Extra Tasks (Fast finishers) Unit 4

Vocabulary and Use your English

1 Read the clues and complete the puzzle.
1 Across
2 2 The on this blouse is too tight. I can hardly breathe
when it’s done up!
5  he wedding dress was
T at the waist, but the skirt was
3
loose and floaty.
4
7 I refuse to wear a in my hair! I’ll look like an
5 6 eight-year-old girl!

Down
7 8
1  he bottom of my jeans got all
T from dragging on the
ground.
3  his jacket is supposed to be
T , but it definitely isn’t
because I’m soaking wet!
4  he boots have a lovely soft
T , which makes them really
comfortable to wear.
6 This season, romantic styles are out, and more fitted
looks are back in.
8 I don’t want a belt with a plastic . A metal one will last
much longer.
2 Complete the sentences with these words.

 bid  browse  checkout  debit  exchange  loyalty  refund  tag

1 ‘Before I can give you a , I’ll need to see proof of purchase.’

2 ‘If you sign up for a card today, you’ll earn points you can spend in store.’
3 ‘Now if I can just find the , I’ll be able to pay for my shopping.’
4 ‘I’m trying to sell my boots online, but the highest so far is only 50p.’
5 ‘I’m afraid that we can only goods that haven’t been worn.’
6 ‘There’s no price on these jeans, but I think they’ll be expensive.
7 ‘I’ll just while you’re trying those things on.’
8 ‘I left my card at home, but luckily I can pay with my smartphone.’

3 Replace the words in bold in the sentences with an idiom using the word in capitals.

1 She expected me to come and help her immediately! Doesn’t she know I’m busy? HAT
2 We were arguing, and he said something that was unacceptable, so I left. BELT
3 I’m terrible at saving. My money gets spent very quickly! POCKET
4 You should get that suit. It fits perfectly and it’s a great colour on you. GLOVE
5 Dad was getting angry and Freya told him to calm down! So then he got furious! SHIRT
6 If you don’t try harder and improve, you won’t make it onto the team for the next match.
SOCKS
7 It was a big job, but we just had to get ready for some hard work and do it. SLEEVES
8 My little brother is getting too self-confident. He keeps giving mum orders. BOOTS

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4 Choose the correct option (a–c) to complete the sentences.

1 If somebody likes to wear fashionable clothes, they are fashion .

a aware b conscious c thoughtful
2 If you order clothes to be made for you, they are made- .
a to-measure b to-suit c to-fit
3 If something is fashionable right at this moment, it is on .
a chic b point c trend
4 If shoppers buy a lot of things in case they run out in the future, they are buying.
a terror b panic c fright
5 The amount of money a seller makes after their costs is their profit .
a gap b margin c bridge
6 If you pay a professional to create a garment for you, it is -made
a special b tailor c hand
7 If you look around the shops with no intention of buying anything, you are shopping.
a window b glass c browse
8 If you have to collect your own food in a café, the café is self- .
a help b serving c service

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Grammar
1 Complete the text with the best passive form of these verbs. More than one tense may be possible.

 create  damage  make  move  not pay  produce  sell  throw away

The fashion industry needs to change. At the moment, our communities and our environment 1
by our love of fast fashion.
Most fast fashion products 2 in wealthy countries, but they are hardly ever made there.
Over the last forty years, most production 3 to developing countries, where goods can
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more cheaply. But most workers in the industry 5 enough to
afford their basic needs.
Manufacturing more and more clothes is causing huge environmental damage. In 2020, around ten per cent of global
carbon emissions 6 by the fashion industry. If nothing is done to control the problem, fifty
per cent more emissions 7 in 2030. Low prices also encourage consumers to waste clothing.
Researchers estimate that, of 100 billion items produced in 2019, sixty per cent 8 by the end
of the year.

2 
Look at the first sentence in each pair. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning. Use
the passive and include the agent where appropriate.
1 They showed the politician the conditions inside the factory.
The politician .
2 The fashion company sends all customers a catalogue by post.
A catalogue .
3 The photographer has asked me to model some clothes.
I .
4 The company are making the star a dress from recycled materials.
A dress .
5 Ideally, we should recycle clothes instead of throwing them away.
Ideally, clothes .
6 People haven’t commented on my photographs yet.
My photographs .

3 
Look at the first sentence in each pair. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning. Use
the passive.

1 Some people believe the fashion is the least sustainable industry.

It fashion is the least sustainable industry.
2 Most people consider Donna Karan a great fashion designer.
Donna Karan a great fashion designer.
3 Many people expect that the fashion industry will change.
The fashion industry change.
4 People assume that the designs are expensive.
The designs expensive.
5 Some people say that second-hand clothing is becoming more popular.
Second-hand clothing becoming more popular.
6 At that time, they did not know the plastics were going into the ocean.
At that time, it the plastics were going into the ocean.

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4 Complete the sentences with an appropriate causative form of the words in brackets.

1  here are great tailors in Thailand. I’m going to

T (a few suits / make) for me while I’m
there.
2  here’s a good hairdresser on the High Street. Why don’t you make an appointment to
T
(your hair / cut) ?
3 Our windows are really dirty. When are we (them / clean) next?
4 I (the teacher / give) me some feedback on my essay. It was very useful.
5 We need to (an architect / create) the plans. It’s too complicated for me to do it.
6 She (nose / break) in a volleyball game and now it’s not straight.
7 Last time I visited, they hadn’t (the roof / mend), but they must have
(do / it) it by now!

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