Cover of the textbook Outcomes Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6 - Shop till you drop for the textbook Outcomes Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

With your partner, decide which is the odd one out in each group. Explain your decisions.

Answer

  1. belt (the other things are jewellery; note that a chain differs from a necklace in that it has no pendant or jewel hanging from it – men can wear a chain, but only women wear necklaces)
  2. skirt (the others are all ‘tops’ – above the waist)
  3. earrings (they are a type of jewellery, while the others are all clothes; they are also all ‘bottoms’ –  worn below the waist; leggings are tight-fitting clothes worn on the legs)
  4. slippers (they are worn in the house, while the others are worn outside; high heels are worn by women (usually) whereas the others can be worn by men or women)
  5. T-shirt (the others are winter clothes)
  6. scruffy (which means untidy or badly-dressed; the others are essentially positive things to say about clothes)
  7. tight (the others describe patterns or designs – or the lack of them in the case of ‘plain’; tight is about size or fit)