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B1 Unit 5:
1: The Personal
costume boutique
Trainer 1C A new lifestyle 5A How does it look?

3 Read the text. Work in pairs to answer the questions.

BEFORE YOU WATCH

1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. Celebrating in costume

1 Do you like dressing up in costumes? Nowadays, it is popular in some countries to wear
2 At what type of events do people wear costumes? fancy dress on different occasions – Halloween,
3 Is it popular in your country to have fancy Carnival, at birthday parties, sporting events, and so
dress parties? on. But the tradition of wearing costumes to celebrate
festivals goes back hundreds of years. From around
2 Look at the photos. What are the people dressed the 17th century, people in Venice, Italy, celebrated
up as? What occasions do you think they’re dressed Carnival with masquerade balls (dancing parties)
up for? where they wore special masks and long, black
cloaks (like coats without arms) called Dominoes.
Masquerade balls then became popular across Europe
A
and by the 18th century they were so popular in
London that a special building, the Pantheon, was built
to have them in.
During the 19th century, wearing masks went out of
fashion but costume parties, where guests dressed
up as characters from books or famous historical
figures, were very popular. Some people took their
costumes very seriously: at one party in the USA a
woman dressed up as the tragic French queen Marie
Antoinette and wore jewellery which had actually
belonged to Marie Antoinette herself!
The British Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince
Albert, liked fancy dress so much that in 1842 they
invited 2,000 guests to a costume ball at Buckingham
B Palace where they dressed up as King Edward III and
his wife Queen Philippa. More recently, in 2003, Prince
William celebrated his 21st birthday with a fancy dress
party where 300 guests, including Queen Elizabeth,
wore African-themed costumes.

1 Name three occasions when people often dress up in

costumes today.
                
2 What did people wear to masquerade balls in
17th century Venice?
                
3 In which century was the Pantheon built in London?
                
4 Which four queens does the text mention?
                
C
5 What item belonging to Marie Antoinette did an
American woman wear to a costume party?
                
6 Who had an African-themed party to celebrate their
21st birthday?
                

4 a You are going to watch a video about a costume

boutique. Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
1 What kind of costumes do you think the shop has?
2 What kind of person do you think runs the shop?

b Now watch the video and check your ideas.

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 Roadmap
The Roadmap
Video
Report
B1 Unit 5:
1: The Personal
costume boutique  
Trainer   1C  A new lifestyle 5A  How does it look?

8 a Work in pairs. Complete the

WHILE YOU WATCH
extracts from the video with the
words in the box.
5 Read the names of fancy dress costumes. Watch the video and
tick the ones you see. changing dressed make

cowboy 1970s disco dancer outfit pick suits take try

safari 18th Century gentleman 1 I want to a real effort

clown mythical animal 2 I’m going to out some
princess superhero things for you.
Spanish Flamenco dancer   astronaut 3 I’ve puts some outfits in the
room for you.
6 a Work in pairs. Choose the correct alternatives.
4 If you would like to
1 Will has been invited to a fancy dress parade/party.
them on.
2 Will is in east/west London to visit a fancy dress shop.
5 It really you.
3 Tamar Zaig worked in the film/fashion industry before she opened her shop.
6 I think I’m going to it.
4 Tamar has over one/two thousand costumes.
7 I am going to be the best
5 The TV chef, Jamie Oliver, got a historical/sci-fi costume from the shop.
man at the party.
6 All/Some of the costumes are kept in the shop.
8 I’m so pleased with my
b Watch the video from 0:17–2:18 and check your answers.  .

7 a Work in pairs. Write the adjectives Will and Tamar use to describe the b Watch the video again and check
costumes in photos A–C. your answers.                             

amazing (x2) beautiful brilliant comfortable funny great (x2)
AFTER YOU WATCH
loose striking tight

9 Work in pairs. Discuss the

A questions.
1 Do you think that Will chose the
best outfit in the video? Why/
Why not?
2 Which outfit would you have
chosen? Why?
3 What’s the best fancy dress
costume you’ve ever seen?
Describe it to your partner.
B 4 Why do you think some people
enjoy dressing up?

10 Work in pairs. Your class is

having a fancy dress party
where you have to go as a
famous pair. There is a prize for
the best pair’s costume. Work
together to plan your costumes
then present your ideas to the
C rest of the class.
A: We could dress up as a famous
historical couple.
B: Yes, that’s a good idea. Maybe
we could dress up as Cleopatra
and Julius Caesar.
A: Or Batman and Robin?

b Watch the video from 2:18–4:04 and check your answers.

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