Questions on Styles, Clothing and Fashion-based Stereotypes

Conversation Questions Clothes & Fashion

A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.

· About how much money do you spend on clothes a year?

· Do you like shopping for new clothes?

· Do you often buy new clothes?

· Do you prefer to go shopping or just browse? Why?

· Do you think men should be allowed to wear skirts?

· What piece of clothing do you spend your money on the most? Why?

· Do you read fashion magazines?

· Do you sometimes wear a hat?

· Do you think it is important to wear fashionable clothes?

· Do you think it is important to be in fashion?

· Do you wear jewelry?

· If so, what kind of jewelry do you wear?

· How often do you wear jewelry?

· What is your most valuable piece of jewelry?

· Do you wear the same color clothes now that you wore ten years ago?

· Do you wear the same size clothes this year as you wore last year?

· Do you think people feel different when they wear different clothes?

· Have you ever made your own clothes?

· If so, what did you make?

· Do you often make your own clothes?

· How many pairs of gloves do you have?

· What are some of the strangest fashions you have seen?

· What colors do you think look good on you?

· What colors do you think look good on your mother?

· What did you wear yesterday?

· What do you think of body piercing?

· Do you have pierced ears?

· Do you know anyone with a pierced nose?

· Would you ever pierce your tongue?

· What do you think of people who dye their hair green?

· What do you think of women who wear high heel shoes?

· Do you think high heel shoes are bad for a person's health?

· What fashions that you see today do you think will be out of fashion within two years?

· What is your shoe size?

· What kind of clothes are in fashion now?

· What kind of clothes do you usually wear?

· What's the most expensive piece of clothing you have ever bought?

· What's your favorite color for shoes?

· When was the last time you got dressed up?

· Why?

· How often do you get dressed up?

· Do you like to get dressed up?

· Where are some good stores to buy clothes in this area?

· Where do you usually buy clothes?

· Would you like to be a fashion model?

Questions on Styles, Clothing and Fashion-based Stereotypes

· What would you think of a women who cut off all her hair and went around bald as a fashion statement?

· What do you think of a man who is bald for fashion's sake?

· What do you think of women who wear short mini-skirts?

· Do you think that the clothes we wear reflect what is inside us ?

· What do you think of people who always and only wear black?

· What do you think of people with tattoos?

· Do you have a tattoo?

· Do you know someone with a tattoo?

· What do you think of people with body piercing?

· Do you have pierced ears?

· Would you pierce other parts of your body?

· What would you think of a high school student who always wore very conservative clothes?

· What type of clothing do you wear when you are angry and you want to express yourself?

· What colors do you choose to wear when you are happy?

· Would you dress the same as you do in your country if you went to America for a visit?

· Do you dress the same when you are depressed as you do when you are very happy?

· In what ways do you dress differently?

· If you went out with a group of high school friends, would you dress differently then if you went out with your grandmother and her friends?

· In what ways does your Grandmother dress differently then you?

· When you get old do you think you will dress like your grandmother or grandfather?

· Would you ever wear dreadlocks?

· What do you think of the people who wear them?

· Have you ever worn your hair braided in small braids.

· Did anyone look at you differently because of it?

· Would you ever wear contacts to change your eye color?

· What is the difference in the people who choose to wear contacts and the people who choose to were glasses?

· What do you think about women who don't wear earrings?

· What do you think about men who wear earrings?

· What do you think of women who do?

· Is it possible for women to wear too much make-up?

· When is a person wearing to much make-up?

· What do you think of men who wear make-up?

· Is it possible to be beautiful without wearing any make-up, earrings or other accessories?

· Do fashionable clothes really change the way a person looks?

· What differences have you noticed in the fashions here and in your country?

· What do you think of men who where tights?

· What do you think about secondhand clothes?

· Why do you think people buy secondhand clothes?

· Have you ever been to a store that sells secondhand clothes?

· Have you ever bought secondhand clothes?

· Would you buy secondhand clothes?

· When and where did you buy an article of clothing you're wearing right now? Why did you choose it?

· What would you think if the mother of the groom wore black at a wedding?

· What would you think if a bride wore red?

· Should a bride's dress be long or do you think it could be the length of a regular skirt?

· What items of clothing do you consider provocative in this country?

· What types of clothing are provocative in your country?

· Do you ever dress this way?

· What do you think of men wearing high heels?

· What do you think of women wearing high heels?

· Why is it acceptable for women to wear men's clothing, but not for men to dress in women's clothing?

· Is there a stigma attached to people who buy no-name (no brand) clothing?

· Are some people more fashion conscious than others? What types/groups of people?

· Have you ever bought imitation brand clothing?

· What traditional clothes do people from your country wear?

· When do you wear them?

· Are they comfortable?

· In your country do children have to wear school uniform?

· Did you wear a school uniform?

· Do you think wearing uniforms is a good idea?

· What would you do or feel if you were refused entry to somewhere because of what you are wearing?

· Do you think dress codes should be adhered to if requested on an invitation?

· What would you wear to meet royalty or the President of your country?

· Would you go to a fancy dress party? Why or why not?

· How much do you spend getting ready to go to school? Work? Out with friends? To a party?

· Do the times vary much?

· What traditional clothes do people from your country wear?

· When do you wear them?

· Are they comfortable?

· Do you think there's a difference between" fashion " and "style" ?

· How often do you go clothes shopping?

· Where do you like to go?

· Who do you like to go with?

· How much money do you usually spend?

· Would you bring your husband/boyfriend with you when you go clothes shopping?

· What do you like to shop for the most?

· Where is your favorite shopping centre?

· What is your favorite brand?

· Are you a shopaholic?

· Do you go to many shops before buying one particular item or do you just buy the first one you find?

· Do you spend a lot of money on clothes your clothes?

· Which type of clothes do you "collect"?

· What's your favorite piece of clothing?

· How much did it cost?

· Where did you buy your favorite piece of clothing?

· Have you ever felt uncomfortable with what you wear?

· Did your parents ever make you wear something you didn't like?

· Do you like to go shopping during the sales?

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 1213