Designer Brands Aren’t for Me (Reading) 李永清 2013-06-06

Do you know the following big brands? Lead-in Do you know the following big brands? ____leather belt ____boot ___handbag PRADA UGG GUCCI

Dior perfume

Do you like these brands? Do you think these brands are fit for you? Why or Why not?

Words or expressions: I don’t think these brands are my “must-haves”?

Something about My life pop into a chain store donate my money to the people

look individual. We never fall for the shopping centers’ trick. My shopping philosophy is : only buy well, don’t buy dear.

Skimming 1. Read the passage and guess what the writer’s attitude is. □Everything of big brands is a fashion trend. □Paying for big brands is a kind of money waste. √

√ √ √ √ 2.Read the passage again and tick true or false. 1）The latest “must-haves” are the designer’s tricks. 2）People who follow the designer’s trend are usually lacking in Confidence. 3）Copies of the designer’s clothes are usually cheaper. 4）Many young British people buy second-hand clothes to be different. √ √ √ √

3.Circle the sentence that means the same as the given one. Why should I fall for the designer’s tricks? Why should I fall for the designer’s tricks? a. I don’t understand what the designer means. b. I won’t believe the designer easily. 2. It’s satisfying to buy it for a tenth of the price. a. You’ll be satisfied if you can buy it at a very low price. b. You will feel happy to buy the things when it costs ten times of the price. 3. They are prepared to take risks to look individual. a. They are will to accept the results of looking different. b. They make preparations to avoid looking different.

Group work: 1.The main ideas: Para.1 put forward my opinion about following fashion Para.2 the reason why I have the opinion Para.3 some examples to support my view Para.4 my shopping philosophy

2.Reading, asking and answering:

Para.1 Does the writer follow fashion? Why does she hate the phrase “must-have”? Is she willing to “donate” her money to the designer brands?

Para.2 Designer brands, in general, are for people who ____________________. These people think that ___ ____________at Prada must be “ ______”. But I find it much more _______ to _________one of the cheap chain stores on the the High Street and buy a ____ of the ______________ for a tenth of the price. You can use your ______ to find one item in three that looks ____. It is just like finding a piece of _____ in a river. It gives you ____________. don’t trust their own tastes cool everything pop into satisfying copy designers’ clothes skill great satisfaction gold

Para.3 An interview Do young people with money are going to the designer shops? Where do they buy their clothes? What does it mean if the young people do so? What are they prepared to do?

My shopping philosophy: Para.4 My shopping philosophy: Even if I had the money, I would think of all other things I could spend on it!

Sum-up The passage mainly talk about the writer’s disagreement on designer brands and her opinions.

Extending (Discussion1) How much money do you spend on fashion? (questionnaire)

How much money will you spend on fashion? little it depends all that I can afford everything 60% A. 10% B. 30% C. 25% D. 5% 25% 10% 5% B From this chart, we know that ___ of the people will go for spending big money on fashion?

Extending (Discussion2) Discuss Whether you agree or disagree on following the fashion? Give your reasons. Play

Some tips for you: We should spend our money on the things that are worth. We should learn to save money. We should learn to make good use of money. Don’t compare with the high. Don’t waste money. Don’t follow fashion blindly. The last but not the least, we should buy well, not buy dear.

Homework Write a short passage about “My view on following the latest trend”

Thank you very much!