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Warm Up

A ‘fashionista’ is a term used to describe a keen follower of fashion. Do the quiz. Are you a fashionista?

1 Uggs are…

a sheepskin slippers / boots

b really big T-shirts

c big red furry socks

2 White socks and black leather shoes are…

a terrible

b not ideal

c okay

3 Which of the following fashion designers was shot and killed in 1997?

a Gianni Versace

b Donna Karan

c Giorgio Armani

4 When you buy clothes, you mostly…

a buy designer labels

b choose something that looks good on you but is uncomfortable

c choose something that looks good and feels comfortable

5 Which four cities are the fashion capitals of the world?

a New York, Paris, Milan, and London

b Rome, Paris, New York and Montreal

c Johannesburg, Milan, Los Angeles and Delhi

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Learn

Scan the biography for gist. You will fill the blanks later. How many magazine covers has Kate Moss appeared on?

Kate Moss: the ultimate (1)

Born: 16 January, 1974, in Croydon, England

Profession: supermodel and fashion designer

Kate Moss was spotted by a model agency scout when she was just 14 years old at New York’s JFK airport on her way back from holiday. She quickly became well-known, and is now one of the world’s most famous (2) .

Kate Moss has appeared on the cover of over 300 magazines, and has started many (3) and fashions. For example, it was Moss who brought fashion terms like Ugg boots and skinny jeans to the masses.

However, it hasn’t all been good. Kate has been on the receiving end of negative, as well as positive, publicity. Her ‘rock ‘n’ roll’ lifestyle has been endlessly in the media, along with allegations of drug abuse.

Her latest venture is a new (4) of clothing which she (5) with the high-street clothes retailer, Top Shop. She was reportedly paid £3 million for this. Customers are limited to trying on only eight things and are only allowed by buy five items.

Results

Mostly a: You are a fashionista!

Mostly b: You love fashion, but brands are not a priority.

Mostly c: As long as you’re comfortable, you don’t care.

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CFill in the blanks in Exercise B with the words in the box.

Student 1

You are a world-famous style icon and fashionista. You have started many trends and fashions. You already know what you want to wear to tonight’s opening. Describe what you want to wear to your agent.

Student 2

You are the fashionista’s agent. You want him/her to wear something from a special designer. You and the style icon will get money if the style icon wears this. Describe what you want the fashionista to wear. In the end, you persuade him/her to wear the designer’s clothes.

You are going to do a role-play set at the opening of the London Fashion Show. In pairs, take some notes about what you will say, Then do the role-play.

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DIn pairs, discuss who your favourite style icon is. Support your answer with three reasons why.

E Listen to the first part of a radio programme for teenagers about fashion. How old was Laurie when she had her first fashion disaster?

FListen again. Note down the adjectives Laurie uses to describe her jumper.

catwalk

designer labels

fashion capital

fashion disaster

fashionista

lifestyle

sophisticated

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Answer the questions.L

In pairs, brainstorm adjectives for each category.

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Focus

Listen to the second part of the radio programme. What happened to Laurie a few months ago?

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Look at the example below. Using some of the adjectives you brainstormed in Exercise H, fill in at least two adjectives to describe the nouns.

Now play a guessing game. As a class, take turns to describe what your classmates are wearing. Can anyone guess who you’re describing?

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Present

Read your email to the class. Then vote on the best outfit.

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1 dress

2 shoes

3 apartment

4 hat

5 woman

1 Was your model male or female?

2 What did you ask them to wear?

3 What adjectives did you use to describe your outfit?

4 Do you think your suggested outfit will look good? Why?

5 Do you think it’s appropriate for a fashion event? Why?

Example:

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You are a fashion model’s agent. Write your client an email about what you would like him / her to wear to their next major fashion event.

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1 My mum me the hairdresser.

2 My parents me all my pocket money for three months to pay for my new hairstyle.

Listen again. Fill the blanks in the sentences.

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Complete the sentences using the causative form of ‘make’.

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1 I was late for school. I worked through my lunch break.

My teacher

2 The plane was late. We waited for two hours before taking off.

The airline

3 We were driving too fast. We paid a fine.

The policeman

Example:

I go to the dentist once every six months.

My parents make me go to the dentist once every six months.

Work in pairs. Use ‘make’ to tell your partner three things that people make you do.

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Example:

My host family make me go to sleep at 9:30 every night.

Passport Link

Think about what you have done in this unit. Write sentences about what you can do now.

Look in your EF Passport to Learn at the can-do statements for your level. Can you find statements that are con-nected to this unit? See if you can do them while out and about over the next few days. When you have done them tell your teacher and you can get a stamp!

When you want to show that someone is giving instructions or causing something to happen, use a ‘causative verb + object + bare infinitive form’.

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