This is a short set of intermediate exercises based on a funny music video. It is aimed at practicing vocabulary related to clothes and fashion taste.
1. Watch this video and take 5 minutes to write down as many fashion and clothes related words as you know from the song and video.
2. Watch the video again. In what order do these characters appear?
3. Listen to the lyrics and fill in the gaps in this text.
It might seem (a)__________, wearing stripes with plaid
I instagram every meal I’ve had
All my used liquor (b)__________ are on display
We can go to see a show but I’ll make you pay (because I’m tacky)
Wear my belt with suspenders and (c)_________ with my socks (because I’m tacky)
Got some new glitter Uggs and lovely (d)_________ sequined crocs (because I’m tacky)
Never let you forget some favor I did for you (because I’m tacky)
If you’re okay with that, then, you might just be tacky, too
I meet some chick, ask her this and that
Like ‘Are you pregnant girl, or just really (e)________?’ (what?)
Well, now I’m dropping names almost constantly
That’s what Kanye West keeps telling me, here’s why (because I’m tacky)
Wear my Ed Hardy shirt with fluorescent orange (f)________ (because I’m tacky)
Got my new resume it’s printed in Comic Sans (because I’m tacky)
Think it’s (g)__________ threatening waiters with a bad Yelp review (because I’m tacky)
If you think that’s just fine, then, you’re probably tacky, too
Bring me shame, can’t nothing
Bring me shame, I never know why
Bring me shame, can’t nothing
Bring me shame, I said
Bring me shame, can’t nothing
Bring me shame, it’s pointless to try
Bring me shame, can’t nothing
Bring me shame, I said (because I’m tacky)
43 Bumper Stickers and a YOLO license plate (because I’m tacky)
(h)_________ along my coupon book whenever I’m on a date (because I’m tacky)
Practice my twerking moves in line at the DMV (because I’m tacky)
Took the whole (i)_________ of restaurant mints. Hey, it said they’re free (because I’m tacky)
I get drunk at the bank
And take off my (j)__________, at least (because I’m tacky)
I would live-tweet a funeral, take selfies with the deceased (because I’m tacky)
If I’m bitten by a (k)________, I’m probably not telling you (because I’m tacky)
If you don’t think that’s bad, guess what, then you’re tacky, too
4. Describe what these 4 characters are wearing.
