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Unit7Fashion

Unit7Fashion

PartA

ListeningStrategy

Summarizing

（1）

Inlisteningtoaconversation,atalkoralecture,itisnotnecessarytoremembereveryword.Theimportantthingistobeabletograspthemainpoints.Summarizing,astheskillisknown,isusefulinhelpingustogettothecoreofwhatisbeingsaid.

Listentotheconversationandmakeasummaryofitsmainpoints.

Completethefollowingsummary.

Amanisatastore.Hewantstobuyamedium-sizedwhiteT-shirtwithasloganonthefront.Heishelpedbyashopassistantingettingwhathewants.

Script:

M:

Excuseme.DoyouhaveaT-shirtofthiskindinalargersize?

W:

Whatsizedoyouwant?

M:

Medium.

W:

Pardon?

M:

Iwantamedium.

W:

Here’samediuminblack.Doyoulikeit?

M:

Well,Ilikethepictureonthefront,butI’dpreferawhiteonewithasloganonthefront.

W:

Here’sawhiteoneinmedium.Andit’s100%cotton.

M:

Perfect.I’lltakeit.

PartB

Pre-listeningTask

QuestionsforDiscussion

Youaregoingtotalkaboutfashion.Readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.

1.Whichismostimportanttoyouindecidingwhattobuy,brandname,quality,orprice?

2.Doyouspendmuchmoneyonfashion?

3.Whatkindofclothesdoyouliketowear?

4.Doyoufinditimportanttofollowthelatestfashion?

Whyorwhynot?

Demo:

4.Doyoufinditimportanttofollowthelatestfashion?

Whyorwhynot?

Idon’tthinkitisimportanttofollowthelatestfashion.Forme,fashionisnotessentialbutoptional.Moreoftenthannot,I’dratherspendmoretimefiguringoutasolutiontoaproblematworkthandecidingwhichhandbagtogowithmydressorshoes.Fashionchangesfastwithtimeanditisjustnotthatwisetofollowitseverystep.Onedoesn’tneedmodishoutfitstolookreallysmart.Itisactuallycoolertocreateone’sowndressingstyleandhaveone’sownopinionaboutwhatisreallyworthstrivingfor.

AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion

Doyoubelieveinthesaying“Clothesmaketheman”?

Whyorwhynot?

Demo:

A:

Yes,Ido.Thereistruthinthesaying.Clothescancreateanimageforthepersonwhowearsthem.Theysendamessageaboutaperson’staste,values,personality,status,andsoon.That’swhypeoplesay“youarewhatyouwear.”Onamorepracticallevel,clothesmayhelpmakeapersonlookbetterandfeelbetter.

B:

No,Idon’t.Thefunctionofclothesistocoverthehumanbodyandkeepthebodywarm,andnothingmore.Ifindthosepeoplesnobbish（势利的）orstupidwhojudgeothersonlybytheclothestheywear.IhopepeoplewilltreatmeforwhatIam,notforwhatIwear.Iwilldothesametootherpeople.

LanguageFocus

Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumightfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.

●PriceismostimportanttomewhenIbuyclothesorotherthings.

●Qualitymattersmoretomethanprice.

●It’sawasteofmoneytobuythingsofbadqualitybecausetheywon’tlastlong.

●Ihavenointerestingoingafterbrandnames.

●Ienjoygoingtofashionshows/readingfashionmagazinesalot.

●Shoppingforclothes/cosmeticsseemstobesomegirls’majorpastime.

●Fashionchangeswhenpeople’sideaschange.

●Idon’tspendmuchmoneyonfashionbecauseitchangesquickly.

●Ican’taffordnamebrandclothes.They’reterriblyexpensive.

●I’mnotafashionfollower.

●Followingfashionneedsalotofmoneyandenergy.

●Ifollowfashiontomakemyselflookmorehandsome/smart/attractive/beautiful,etc.

●Idon’tgoblindlyafterfashionbecauseIliketocreatemyownimage/style.

●Ihatetowearclothesorshoesthatareoutoffashion.

●Iliketowearcasual/cottonclothes/suits/T-shirts,etc.

●Thisbrandisveryfashionable/popularthesedays.

●Shoesofthisbrandarecomfortable/inexpensive/long-wearing/easytocarefor.

●Theseshirtsare100%cottonandmachine-washable.

ListeningTasks

Fashion—ImageorReality?

WordBank

fashionn.thestyleofclothing,hair,makeup,etc.thatispopularataparticulartimeandchangesquicklyaspeople’sideasandtasteschange流行式样，时尚

imagen.apictureformedinthemind形象

convincev.tomakesb.believethatsth.istrue使……信服

sportya.（informal）keenonplayingsports喜爱运动的

outlookn.one’sgeneralpointofview观点，看法

physicallyad.withregardtothebody身体上

routinea.ordinary,uninteresting平凡的；平淡的

moodn.thewayoneisfeelingaboutsth.情绪

brightenv.tobecomeormakesb.happy（使）高兴

inotherwordstoputitinanotherway换言之

psychologicaleffecteffectonone’smindandthoughts心理上的影响

CalvinKlein（人名；品牌名）

Wrangler（人名；品牌名）

Levi（人名；品牌名为Levi’s）

Script:

Whydopeoplespendsomuchmoneyonfashion?

Dotheywanttocreateanimageormakesuretheyarenotold-fashioned?

Dopeoplereallyjudgeeachotherbytheclothestheywear?

