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One Minute English - B1 Intermediate - Video 30

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Do you like to make your own clothes?

Lesson Activities

How to Practice Listening Comprehension

  • Play the video.
  • Answer the questions as you listen.
  • Check your answers when you finish.

How to Practice Vocabulary

  • Review the vocabulary from the video below.
  • Complete the blanks below with words from the lesson.
  • Check your answers. Correct any answers that are wrong!

take in

Meaning: To make clothing smaller by sewing it tighter.

Examples:

  1. I tried to take in the dress because it was too wide.
  2. She took in her jeans to make them fit better.

secondhand

Meaning: Used by someone else before; not new.

Examples:

  1. I like buying vintage or secondhand clothes.
  2. She bought a secondhand sewing machine online.

take up

Meaning: To make clothing shorter by sewing or cutting it.

Examples:

  1. If a dress is too long, I will try to take it up.
  2. He took up the curtains so they wouldn’t drag on the floor.

revamp

Meaning: To change or improve something to make it look new or better.

Examples:

  1. She likes to revamp her old clothes by adding new buttons.
  2. They revamped the store to make it look more modern.

an ecological way

Meaning: A method that is good for the environment; eco-friendly.

Examples:

  1. Buying secondhand clothes is an ecological way of shopping.
  2. They try to live in an ecological way by recycling and reusing.

Vocabulary Quiz

Complete the sentences below with the vocabulary words.
take it up • take in • secondhand
revamp • an ecological way
  1. Not using straws is to drink.
  2. I’ve lost weight so I must all my pants.
  3. I like to paint my sneakers to them.
  4. I bought my jacket at a store.
  5. My skirt is too long, could you , please?

How to Practice Grammar

  • Choose the correct word for each blank.
  • Check you score at the end. Three attempts are allowed.
  • Study Tip - Play the video and choose the words as you listen.

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