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Divide the class into groups. Discuss the role of costumes in enhancing your personality.
Solution
Costumes or clothes play a very important role in our lives. The clothes that we wear say a lot about the kind of person that we are. People, who don’t know us, can get to know a lot about our personality by the clothes that we wear. Wearing clothes that make us look good, boosts our self-esteem. When we wear clothes that are comfortable, they help us to be at ease with respect to the environment as well as company. We may never notice this, but clothes also affect our mood. When we wear clothes that we don’t really like or find uncomfortable, it reflects in the way we conduct ourselves. We become more conscious and critical of ourselves. It is thus very important to choose the right costume for the right occasion because when we dress right, we feel comfortable and confident in our skin. This comfort and confidence then enhance our personality.
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Write in Column ‘B’ the description of the clothes you would choose to wear for the occasions given in Column ‘A’.
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| A birthday party | |
| A prize distribution ceremony at school | |
| A picnic | |
| An entertainment show |
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- Society (people you may meet at the venue)
- Availability
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- Your wish/whim
- A suggestion or advice by someone (mother, sister, friend, etc.).
- Any other than the above mentioned reasons.
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We should choose a dress according to the fashion rather than our choice.
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Virginia Woolf has created many characters other than Miss Mabel with great skill. Write a character sketch of any one of them.
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