Traditional costumes in the British Isles

1.

2.

Long-sleeved dress
Knee-high white
socks
Black shoes

3.

Pleated woolen
skirts
Pin
Goatskin bag
Cloak

4.

Tall black hat
Lace cap
Long full skirt
White apron
Black shoes
Basket
Stockings

5.

Handkerchiefs
Loose white shirt
White trousers
Ribbons
Pad of bells

6.

Look at the pictures (A-D). Which of the costumes are worn when
people dance? Listen, read and check.
Irish traditional costumes and Morris
dancing costumes.

7.

Read the text and answer the questions. Write I for (Ireland), S for
(Scotland), W for (Wales) and E for (England).
Which costume …
got
a different
special
design
ishas
famous
for itsancient
special
has
is made
got bells
of wool?
on it?
for
patterns
each
family?
on it?
hat?
SE
W
I -- -Scotland
England
Ireland
Wales

8.

Choose a costume and describe it to your partner.
Help
• Handkerchiefs
• Loose white shirt
• Ribbons
• White trousers
• Pad of bells
• Long-sleeved
dress
• Knee-high
white socks
• Black shoes
• Pleated
woolen skirts
• Pin
• Goatskin bag
• Cloak
• Tall black hat
• Lace cap
• Long full skirt
• White apron
• Black shoes
• Stockings
• Basket

9.

Work in groups. Collect information, then write a short paragraph
about a traditional costume in your country. Illustrate it with drawings.
Write:
1.
2.
3.
4.
What material it is made of
What it consists of
Its origins
Where/when people wear it
nowadays
Answer