Lesson Introduction
What should I wear? You may ask yourself this question all the time as you are getting ready to start the day. Check out this elementary podcast as we will learn English words and phrases to describe the different clothes in your closet. Join Marco and Catherine, your resident EnglishPod fashion advisors, and we will make sure you look great!

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A:   Honey come on! We are going to be late! Honestly, you take longer getting ready      than I do!
B:   I was drying my hair and ironing my shirt! Can you come here for a sec? I need your      help.
A:   What is it? Why are all these clothes on the bed?
B:   I don't know what to wear! Ok, give me your opinion. Do you like the way this      ooks? The striped short sleeved shirt with this checkered sweater and my lucky sandals. I      like the cut and hemline of these shorts so I think I'll wear these as well.
A:   Are you joking? What am I going to do with you? We are going to a dinner party not the beach! Wear the shirt with the silk tie I bought you and these corduroy pants. It's      chilly outside so you can wear this coat.
B:   fashion sense honey! You have such great fashion sense. Now, what am I going to do with my hair?

striped  having stripes or bands of color   
    checkered  a pattern with alternating squares 
    sandals  a type of footwear with open toes 
    cut  the shape and style of a piece of clothing 
    hemline  the line formed by the lower edge of clothing 
    dinner party  an event where you eat at a friend's house 
    corduroy  a ribbed cotton clothing material  
    fashion sense  an idea for what clothing looks good

    sneakers  casual tennis shoes  
    polka dot  a fabric pattern with many circles  
    denim  a type of fabric used to make jeans 
    out of fashion  used to describe something that is no longer popular 
    tailor  a person who makes clothes, adjusts the fit

fashion sense

Fashion sense is not something you can learn by imitating others, you either have it or you don't.
Trendy styles and fads should not influence your sense of fashion.
You have no fashion sense whatsoever! Just look at what you are wearing!

dinner party

James made a fool of himself at the dinner party when he tried to show off his new magic tricks.
It is always a good idea to bring a bottle of wine or a dessert when attending a dinner party.
Another dinner party! Why can't we ever eat at home with our own family!

cut

The cut of men's suits has changed considerably over the years.
She was not pleased with the cut of her wedding dress, so now it must be redone.
Michael is such a dependable employee, they really like the cut of his jib.

checkered

We were all unaware of the man's checkered past, nobody knew he just got out of jail.
A black and white checkered flag is often used to signal the end of a race.
Chess is always played on a checkered board.

striped

The zebra has strong black and white striping for confusing predators.
Uncle Joe took me down to the pond to fish for striped bass.
It is never a good idea to wear a striped shirt with checkered pants