Regulations 

Story-description of clothes in English with translation. Name of clothes in English

As you know, clothing appeared almost together with the appearance of man. Now it is an integral part of our life. Today our English lesson is about clothing or clothesin English. This topic is important because clothes are our everyday attribute, so it is often found in speech. How to Enrich Your Child's Vocabulary with Clothing Vocabulary?

English offers us a fairly large vocabulary regarding clothing. It is useful to familiarize children with this article in order to form their basic vocabulary for clothing in this language. Clothing for children is a frequent topic of English lessons at school, in all primary grades.

In English lessons for children, it is useful to distinguish between men's and women's clothing, and see what boys and girls are wearing.

So, clothes for boys in English:

  • Shirt - shirt
  • Trousers - pants, trousers
  • Tie - tie
  • Jacket - jacket
  • Suit - suit
  • Sweater - sweater
  • Vest - vest
  • T-shirt - T-shirt, T-shirt
  • Jumper - jumper
  • Socks - socks
  • Cap - cap, hat

Pay attention to the examples of sentences with these words:

  • At school the boys wear white shirts and black trousers... - At school, boys wear white shirts and black trousers.
  • It is cool today; put on your jacket... - It's cool outside, put on jacket.
  • Yesterday my mum bought a new suit for me. - Yesterday my mom bought me a new one costume.

And now a small dictionary of clothes for girls in English:

  • Dress - dress
  • Skirt - skirt
  • Blouse - blouse, blouse
  • Tights - tights
  • Stockings - stockings
  • Hat - hat

Examples of sentences with these words:

  • My new dress is very beautiful. - My new the dress very beautiful.
  • May I try on that blue skirt? - Can I try on that blue a skirt?
  • This red blouse suits you very well. - This red blouse suits you very well.

 Examples of sentences with clothes for children in English

The name of the shoes for children in English

And now shoes or footwear for children in English:

  • Boots - boots, boots
  • Sneakers - sneakers
  • Trainers - sneakers
  • Sandals - sandals
  • Slippers - slippers
  • Shoes - shoes, footwear in general

For instance:

  • When I go to play tennis, I put on sneakers or trainers... - When I go to play tennis, I put on sneakers or sneakers.
  • Sandals are very good for summer. - Sandals very good for summer.
  • In winter we wear boots... - In winter we wear boots (boots).

Our topic also looks at words that refer to clothing, the process of dressing, wearing, buying clothes, trying on, and so on. Note:

  • Wear - wear
  • Put on / put off - put on / take off
  • Try on - measure
  • Buy - to buy
  • Size - size
  • Color - color
  • Suit - fit

Instead of sample sentences, we suggest you follow a short dialogue on the topic "In a clothing store" so that you can see how these words work in speech:

- Good morning!
- Good morning! What can I help you with?
- I would like to buy a shirt and a sweater for my son to wear at school. Do you have anything?
- Sure! What size and what color would you like?
— Size 38, white, blue or light-blue; the same for the sweater.
- Ok, we have some models, try them on.
- Oh, this color and this size suit him very well. We’ll take this shirt and this sweater. How much are they?
- Altogether is 50 dollars.

- Good morning!
- Good morning! How can I help you?
- I would like buy shirt and sweater for my son, so that you can wear to school. Do you have anything?
- Certainly! Which the size and color you prefer?
—The size 38, white, blue or light blue; the same goes for the sweater.
- Ok, we have several models, measure their.
- Oh this color and this one the size fit him very well. We'll take this shirt and this sweater. How much do they cost?
- All together $ 50.

Practice yourself making up similar dialogues with your child, using as many words as possible related to clothing.

Clothes for all seasons

Now let's talk about clothes for different seasons. We will not list clothes for each season, we will just divide them into cold season (winter, autumn) and warm season (summer, spring).

So, clothes for cold weather or for the cold season (winter / autumn clothes):

  • Coat - coat
  • Anorak - jacket
  • Jumper - jumper, sweatshirt
  • Jeans - jeans
  • Raincoat - raincoat, raincoat
  • Gloves - gloves
  • Scarf - scarf
  • Fur coat - fur coat

Clothes for the warm season (summer / spring clothes):

  • Shorts - shorts
  • T-shirt - T-shirt, T-shirt
  • Bikini - bikini
  • Swimsuit - swimsuit
  • Top - top

As you can see, the vocabulary of clothing is abundant in English. It remains only to remember these words. In your lesson with your children, make up sentences, phrases, arrange dictations for the children on these words. Very soon they will remember them, and will use them in speech.

In the description of clothes, first of all, emphasis is placed on its style, purpose, colors, and so on. But this is a minimal set of facts.

The beauty of language is in the details. Precisely because most sources provide brief general information, ordinary people and even English learners are of the opinion that English is poorer than others. But all the problems lie in ignorance and in an insufficient level of proficiency in lexical material.

Most English learners stop at B1-B2 on the international scale and cannot go further. The reason is that the C1 level presupposes not only perfect grammar (B2), but also an understanding of the shades of the lexical meanings of synonymous words. Therefore, it is very important to work on your vocabulary. To the question "When to start changing your life?" there is only one answer - now. Therefore, within the framework of this article, we will begin to improve vocabulary, combining this with the study of the topic "Description in English".

