• University students don’t know it’s important to dress well for an important occasion.

Multiple Choice

3. What does the word 'stereotype' mean?

• prevents something bad from happening

• ideas that are sometimes wrong, about what someone or something is like

• opinions or feelings that you show by your behaviour

• the belief that you can do things well

Multiple Choice

4. What does the word 'expect' mean?

• to go to or be present at an event or activity

• to think that something will happen

• to use your money in a way that is good for you

• popular at a particular time

Multiple Choice

5. What does the word 'staff' mean?

• the people who work for a particular company

• prevents something bad from happening

• opinions or feeling that you show by your behaviour

• a set of rules about what people should wear

Multiple Choice

6. What does the word 'casual' mean?

• something damaged by pulling it apart

• considered to be acceptable and correct

• clothes that are for informal situations

• the people who work for a particular company or organization

Multiple Choice

7. What does the word 'invest' mean?

• to go to or be present at an event or activity

• to form an opinion about something, using the information you have

• to use your money in a way that is good for you

• the belief that you can do things well

Multiple Choice

8. What does the word 'attend' mean?

• to go to or be present at an event or activity

• to use your money in a way that is good for you

• prevents something bad from happening

• the name of a product made by a particular company