Fashion

Describing People Classify the words in word bank above, and put them down in the categories below, and try to find more words for each category.. Appearance:_________________________________ Personality: _________________________________ Clothes: ____________________________________ Body: ______________________________________

Guessing Game Walk around the classroom and find your subject (keep it as a secret) and describe him or her to the whole class and the rest of the class are to guess who you are describing.

The Fashion World Listening 1 France States   France States Opportunities for new people Fashion business Less competitive World Famous designers few Fashion designs More expensive and more elegant Ways of Dressing Listening 1

Explaining the Phrases She’s much heavier than I. There aren’t as many jobs for new people as here. Remember, in America people are freer to wear they want --- formal, informal. Anything goes. Listening 1

How Is Fashion Decided Fashion designers make fashionable clothes for women only. The work of famous designers is not to be copied everywhere. French, British, America and Italian designers all have influence in setting new styles. New designs are both shown to the public and published in newspapers. Even after fashion clothes have been manufactured locally in large numbers, they are still too expensive. Listening 2

Listening 2 Fashion designers Paris People and manufactures design , begin and new styles, and their work all over the world. Paris Is of world fashion, where the secrets of new designs until they are shown to___________________________. People and manufactures Come to Paris to new clothes, in January and . Then the clothes are copied and made up , for which one does not have to pay . Other manufactures use Paris styles simply as for their own ideas. Still others only a part of French design. Listening 2

Homework Read the tips on the students’ book and discuss with your friends about the following questions Do the clothes you wear each have any influence on your image? What kind of outfit will bring positive effect on your image? Find or take at least one picture, which shows improper dressing or funny dressing.

Fashion

Task Take out the picture you’ve prepared for the class and discuss with your partner and make comments on the clothes shown in the picture

A Woman’s Funny Dress Lily and her mom are talking about a woman’s dress. Lily feels that the dress ___________. But her mom has a very different idea --- she thinks the woman’s dress _________. Lily disagrees because she thinks the woman’s dress_____________ and that kind of style __________ last year. Her mom thinks it’s quite alright as long as it ______________________________________. Therefore, Lily says that her mother is as ____________ as that woman. Still, the mother doesn’t see any point in ___________________. Finally, Lily realizes that it is __________ her mother does not like to buy her new dresses. Warming-up Listening

Compliments in English Try to write down the structures to express compliments. Multiple choices Listen to the material again and answer questions. Information

Have a Try Use the structures you’ve got from the conversation and from the reference on your book to make compliments.

Leisure Time Word tips: Polka-dot: 圆点花纹的 Bikini: 比基尼 Locker: 更衣室 Stick around: 呆着不动 Bundle up: 卷成一团

Background Information When the song first came out, bikinis were new and many girls felt “exposed” when they wore them. It took a while for them to get used to bikinis. The song is meant to be a humorous look at fashion: this is the first day the girl wears such a swimming suit. On the other hand, she wants to follow the fashion of wearing a bikini. On the other hand, she is shy about being seen in public in such a revealing swimming suit. At first, she is afraid even to come out of the locker room. Then she sits on the beach, but covers herself with a blanket. “Itsy bitsy” and “teenie weenie” are both slang expressions that mean very small. They are now used together to help create the impression that the girl’s bikini swimming suit is pretty skimpy.

Milan Fashion Week Milan London New York Paris

Your Own Taste Discuss within group to choose at least three outfit for three occasions. Make your choice and explain why you choose them. Your first date. You are going to meet at a café. Your beloved is fashionable. Your first meeting with your future parents-in-law, who are very serious person. A fancy party where you are going to have a lot of fun. You are going camping with a bunch of friends.

Ideal Boy-/ Girl-friend One’s image is closely related to one’s appearance, and appearance is in turn closely related to one’s dressing style. Describe your ideal girl-/ boy-friend in terms of their appearance and dressing style. There are more pictures for reference.

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