Unit 3 Fashion statements
The Integrated Course
3-1 Active reading 1
Pre-reading activity-1
01、Comfort is the number one consideration for me, and then cost. I'm a practical person, and I don't really care how I look. I'm the total opposite. I take a lot of pride in being stylish and adopting the latest fashions. I carefully match colours and materials when choosing an outfit.
02、I don't have any T-shirts with slogans on, but my uncle used to wear an "I'm with stupid" T-shirt. My aunt would refuse to walk with him! I quite often see Internet memes on T-shirts now, but I don't get most of them. I have a T-shirt with the slogan "Love each other" on it. I've had it for years, and it seems a little immature now.
Background information
Txet
Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、D
02、A
03、C
04、A
05、D
Exercise-2
01、D,E 02、B,D 03、E 04、C 05、D 06、A
Exercise-3
01、low-maintenance
02、exquisite
03、gauge
04、dictate
05、favourable
06、crisp
07、modest
08、extravagant
Exercise-4
01、Occasionally
02、mortal
03、indicates
04、dodge
05、combining
06、implication
07、accordingly
08、dubious
Exercise-5
01、A 02、B 03、B 04、B 05、A 06、B
3-2 Active reading 2
Pre-reading activity-1
01、In the sea! More exactly, on the beach where it has been washed ashore by the tide.
02、Surely not much, if anything, because it is just glass, but the title indicates that you could make jewellery out of it and maybe the actual jewellery would be worth something.
03、From the title, you can make jewellery out of this glass, but this is something that I haven't thought about before, so I am not sure.
Background information
Txet
Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、B 02、B 03、A 04、C 05、D 06、C 07、C 08、A
Exercise-2
01、engagement
02、disposal
03、preside
04、luminous
05、tide
06、stunning
07、revive
Exercise-3
01、stint
02、chuck
03、folly
04、scoured
05、negligence
06、extraction
07、elusive
Exercise-4
01、chance upon
02、wears away
03、revolves around
04、break down
05、turns out
Exercise-5
01、B 02、A 03、A 04、A 05、B 06、A 07、A
3-3 Language in use
Grammar&structure-1
01、flowery
02、sticky
03、pricy
04、shiny
05、fussy
06、sunny
07、beauty
08、pregnancy
09、personality
Grammar&structure-2
01、We have a saying that "There's no such thing as a free lunch". You always end up paying for it.
02、There's no such thing as free Internet services because advertisements are always directed at the users.
03、There were no such things as welfare provision and universal medical care until the mid-20th century in the UK.
04、Margaret Thatcher claimed in a speech that there's no such thing as society.
05、There's no such thing as wearing the wrong clothes. You're just meeting the wrong people.
Grammar&structure-3
01、I thought the ring was made of gold, but it turned out to be silver.
02、She looked like my cousin, but she turned out to be a complete stranger.
03、The house needed a lot of work on it, but it turned out to be a good investment.
04、I saw smoke rising from the building, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
05、I didn't want to move to England, but it turned out to be a wise decision.
Collocatios-1
01、turned
02、down
03、favourable impression
04、got / took
05、hint
06、strong hint
07、in turn
08、favourable conditions
09、run
10、risk
11、turned out
Translatio-1
01、1960至2010年间的时装史存在两个不可忽略或不可低估的不变因素：一是无处不在的牛仔裤，二是女装裙摆长度的变化。牛仔裤是用粗斜纹布做的，早在16世纪末法国就有了这种布料。从20世纪50年代后期开始，美国年轻人对牛仔裤趋之若鹜，视其为年轻随意的生活方式的象征。经过嬉皮士时代、朋克时代的洗礼以及经济起伏波荡的影响，牛仔裤经久不衰，不仅被融入了不同的款式、颜色与面料，而且一直被视为是时尚文化一部分。至于第二个不变因素，人们时常会注意到，女人的裙摆和经济之间也存在一种颇为精确的关联性，且鲜有例外。股市升时裙摆也跟着提高；股市跌时裙摆就跟着降低。在经济繁荣和萧条时期女性到底为什么要多暴露或少暴露双腿至今仍然是个谜。
Translatio-2
01、There is a need to standardize the clothing industry in China. There should be more innovations in Chinese fashion design. Chinese elements in fashion design should have their own brands. While we are trying our best to transcend Western fashion styles, we should also try to break through the traditional Eastern concepts, eventually creating a style that can be called Chinese. Such a Chinese style neither caters to Western fashion tastes nor simply utilizes pure Chinese elements to achieve a national renaissance. Rather, this style features an organic combination of various Eastern elements, skillfully infused at the same time with the features of Western clothes. It is a merging of traditional Chinese culture and multiple world cultures.
