Name: Real English: Talking about what people wear
Uploaded: 2018-07-26T04:13:26.000Z
Duration: 17 min 59 s
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Past simple

You weren't even born when
this thing was around.

Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this
lesson on commenting about clothes.

So, today we are going to imagine that we are
going clothes shopping, we're going into

the change room, we're trying on some clothes,
and I will give you some vocabulary you can

And then we are going to look at some common
comments you can make about other people's

So, first imagine you're in the change room
and your friend is with you, and maybe your

And your friend comes out, and they're wearing
something that is very, you know, maybe very

So, if someone comes out of the change room
and you want to comment on it, you could say:

And if you want to modify, you can say: "It's
a bit", like a little, or: "It's not _______

And you see all these words here, all these
adjectives, and you can basically put: "It's

not _______ enough", plus any of these adjectives
if you think it's not something enough.

So first let's just start with all
these words and explain them.

So, imagine, you know, something you wear
for cycling, something tight, something for

"Oo, you look very sporty."
or "It's very sporty."

It needs to be more sporty
or sportier", if you will.

It's too loose", or:
"It's not loose enough.

I want it to be more loose, to
be looser, to have more space."

And a similar word to
"loose" is "baggy".

So, those of you who were children or you
grew up in the 90s and you remember MC Hammer

and his MC Hammer pants that were super baggy,
they were called parachute pants, but they

So, like, you're wearing
bags on your pants.

Usually many, like, cargo pants,
cargo shorts are very baggy.

Next, the opposite of
"loose" is "tight".

Material that is stretchy is usually, you
know, used for sports, but you can also have,

like, you know, formal
dresses that are stretchy.

Clothes for pregnant women
are often stretchy.

You have, like, those mom pants with
the extra stuff for the pregnant lady.

Anyway, some of you know what I'm talking
about if you have ever seen a pregnant woman

They're very stretchy, you can stretch them,
so you can say: "It's a bit stretchy.", "It's

too stretchy.", "It's
not stretchy enough."

Some of us like our pants to, you know, have
a little more space to be able to stretch

Think of, like, the
flash on your camera.

So, if an outfit, if someone's clothes are
flashy this means they get your attention.

They're like an advertisement, a
billboard, like a flashy commercial.

Think of, like, their outfit
has almost lights on it.

Not literally lights, but it gets your
attention, like: "Wow, that's very flashy."

If it has very bright colours, for
example, it can be very flashy.

Check it in the subtitles,
which are in this video.

And this just means, you know, it's normal,
it's regular, like a white t-shirt, it's plain;

there's nothing special about
it, it's just a normal shirt.

And finally, get used to using this word,
it's a very good word especially if you can't

say the word: "comfortable",
you can say: "comfy".

So, "comfy" is like a diminutive
form of "comfortable".

It's more of an informal
way to say "comfortable".

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