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B1Vocabulary cheat sheet
Clothing and Appearance
Clothes, sizes, colors, style, appearance, shopping, and describing what someone is wearing. B1 prompts should use level-appropriate complexity and TEF/TCF situations.
What to know fast
Learn the words as sentence tools, not as isolated translations. In TEF/TCF, this theme is useful when you need to describe a situation, explain a problem, give an opinion, or propose a solution.
Must-know words
une chemise
Clothing and Appearance
un pantalon
Clothing and Appearance
une taille
Clothing and Appearance
porter
Clothing and Appearance
élégant
Clothing and Appearance
Where to use it
- Shopping situation
- Object/person description
- Customer service exchange
Useful verbs
décrireexpliquerdemanderproposeraméliorerrésoudrecomparerjustifier
Sentence frames
une chemise est important parce qu'il influence la vie quotidienne.
Il y a un lien entre un pantalon et les besoins des citoyens.
Une solution possible serait d'améliorer une taille.
Avoid
- Memorizing only English translations without examples.
- Repeating the same noun instead of using synonyms or pronouns.
- Using vague words like chose, problème, bon without precision.
Mini drill
- Choose 5 words and write one sentence for each.
- Write one problem sentence and one solution sentence.
- Use one connector: parce que, donc, cependant, or par conséquent.