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Fashion
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Other vocabulary and language from the programme.
Bronagh Meere interview
a photo-shoot
a period of time arranged for taking photographs for magazines or other publicity purposes
a brief
Bronagh talked about getting a brief for a photo-shoot. This means that before the shoot she received some instructions and suggestions for what to do.
to try clothes on
to put clothes on to see if they are the right size and whether or not you like them
a celeb
a short informal form of the word celebrity
Molly's phone call
Molly used some very nice language in her call. After getting her hair cut she said 'to my surprise
I found ....' . This is a good expression to use when talking about a situation which surprised you.
When I asked one question her answer was - 'It's really hard to say'
This is a very natural phrase when you have to answer and you are not sure about the answer. It's used normally when answering questions about your own opinions and feelings rather than for factual questions.
Molly mentioned 'browsing' for clothes on 'the high street'. To Browse is a great word to use to talk about looking at and for things in the shops. The main shopping area in a town in British English is often referred to as 'the high street'.
She mentioned seeing lots of 'skinny' girls. This adjective is used to describe someone the speaker thinks is too thin. 'Thin' is a neutral word, 'skinny' is a negative word. A positive word is 'slender'.
Molly's favourite English expression is "Long time no see".
This is an expression we use to greet someone we haven't seen in a long time.
