## Step 4 - Writing & Speaking

Dress code - speaking

Look at this Dress for success advice.

Discuss the following questions with a classmate:

1. What do you think of the 'dress for success advice'? Do you agree? Why/why not? Do you think that you will dress like this?
2. How important is what you wear in the workplace? Why? Consider the following points:

- the impression certain clothes give/ don't give
- health and safety
- workplace norms
- uniforms
- tattoos and piercings

3. Some shopping centres in the UK controversially banned people from wearing hoods which cover faces, claiming that groups of young people with hoods up can appear threatening to customers.
   What do you think? Can you imagine hoodies look like intimidating or is it just a fashion item?

Writing task
Your school is thinking about a dress code or uniforms for all students.
They think there should be a dress code for clothing teens wear to school to be reasonably modest and cover the body well. A uniform will do. But will that be the perfect solution?
Some people think that school uniforms will take away the rights of students to be themselves.
Some people think uniforms are the solution against bullying and ensure equality in the classroom.
What do you think?
You are going to write a letter to the principal of your school either supporting or opposing the requirement of wearing uniforms or a dress code (180-200 words).

- Students should be required to wear uniforms

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Write a letter to the principal of your school either supporting or opposing the requirement of wearing uniforms (180-200 words).
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Are you supporting wearing uniforms, state your opinion with at least three arguments.
Are you opposing wearing uniforms? Suggest at least three dress code rules in your letter to the principal.