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The roaring 20s

I. Match a word and a definition. Write in the answer in the box:

1. a flapper

a. an illegal bar

2. fringed

b. lively, intensive, successful

3. a speakeasy

c. a rythmic dance

4. a headdress

d. a loose robe or a dress

5. a trend

e. a covering or an ornament for the head

6. roaring

f. a young woman who showed unconventional behaviour and style of dress

7. a gown

g. having a fixed conventional style

8. Charleston

h. general direction or tendency

9. fashion

i. prevailing style in dress and behaviour

10. iconic

j. surrounded with hanging threads, cords or strips

II. Watch a video and fill in the gaps in the sentences below:

Stop! The fashion show is different this year. It's taking you back to 1920s.

Short , red , fringed , headdresses.

, speakeasies, .

All the of the 1920s is the most fashion period of the 20th century.

III. Choose an opposite word:

1. trendy clothes #

2. casual clothes #

3. baggy trousers #

4. polka-dot blouse #

IV. True or False?

1. Women wore corsets to have smaller waists.

2. By 1920s women fashion changed dramatically.

3. Flapper girls didn't use to wear loose dresses and make-up.

4. Until 1920s women used to wear jeans.