Conversation class on fashion trends
In this week's lesson you will learn the necessary skills to talk about fashion trends in English with your online English teacher via Skype.
Book a class
Not an OLA student yet? Sign up for your FREE trial class now!
Online English classes with our fun and friendly native English speaking teachers are the best way to improve your spoken English! And remember: practice makes perfect!
Quote on Fashion Trends
Book a class
In this first class we will be looking at a quote by Yves Saint Laurent, and discussing some questions based on vocabulary related to fashion trends.
We also recommend that you take some time to study the common pronunciation problems and common mistakes that our students make.
Before we get started, let's look at a couple of warm-up questions on the topic of modern fashion.
Warm-up questions to discuss with your teacher
1. Why is fashion so important for some people?
2. Do you live in an area where fashion is popular?
Now check your pronunciation of the below vocabulary with your native English teacher, and discuss the questions to put this new vocabulary into use.
Vocabulary
Question
Trend
What has been your favorite trend during the past few years?
In style
What is currently in style?
Brand name
Why do so many people want to have brand name things?
Expensive
Is it possible to have nice clothes that are not expensive?
Fashionable
What do you consider to be fashionable?
Quote of the Day
Finally, discuss the Quote of the Day with your native English teacher via Skype.
First explain the meaning, and then say whether you agree or disagree:
"Fashions fade, style is eternal."
– Yves Saint Laurent"
Common pronunciation problems
Fashionable 
Fashionable 
Stylish
Stylish
Outfit
Outfit
Common mistakes
| WRONG | RIGHT |
| ✘ I dress normal clothes | ✔ I wear normal clothes |
| ✘ I buy lots of clotheses | ✔ I buy lots of clothes |
| ✘ It's very high fashion at the moment | ✔ It's very fashionable at the moment |
The difference between fashion and style
Book a class
In this class we will be looking at questions and vocabulary related to your relationship with fashion!
We also recommend you watch the video before your English class to be able to discuss it with your English teacher.
Before we get started, let's look at a couple of warm-up questions on the topic of fashion and you.
Warm-up questions to discuss with your teacher
1. Are you interested in fashion? Why/why not?
2. Do you think it is important to wear good clothes?
Now check your pronunciation of the below vocabulary with your native English teacher, and discuss the questions to put this new vocabulary into use.
| Vocabulary | Question |
| To wear | What kind of clothes do you like to wear? |
| Outfit | What is your favorite outfit to wear? |
| Stylish | Do you consider yourself to be a stylish person? Explain. |
| Attractive | Do you think your clothes make you more attractive? Why/Why not? |
| Fashion victim | What do you think it means to be a fashion victim? Do you know someone that is a victim? |
Now discuss the video with your English teacher in your online conversation classes via Skype:
Click to do the English listening exercise on this video!
Book a class
This article talks about Lady Gaga’s 15 worst outfits ever
Article ““Lady Gaga is one of the biggest stars today, known perhaps more for her outrageous outfits and performances than her music. She definitely has a taste for weird, and her outfits go from weird to weirder and even shocking." Read more… Questions to discuss with your English teacher 1. Why is Lady Gaga famous? 2. What type of sunglasses does Lady Gaga wear? 3. What hair style does Lady Gaga have? 4. What type of contact lenses does Lady Gaga sometimes wear? 5. How has Lady Gaga's fashionable style impacted on the fashion industry and brands?
Irregular Verbs
| Present | Past | Participle |
| Wear | Wore | Worn |
| Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Spend | Spent | Spent |
Role play on Fashion Trends
Book a class
Role plays are a fantastic way of practicing real life English expressions, which are incredibly important to know if you want to increase your fluency and speak English like a native speaker.
Choose your favourite role (role A or role B) and practice the below role play with your native English teacher via Skype. Your teacher will help you with typical spoken English expressions that will help you speak English like a native speaker!
Improve your English writing skills by choosing one of the following essay questions, and sending it to us for correction.
We will reply within 48 hours with the corrected text, clearly marking your mistakes, and a feedback sheet, which you can use to improve your future written work.
See our other English conversation lessons, to improve your grammar and vocabulary, and practice your reading and listening skills.
And don't forget to book your online English conversation classes with one of our native English-speaking teachers to put into practice what you’ve learned in this lesson.
Book a class
Not an OLA student yet? Sign Up for your FREE trial class now!
GET FREE LESSONS
Owner of OLA Online Language Academy
★Degree in French (University of Kent at Canterbury)
★DELE Superior (Spanish) (Instituto Cervantes, Leeds)
★TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) (i-to-i.com)
Paternity leave. Speaking exercise
Anger. Speaking exercise
Digital Learning. Speaking exercise
Conversation Class: Ways To Be Productive
Call now for more information!
ola.academy
Follow us
