Unit 2 What helps you choose the clothes you like? Module 4 The way we look

Look and talk about. 1.Are their clothes fashionable or comfortable? 2.Do you like their clothes? 3. If you don’t like,what kind of clothes do you like? Why?

Work in pairs. Look at the people in the photos. Try to describe the clothes they are wearing. The young woman is in a jacket and jeans. The clothes are very casual, and they are kind of neutral clothing. People wear this kind of clothes most of time. It is not fashionable but comfortable.

The girl wears a polo shirt and a waistcoat. This kind of clothes is suitable for students. They are not fashionable, but comfortable.

The five teenagers are wearing T-shirts in various colors. This kind of clothes is very popular among teenagers. For it is casual and comfortable.

The picture is a kind of Hip-pop. The boy in the picture is in long, loose jerseys, shorts with pictures on them, and shoes. This kind of clothing is fashionable. Many teenagers like it.

Look, listen and read the passage and find out what the words and expressions mean.

to look very fashionable, so everyone else will admire you fashionable clothes made by big-name companies company symbol famous everywhere big name designer clothes logo look cool

Read the passage again and decide what the writer’s main point is. a)We should wear designer clothes. b)We shouldn’t wear designer clothes. c)We should wear comfortable and not fashionable clothes. d)We all spend too much on clothes. d

Match the summary sentences with the paragraphs. a) People think designer clothes are better. b) What do you look for when you buy clothes? c) Some people are happy to pay more to look cool. d) Clothes sold by small number of well- known companies are more expensive but more popular.

e) Ask yourself if you can buy good clothes for less money. f)Young people think designer clothes look cool. g) Designer companies spend more on advertising

Answer the questions. Clothes. The companies which make clothing. ① “Do you choose something fashionable … or comfortable?” What is another word or expression for something? ② “But the number of these big name companies… ”. What are big name companies?

That well-known trainers can ’ t make you better at sport -- people believe the well-known trainers can. ③ “But what they don’t sell as well…”. What don’t sell as well as what? ④ “But that’s not the point.” What isn’t the point? And what is the point the writer is making? The less well-known companies ’ clothes don ’ t sell as well as “ designer ” clothes.

They succeed in making us think designer products are the best. ⑤ “And they succeed!” What do they succeed in doing?

Difficult sentences 1. Or do you wear the same clothes as your friends? the same…as.. 意思是 “ 与 ……. 一样 ” 。如： Your jacket is exactly the same as Diana’s. My mobile phone is not exactly the same as yours. He made the mistake as he did last time.

2. Many people even prefer them to cheaper clothes. prefer 意为 “( 比较 ) 喜欢、宁愿 ”, 相当于 like…better, 它的 “ 喜欢 ” 是带有选择性的, 是在 比较的情况下选择出来的, 其后接名词、代词、 动名词或不定式。如： I prefer going by bike. He prefers to work alone.

prefer 常用于 prefer…to… 结构中, 意为 “ 喜 欢 …… 而不喜欢 …… 、宁愿 …… 而不 ……” ， 其中 to 是介词, prefer 与 to 后都接名词或动名 词。如： I prefer foreign languages to maths. He prefers doing to talking.

prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 宁愿做 某事而不愿做某事。如： She preferred to sew rather than knit. Older people often fear change. They know what they can do best. They prefer to repeat their successes rather than risk failure.

3. Many young people today care about the way they look. care about 意思是 “ 介意，关注 ” 。如： Now more and more people care about the environment. The only thing he seems to care about is money.

4. It’s the training—not the trainers—that improves your speed or your score. 这是一个强调句，强调的是 the training 。非强 调句应为： The training—not the trainers— improves your speed or your score. 强调句型的结构是： It is / was ＋被强调内容 ＋ that… 如： It was Jane who helped me yesterday. It’s the colour that I like most about this jacket.

这里 above all 的意思是 “ 尤其是；最重要 的是 ” 。如： And above all, don’t forget to write to us when you get there. It’s important to eat plenty of the right things, above all, fruit and vegetables. 5. Above all, designer clothes are more popular because of clever advertising.

6. Most people dress in a way that shows off their personality. Jiajia couldn’t wait to show off his new car to his friends. Please stop showing off — we all know how rich you are! that shows off their personality 在句中做定 语，修饰名词 a way 。 show off 表示 “ 炫耀；显示 ” 。如：

succeed v. 成功 success n. 成功，成就，胜利 successful adj. 成功的，如愿以偿的 succeed in / at sth. / doing sth. 在 ( 某物或做 某事 ) 上获得成功 7. And they succeed!

He’ll succeed in anything if he really puts his mind to. 任何事他只要认真做，总能成功。 He succeeded in the entrance examination. 他在入学考试中金榜题名了。 I hope he will succeed in solving the problem. 我希望他能成功地解决这个难题。