  • Materials, fabrics and a little history

If you ask a person studying English what names of fabrics he knows, then the list will be something like this: cotton, velvet, silk, wool... But didn't the British who exported fabrics in the Victorian era come up with other materials? But no. In English, there are many names of fabrics, some of which are rare even in Russian.

For example, the well-known cotton fabric is calico, a rare material called religion is cambric / lawn... Of course the word cashmere- cashmere - can be understood even without translation, like the word сhiffon- chiffon. These are borrowing words that came to Russian from English, so they are understandable to any person.

This is not the case with corduroy. It is impossible to translate the Russian word "corduroy" into English velvet... For him there is another word, a little less used in educational literature, - corduroy... Interestingly, the word crepe de Chine is also a borrowing, but not from English, but from French. This material was called crepe de chine... The British, who traded with the whole world, nicknamed this fabric for its brilliance and texture. china silk- Chinese silk. Crepe-georgette- crepe georgette is also a French word that migrated into English and Russian dictionaries as a result of borrowing.

Today only cutters hear about denim material. When buying a thing, a person rarely pays attention to the material. However, in English, denim will be read as well - denim. Gauze or cheesecloth is the English name for gauze. Why cheesecloth? The fact is that cheese is not only hard cheese, but cottage cheese, for the production of which exactly gauze was used. If leather means leather, then leaterette- dermantin.

Some words, for example mohair and nylon, easily recognizable without translation, while others, for example, padding polyester- synthetic winterizer - require mandatory clarification and verification with the dictionary.

Some names of fabrics in English reflect the specifics of the production of the material or its use. For example, the chintz we know is printed cotton, and raincoat fabric - raincoat fabric... In many names, one way or another, the word appears "Fabric"... This indicates that the fabrics were named based on their basic characteristics. For instance, knitted fabric is the same as stockinet, and translates as "knitwear". A person familiar with the technology of production and use of knitwear will immediately understand what it means Knitted fabric, because jersey is, in fact, not woven, but knitted fabric that was used for stockings. Hence the second name - "Stockinet"... Another example of materials getting their name primarily according to function - "Toweling", that is, the material for the towels is terry cloth.

If you already know the vocabulary for Clothes, then put yourself to the test. If not, write them down in the dictionary. You can write down the meaning of a word by double-clicking on it. Then practice using words. To do this, do the exercises. Words that are not included in the list for beginners, but are in BINGO (left in the picture): overall - overalls, laces - laces, belt - belt, button - button, hat - hat, socks - socks, sandals - sandals.

Clothing English words

(list # 1 for beginners)

  1. jeans - jeans
  2. trousers - trousers
  3. shorts - shorts
  4. dress - dress
  5. jacket - jacket
  6. coat - coat
  7. T-shirt - t-shirt
  8. shirt - shirt
  9. skirt - skirt
  10. blouse - blouse
  11. sweater - sweater
  12. cap - hat, cap
  13. scarf - scarf
  14. shoes - shoes
  15. boots - boots
  16. wear - to wear (to be dressed in)
  17. put on - put on (on yourself) something
  18. take off - take off
  19. dress - to dress
  20. undress - undress

Don't confuse the verbs:

  1. dress (get dressed) - get dressed
  2. wear - to wear (to be dressed in ...)
  3. put on - put on
  1. I dressed. I got dressed. - I got dressed.
  2. I underssed. - I undressed.
  3. I am wearing jeans and sweater now. - Now I am wearing jeans and a sweater.
  4. I have put on jeans and sweater. - I put on jeans and a sweater.
  5. I took off my sweater. - I took off my sweater.

Exercises to consolidate vocabulary on the topic "Clothes"

Exercise 1. Listen to The Kittens' Clothes.

1. What items of clothing did you hear?

2. Practice pronunciation of words and learn the song "The Kitten's Clothes"

The Kittens' Clothes

(from the textbook "English 3", T.N. Vereshchagin, T.A. Pritykina)

Jeans and trousers,
Sweaters and shirts,
Socks and tights,
And jackets and skirts.
T-shirts and shoes,
High boots and mittens,
These are the clothes
Of the kittens.

Exercise 2. Talk about yourself. Use the phrases:

  • I usually wear ...
  • I enjoy wearing
  • I never put on ...

Exercise 3. Describe what each member of this family is wearing. Use

Exercise 4. Open parenthesis.

  1. I ………………. (to wear) a dress now.
  2. Her hair …… (to be) long and straight.
  3. He ……………. (to have) a kind smile.
  4. I like ………… (to wear) jeans.
  5. My father ……… .. (dressed / put on) a sweater and jeans.

Exercise 5. Translate.

  1. Now I am wearing jeans and a sweater. I love to wear these clothes at home.
  2. My mom buys me clothes.
  3. I like clothes that are comfortable (casual).
  4. People buy clothes in the store. (in the shop).

Exercise 6. Describe the photo above using the place and tense of Present Continuous.

Use verbs:

  • sit - to sit (is / are sitting)
  • smile - smile (is / are smiling)
  • wear - to be dressed in (is / are wearing)