Impact 1- Unit 5 - Vocabulary

Unit 5. What we wear

The right clothes can make your life a lot easier and, in some cases, even save your life.

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wear (v) /wer/

to have something on your body

​wear a suit.

wear a tie.

wear a seat belt.

wear a hat.

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dress up (phrasal verb)

to wear clothes that are more formal than those you usually wear

You don't need to dress up to go to the mall- jeans and a T-shirt are fine.

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look (v) /lʊk/

look + adj

​He looks great!

The house looks old.

She looks amazing.

That book looks interesting!

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fashion (n) /ˈfæʃn/

a popular style of clothes, hair, etc. at a particular time or place

​fashion week

fashion trends

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fashionable (adj) /ˈfæʃnəbl/

following a style that is popular at a particular time

​She wears a fashionable dress.

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fashionista (n) /ˌfæʃnˈiːstə/

a fashion designer, or a person who is always dressed in a fashionable way

​She is a fashionista.

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decade (n) /ˈdekeɪd/

a period of 10 years

Life in the 19th century was very different from what it is now.

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century (n) /ˈsentʃəri/

a period of 100 years

Life in the 19th century was very different from what it is now.

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millennium (n) /mɪˈleniəm/

a period of 1000 years

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a suit (n) /suːt/

a tie (n) /taɪ/

​​He's wearing a black suit and a red tie.

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formal (adj) /ˈfɔːrml/

• formal clothes

clothes that you choose to wear in special occasions, events...

casual (adj) /ˈkæʒuəl/

• casual clothes

comfortable clothes that you choose to wear in your free time.

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Protective (n) /prəˈtektɪv/

Protective clothes

​​He's wearing protective clothes.

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denim (n) /ˈdenɪm/

a type of strong cotton cloth that is usually blue and is used for making clothes, especially jeans

fabric (n) /ˈfæbrɪk/

material made by weaving wool, cotton, silk, etc.

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jeans (n) /dʒiːnz/ a type of pants

trousers (n) /ˈtraʊzərz/ British

pants (n) /pænts/ American

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a uniform (n) /ˈjuːnɪfɔːrm/

the special set of clothes worn by all members of an organization or a group at work, or by children at school.

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high heels (n) /ˌhaɪ ˈhiːlz/

trainers (n) /ˈtreɪnərz/

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sweatshirt (n) /ˈswetʃɜːrt/

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practical (adj) /ˈpræktɪkl/

-connected with real situations rather than with ideas or theories

-useful or suitable

Practical shoes

Practical experience

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geothermal energy (n)

/ˌdʒiːəʊˈθɜːrml/ /ˈenərdʒi/

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atomic energy (n)

/əˌtɑːmɪk ˈenərdʒi/

= nuclear energy

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