Thebillion-dollarfashionindustrycertainlytriestoconvinceconsumersthatsuchjudgementsaremade.

Unfortunately,theymayberight.Arecentstudyusingelementaryschoolstudentswasinteresting.TheysaidthatpeoplewearingCalvinKleindesignerjeansweremorehandsomeandsuccessfulthanthosewearingWranglers.Levi’s-wearerswereseenassporty,fashionableandfun!

Obviouslywelearnearlythat“Clothesmaketheman.”Inotherwords,clothesshowage,outlook,statusandincome.However,clothesthatlookgreatonprofessionalmodelsmaylookterribleontheaveragebuyer.

Althoughbeautifulclothesdon’thelpphysically,theyareimportantforsocialandpsychologicaleffects.Expensiveclothescanmakethewearerfeellikepartofthehighstatusgroupthatsetstasteandstyle.Soyouarebuyinganimageofsuccess.Youmayreallylivearoutinelife,wakingupinthemorningfeelingdullandordinary.Butwhenyoudressintheseexpensiveclothes,yourmoodbrightens.Youfeelgood,readytofaceanotherdaywithenergy.Soundcrazy?

Peoplewholoveclothessayit’strue.

Ofcourse,alotofpeopledon’tlikehighfashion.They’dratherspendtheirmoneyonsomethingpractical.Whichwouldyouprefer—theimageorthereality?

LanguageandCultureNotes

1.Backgroundinformation

Fashion,inmostcases,referstothestylesofclothing,hairstyles,etc.thatarepopularataparticulartime.Fashionchangesquickly.Forexample,mini-skirtswereallthefashioninthe1960sbuttheywereoutoffashioninthe1980s.Manypeople,especiallywomenandtheyoung,liketofollowthefashion,whichisusuallysetbyfamousfilmstars,popsingers,andmodels.People’sattitudestowardsfashiondiffergreatly.Somepeoplethinkgoingafterthefashionisnothingbutawasteofmoney.Othersthinkchangingfashionscanmaketheworldmorecolorfulandbeautiful.Wearingwell-designedclothescanmakeonefeelgoodandcanreflectone’spersonality.

2.CalvinKlein

anAmericanbrandnameofclothingandaccessories,developedbytheAmericandesignerofthesamename,whowasborninNewYorkCityin1942.HeestablishedCalvinKleinLtd.in1968toproduceclothesandaccessoriesbearinghistypicalstyleofsparedesignswithsimple,elegantlinesandluxurymaterialssuchaslinen,silkandcashmere.CalvinKleinjeans,underwearandfragrancesareparticularlywell-known.

3.Wrangler

abrandnameofjeans,shorts,shirts,andotheraccessoriesproducedbyBlueBellCompanyinAmerica.ThecompanystartedusingWranglerasitsbrandnamein1943andin1947introduceditsauthenticWesternjeanstotheAmericanconsumer.Sincethenithasspecializedinproducingjeans,shirts,pants,andshorts,especiallysuitableforoutdoorwear.

4.Levi’s

abrandnameofbluejeansproducedbyLeviStrauss&Co.,whichdevelopedfromasmalldry-goodsbusinessintooneofthemostprosperousclothingcompaniesintheworld.LeviStrauss&Co.hasinfluencedfivegenerationsofAmericanculture.In2003itcelebratedthe150thanniversaryofitsfoundingandthe130thanniversaryoftheinventionofbluejeansbyitsfounder,LeviStraussandhispartnerJacobDavis.

5.Clothesmaketheman.

（人要衣装。

）Thisisasayingwhichmeansgoodclothesmakepeoplelookhandsome,successful,andrespectable.

6.models

Amodelisusuallyabeautifulyoungwomanemployedtosellproducts,whetheritbethelatestfashionoranewcar,bytryingtomaketheproductexcitingandappealingsothatthepublicwillbuyit.

Exercise1

Listentothepassageandchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.

1.Whatisthemainreasonwhypeoplespendmuchmoneyonfashionaccordingtothespeaker?

a.Theywanttolookgoodandhealthy.

b.Theywanttocreateanewimageforthemselves.

c.Theywanttolooklikemodels.

d.Theywanttobemoresuccessful.

2.Whatdoes“Clothesmaketheman”meaninthepassage?

a.Peopleshouldwearfashionableclothes.

b.Peoplejudgeeachotherbytheclothestheywear.

c.Clothescanshowone’ssocialstatus,andmakeonefeelgood.

d.Clothescantellone’spersonality.

3.What’sthespeaker’sattitudetowardsfashion?

a.Positive.b.Negative.

c.Doubtful.d.Neutral.

Exercise2

Listentothepassageagainandcompletethefollowingsentenceswithkeywordsfromthelisteningtext.

1.Arecentstudyusingelementarystudentswasinteresting.TheysaidthatpeoplewearingCalvinKleindesignsweremorehandsomeandsuccessfulthanthosewearingWranglers.Levi’s-wearerswereseenassporty,fashionableandfun！

2.Clothesthatlookgreatonprofessionalmodelsmaylookterribleonaveragebuyers.

3.Expensiveclothescanmakethewearerfeellikepartofthehighstatusgroupthatsetstasteandstyle.Soyouarebuyinganimageofsuccess.

4.Whenyoudressinexpensiveclothes,yourmoodbrightens.Youfeelgood,readytofaceanotherdaywithenergy.

5.