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T a s k 6. DRESSING FOR SUCCESS. Expand on the following statements and express your point of
view.
1. The way people dress at work usually indicates how competent they are at their jobs.
2. People should be allowed to wear exactly what they want at work.
3. Firms who want employees to wear particular clothes should pay for those clothes.
4. In most firms, the way you dress will affect your chances of promotion.
5. People work best in the clothes they feel most comfortable in.
6. People wearing unusual clothes to work give a bad impression to
clients.
7. As long as a person is good at his/her job, it shouldn't matter what s/he wears.
8. I object to senior female staff wearing trousers.
9. Sloppy clothes mean sloppy work.
10. I wouldn't have faith in a businessperson who wore jeans to work.
11. Men shouldn't be allowed to take off their jackets at work even in the summer.
12. Bosses should always be smartly dressed.
T a s k 7. Discuss the points of the topic "DRESSING FOR BUSINESS".
1. You should be aware of the underlying symbolism of your clothing.
Vocabulary to be used:
a costume; to be designed; to have an impact; to convey the message; competent, able, ambitious, self-
confident, reliable; authoritative; to make a favourable impression on.
2. In business you dress to express personal taste.
3. It is provocative for female staff to wear trousers at work.
4. Women should always wear feminine attire.
Vocabulary to be used:
to choose skirts or pants; to be appropriate for daily activities; to make sure; to get into a car; to mount the bus
steps; to climb stairs; to get on the commuter train; to look awkward, ungainly, inept; to distract attention; to
give absolute freedom of motion; to wear pants suits; to impede physical movement; to fit perfectly; to feel as
comfortable in clothes as in a second skin.
5. Women should avoid garish colours like red.
Vocabulary to be used:
dark blues, grays, pinstripes, subtle plaids;
to convey the symbol of authority; to wear a red suit; to be dressed in the red colour spectrum; to have a defi-
nite air of confidence and assurance; to be counteracted with blending and softening blouses and scarves.
6. Women always choose high heels to set off the shape of their legs.
7. The bigger your handbag the better.
Vocabulary to be used:
the typical male outfit; to contain an average of nine pockets; to transport keys, money, cheque books, glasses,
make- up, papers, lipstick, comb, glasses for reading, reading glasses, sun glasses, cigarettes, credit cards,
notebooks, a functional bag; a burdensome bag; not to wear anything that jingles, wiggles, clanks or glitters;
executive insignia; silent, understated, unobtrusive.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Exercise 1
Complete this dialogue by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple or present perfect.
Use contractions where possible.
Victoria: Hi, Sue. I (1) ___________ (not/see) you for ages.
Sue: Hi. No, I'm sorry. I (2) _____________ (not/be) in touch with anyone recently. I (3) __________ (be) really
busy.
Victoria: Oh, what have you been up to then?
Sue: Well, you know I (4) __________ (leave) my job in January so that I (5) ___________ (can) go freelance as a
graphic designer?
Victoria: Yes, I remember, you (6) ___________ (talk) a lot about that last year. How's it going?
Sue: Well, it (7) __________ (be) a really difficult year so far. I (8) ______________(have) anything like this be-
fore ... it's much harder work than I (9) _____________ (imagine). (10) _______________ (you/ever/be) self-
employed?
Victoria: No, never, although I (11) _____________ (often/think) about it. So, why has it been so difficult?
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