Speaking Killer sam ielts

Q. Can clothing tell you much about a person?
Answer:
No, I don’t think the clothing of a person tells “much” about a 
person except only how much “fashion-conscious” he or she really is. 
Besides, I never really feel “comfortable” with “judging” a person based 
on his or her “clothing”. However, sometimes, the clothing of a person 
provides a special “clue” to what a person does for his or her job. For 
example, a person with “workboots” and “dirty trousers” would most 
likely tell us that he or she works in the “farms” or he works in 
“construction”. 
Q. Why do some companies ask their staff to wear uniforms?
Answer:
Companies generally ask their staffs to wear uniforms mainly 
because they want to ensure “uniformity” across all levels of their 
“staffs”. This is done either to help employees identify with their 
companies or to boost morale at all levels of their staffs. For example, if 
a “lower” level employee at a company finds that he and CEO are 
wearing the same kinds of “dress”, the “lower” level staffs feel that he is 
no “less” than his CEO and that both contribute equally for the profit of 
the company. Besides, some companies want their employees to be 
easily recognisable by customers, for example, employees in a 
restaurant, and therefore ask the staffs to wear uniforms during office 
hours. 
Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having 
uniforms at work?
Answer:
The main advantage is that it helps reduce the “psychological 

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and ego” gap between the high-level employees and those of the lower 
levels because they all wear the same kind of “dress”. Secondly, it helps 
promote the company “brand”, especially, when wearing the uniforms 
outside of the work. Thirdly, the uniform helps identify and separate the 
employees from the customers, when working in an environment that 
involves serving customers by remaining physically present with them. 
The disadvantage, of course, of wearing uniforms at work is that it limits 
“self-expression” of the employees as they can’t seem to “wear” what 
they like. Besides, some uniforms may also be considered as 
“objectionable” to some employees on religious and cultural grounds.