VOCABULARY to take off - (o ubraniu) zdjąć to dress down - ubrać się nieformalnie, po sportowemu, na luzie to dress up - wystroić się, ubrać elegancko, formalnie to tell you the truth … - prawdę mówiąc … to prefer - woleć to work - pracować what do you mean - co masz na myśli, co chcesz przez to powiedzieć to wear - (o ubraniu) nosić casual - (o ubraniu) - nieformalne, sportowe, na luzie need - potrzeba to make an effort - dokładać starań, wysiłków to look smart - wyglądać elegancko audience - audytorium, zebrani; tu: słuchacze to look one's best - wyglądać jak najlepiej exactly - dokładnie smart - (o ubraniu) elegancki to look the part - być ubranym odpowiednio do roli, tu: jak prezenter to be dressed right - być odpowiednio ubranym listener - słuchacz to see - widzieć carpet - dywan to make sth dirty - pobrudzić coś

Lesson 8
To take off, to dress down

VICKI: So, Callum, you'll be getting dressed up later - before you go to the BBC television studios.
CALLUM: Yes … but to tell you the truth, Vicky, I prefer working in radio.
VICKI: You prefer radio?
CALLUM: That's right. You can dress down in a radio studio.
VICKI: What do you mean?
CALLUM: You can dress down. You can wear something casual. There's no need to get dressed up.
VICKI: Well, I always try to make an effort to look smart, Callum!
CALLUM: Yes of course, you always look fantastic, Vicki. But you don't have to dress up for radio. The audience can't see you!
VICKI: Ah, I see what you mean. In TV the audience can see you, so you have to look your best.
CALLUM: Exactly. You have to dress up. You put on something smart, so you look the part.
VICKI: Yes, I suppose if you're on TV, you have to look like a TV presenter should, you have to be dressed right.
CALLUM: But in radio, the listeners can't see you, so we can dress down if we want to.

Examples:

to dress down: In our office, we have to wear suits every day except Fridays. We call them 'dress-down Fridays' because we can wear casual clothes.

to take off: Before I go to bed, I always take off my make-up and my jewellery.

Exercises:

to dress down: On Saturdays, he likes to dress down.

to take off: Take your shoes off so you don't make the carpet dirty.

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