www.DailyStep.com Level 4: High Intermediate Daily Audio Lessons DailyStep-4_clothes-fashion-002_04 AFTER A TRIP TO THE CLOTHES SHOPS! William: I’m not happy with my new look - it doesn’t suit me. It’s just not me! Amanda: Don’t be silly! You look great in sportswear and the girls won’t be able to keep their eyes off you. A track suit, trainers and baseball cap really make you look younger and you’ll fit in much better now with other trendy young people. William: But I’ve never wished to fit in. I’ve always wanted to stand out from the crowd. In this new outfit, I look like a fashion victim but I’ve always seen myself as the literary type rather than somebody who’s trying to emulate a rap star. Page 1 DailyStep English, London, UK. © DailyStep Ltd. www.dailystep.com A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step www.DailyStep.com Level 4: High Intermediate Daily Audio Lessons Situation: William does not feel comfortable in the new fashionable clothes Amanda has chosen for him! Style: informal . Functions: 1. Expressing disappointment: I’m not happy with my new look - it doesn’t suit me. It’s just not me! (note: please copy the tone and emphasis carefully here.) 2. Giving encouragement: Don’t be silly! (note: please copy the tone and emphasis carefully here.) 3. Describing your personality: But I’ve never wished to fit in. (note: please copy the tone and emphasis carefully here.) 4. Talking about your own personality: ... I’ve always seen myself as the literary type rather than... (note: please copy the tone and emphasis carefully here.) . Notes: 1. my new look = my new style 2. it doesn’t suit me = it doesn’t look good on me 3. It’s just not me! (idiom) = It is just not suitable for me / It does not express my personality 4. Don’t be silly! = Don’t worry and object unnecessarily (note: we never actually say it like this!) 5. Sportswear = clothes for wearing whilst playing sport 6. the girls won’t be able to keep their eyes off you (idiom) = all the girls will find you very attractive 7. a track suit = a sports suit, with matching top and trousers 8. trainers = sporting footwear 9. you’ll fit in much better now with other trendy young people = you’ll be accepted more by the other fashionable people 10. trendy = fashionable / hip / cool / up to date 11. to fit in (phrasal verb) = to be the same as other people and to be accepted by them 12. to stand out from (phrasal verb) the crowd = to look different from the rest of the people / to be distinct from other people 13. crowd = large group of people 14. outfit = full set of clothes 15. I look like = I resemble (more formal) 16. a fashion victim (idiom) = a person who follows fashion obsessively 17. I’ve always seen myself as = I’ve always thought of myself as / I have always considered myself to be (more formal) 18. the literary type = the kind of person who likes to be immersed in literary culture 19. to emulate (more formal) = to copy / to follow the style of 20. a rap star = a star of the urban music style that originated from the predominantly black ghettos of the USA . Audio file name: DailyStep-4_clothes-fashion-002_04 Page 2 DailyStep English, London, UK. © DailyStep Ltd. www.dailystep.com A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step .