Unit2

Fashion and body image

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15 Minutes

A. Youwillhearateentalkingaboutbodyimage.Foritems1to5,fillinthemissing information.

MYBODYIMAGE
Name / MattScott
Age / 1.
Definitionofbodyimage / Yourbodyimageishowyouseeyourbodybasedon:
–whatyousee
–what2. tellyou
Pressures / 3.
Boysshouldbe / 4.
Girlsshouldbe / 5.

B. Youwillhearaphoneconversationbetweentwofriendsdiscussingwhattowear toaparty.Choosethecorrectoption.

1. Kateisworriedaboutwhat to wear .

(a)toschool(b)onadate(c)toaparty

2. Janeisgoingto wear .

(a)blackjeans(b)skinnyjeans(c)ashortdress

3. JanesuggestsKateshould wear .

(a)jeansandatop(b)ashortskirt(c)apinkdress

4. Katerejectsthe suggestionbecauseshedoesn’thave .

(a)shoes(b)abelt(c)abag

5. Janewillspeakto andcallKatebackwiththe news.

(a)Tom(b)hermum(c)herfriend

Readthetextcarefully.

HOLLISTER–THEPERFECT

STOREFORTEENS

Hollisterisoneofthemostpopularfashionstoresforteens ofallagesallovertheworld. PeoplesaythatwhenyougotoHollister,youbuymorethanabrandortheclothesthatyou choose.Infact,whatyouarereally buyingisacoolimagethatwillgetyouintothetoughest teengroupsaround.Butwhat exactlyisHollister?

5J.M.Hollistermade aclothing company forteenagersin1922.Hewantedtogivethem somethingthatwascomfortable yetfashionabletowear.Healsowantedtomakesurethat hisclothinglinewasmoreorlessaffordable.Thefirstthingthathedidwasfindinspiration forhisstoreandclothing line.HefollowedsurferslanganddecidedtocallgirlsBettysand boysDudes.Thismeansthat ifyougotoHollister,youcan shopatthe Bettys orDudes

10 sectiondependingonwhoor whatyouareshoppingfor.Henamed hisstoreafteraplacein

California, mostlyaftertheSouthCalifornianbeaches.

ButthebrandHollisterreallybecamepopularin2000whenthemakersofAbercrombie

Fitchdecidedtoadoptit.TheydecidedtodothisbecausetheyfeltthattheirAbercrombie

storewasfailingwithyounger costumers.Theyneededabrand which wasjustascoolas

15 theAbercrombie brand but slightly cheaper and thus more accessible for younger consumers.However, Hollisterwas intendedtobethe“summer” store and Abercrombie morethe“winter”storebuttheybothsellsummer andwinter clothes. Hollisterstillleans more to thesummer clothingline and Abercrombiemoretowardswinter.Since then, Hollister hasbecome famousforitstrendyclothes,especiallyitshoodies,T-shirtsandjeanswhicheveryteen

20 dreamsofhaving.YoucanfindaHollisterstoreinmostmajorcitiesaround theworld.Alternatively,youcanalsoshoponline.Checkitout!

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A. Matchthepartsofthesentencesaccordingtothetext.Someexpressions arenotnecessary.

1. Hollisterisastorefor(a) American teens.

2. Hollistersells(b) teensalloverthe world.

3. Hollisterisfamousfor(c) itshoodies.

4. Hollisterwasinitially(d) aimedatawinterline.

(e) casualandaffordableclothes.

(f) aimedatasummerline.

B. Readthetextagainandfindwordsthatmeanthefollowing:

1. Inparagraph1awordthatmeans“label”.

2. Inparagraph2awordthatmeans“nottooexpensive”.

3. Inparagraph3awordthatmeans“notsucceeding”.

4. Inparagraph3awordthatmeans“fashionable”.

C. Givedetailsabout.

1. Whenthebrandwasfirstcreated–

2. Whatgirlsarecalled–

3. WhenHollisterbecamepopular–

4. Abranditcompeteswith–

D. Labelthefollowingimageswiththewordsinthebox.Notallthewordsareneeded.

1.

2.

3.

4.

A. Writetheadjectivesinthecorrectorder.

1. Sheboughta bag.(Italian/black/trendy)

2. Welivein a flat.(modern/small/cozy)

3. Hehasgotsome trainers.(white/new/expensive)

4. Iatea hamburger. (medium/tasty/French)

5. He’sgota jacket. (blue/cotton/fashionable)

6. Theyboughta car.(American/old/yellow)

B. Addthecorrectsuffixtothewordinbold.

1. Iboughtacoloursweater onthe sales.

2. Itwasanunforgetconcert!

3. Hewasverythoughttowarnusaboutthe strike.

4. I’llneverconvince mumtoletmego.It’suse.

5. Ihatethe tasteofbroccoli.It’shorror.

6. Ireallylikecomfortclothes.

C. Join thesentencesusingarelativepronoun:who,whichorwhose.

1. Iamgoingtoashop.Itisnot veryexpensive.

2. Wesawagirl.Herclotheswerereallytrendy.

3. Annawantedtobuysomenewjeans.Theywerereallygorgeous.

4. Imetthe model. Wesawhimatthe fashionshow.

5. Johnlikesgirls.Theyarenot verytall.

6. Marymadeanad.ItwasforHollister.

35Minutes

A. Imagine thatyouwanttogoshoppingwithafriend.Writeashortmessageinviting heralong.Usetheinformationbelowtohelpyou.

B. Writeabiography(50-80words)aboutthesupermodelGemmaWard.Usethe informationbelowtohelpyou.