Read and learn the following words and word combinations from the text. Elongated – удлиненный;

Elongated – удлиненный;

Flow – литься;

Veil – вуаль;

Sleeve – рукав;

Hood – капюшон;

Fold – складка, сгиб;

Weaving – плетение;

Pattern- модель, узор;

Demand – требование;

Lace – кружево;

Apron – передник, фартук;

Flare – расширяться;

Slit – разрез.

Math the beginning and the end of the sentences.

1. The most aristocratic men	a) wore long mantles for traveling.
2. Fashion reached extreme styles	b) each with its own royal court.
3. Italy was the first country in Europe	c) at the royal court in France in the late 15^th century.
4. Europe in the Middle Ages consisted of many small kingdoms,	d) wore long overcoats with very wide sleeves.
5. The grand and the elderly	e) had the longest point on their shoes.
6. Both sexes	f) to develop the skills of weaving luxury patterned silks.

Underline the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1. The general look of clothes followed the flowing lines of art/architecture.

2. In the early Middle Ages women’s/men’s dresses were high-necked, flowing and covered by shorter overgarments.

3. The 14^th /15^th century there was a major change in the cut of women’s clothes.

4. Shapes varied from conical to two-horned/one-horned styles.

5. City/Country women wore simple versions with laced bodices, and skirts covered with aprons.

6. Favorite colors were dark-brown, yellow and terracotta/dark-green, blue, red and black.

Find the words from the text and put them into the following categories.

Women’s clothes:

Men’s clothes:

Shoes:

Length:

Adjectives describing the personal status:

Verbs concerning wearing things:

Match the words to their definitions.

Dominant, shirt, silk, narrow, to fit, apron, headscarf, jacket, cod-piece, slit

1. more important, powerful or noticeable than other things;

2. a piece of clothing, worn on the upper part the body, made of light cloth, with sleeves and usually with a color and buttons down the front;

3. to be the right shape and size for somebody or something;

4. a piece of clothing worn over the front of the body, from the chest or the waist down and tied around the waist;

5. a square piece of cloth tied around the head by women or girls, usually with a knot under the chin;

6. a piece of clothing worn on the top half of the body over a shirt, etc. that has sleeves and fastens;

7. fine soft thread produced by silkworms;

8. measuring a shot distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to length;

9. a piece of cloth, especially a decorative one, attached to a man’s lower clothing and covering his genitals;

10. a long narrow cut or opening.

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