3-4 Reading across cultures
Text
Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、British schoolboys (and schoolgirls) struggle to put on their tie in the morning.
02、It is about a hundred years old.
03、A piece of silk cloth worn around the neck.
04、The Croatian soldiers who visited King Louis XIV.
05、Because shirts with turndown collars were invented.
06、The stripes on ties represented the school or sports club that the wearer belonged to.
07、Because the tie is a mark of the establishment, if you don't wear a tie at a business meeting you may be thought of as a rebel or someone who disagrees with the important and powerful people of the establishment.
Exercise-2
01、Business people, office workers and professionals wear ties for important meetings and when they meet the public. Other people usually wear ties on formal occasions.
02、For men, suits, jackets and trousers, jeans and T-shirts and sportswear; for women, suits, dresses, jeans and sportswear.
03、It depends on what period you are thinking about. For ancient scholars and gentlemen of the 19th century, a fan or maybe a snuff box; for ladies, elaborate necklaces and combs, hairpins and adornments for the hair; in the early 1900s, a hat, umbrella or watch for some men.
04、Perhaps the three greatest changes have been the gradual phasing out of traditional dress: the uniformity of blue, black or grey suits, the adoption and influence of Western styles of clothing with bright colours and more individual garments, and recently new ideas in fashion which blend traditional themes with modern ideas.
05、I prefer to wear different clothes for different situations because the clothes I wear affect how I feel as well as how I look. I would wear different clothes for an interview compared to those when going on a shopping trip or visiting my grandparents.
3-5 Guided writing
Writing skills
Writing task-1
01、B 02、C 03、A 04、D
Writing task-2
01、The development of turndown collars on shirts led to a different, longer tie.
02、The early 20th century saw the use of ties to represent schools and sports clubs.
03、Since the 1920s stripes have become a standard pattern, with the colours of the stripes representing the school or club that the wearer belonged to.
04、The length of the women's hemlines is related to the width of men's ties.
Writing task-3
01、It refers to the 1920s.
02、Yes, at least for the establishment.
03、Yes, because it "has become a major player on the world stage a dedicated follower of fashion".
Writing task-4
01、Over the past 60 years, garments in China have become brighter, with a more complex range of colours and styles, and fashions have become more personalized choices as the economy develops and people seek to express their individualism through the clothes they wear.
Writing task-5
01、Over the past 60 years, garments in China have become brighter, with a more complex range of colours and styles, and fashions have become more personalized choices as the economy develops and people seek to express their individualism through the clothes they wear. In the 1950s and 1960s, traditional garments and Western styles were often set aside, and Soviet styles were influential for a time. The fashions during this period were to wear Sun Yat-sen-style suits in plain blue, black or grey for men, while women's clothes came in simple modest styles. Most clothes were hand-made by tailors or made at home. During the period of the Cultural Revolution, military uniforms were popular. Few people wore jewellery, but wearing badges of Chairman Mao was normal. As China's economy improved in the 1980s, red and yellow became popular colours for women, and men wore Western suits or jackets and trousers. Ready-made clothes became common, often altered by local tailors. The 1990s saw dramatic changes as people felt that they could dress distinctively: Wider ranges of ready-made clothes were available and people began to follow the fashions of international brands. Some Chinese designers remained anonymous because many garments were produced by large state-run enterprises or joint-venture companies. Nowadays, there is great diversity in fashion trends across China, and Chinese fashion designers meet consumer demands which are raised through the influence of fashion, celebrities and the media. There are now many young entrepreneurial designers in China who sell direct to customers or you can find their garments, with their own labels, in department stores and boutiques. Their designs combine the use of traditional themes and styles with modern materials and innovations. China has become the world's largest manufacturer of clothing and also the largest consumer. In large urban department stores and small boutiques and shops there is a huge range of high-end fashion garments and also of inexpensive clothes. As China exports many garments, we might speculate that Chinese fashion designers and Chinese fashion themes both traditional and modern will have a significant influence on what the world wears in coming years.
3-6 Unit test
词汇与结构
1 . D. elusive 2 . A. maintenance 3 . C. disposal 4 . A. inappropriate 5 . D. jeweller 6 . D. scour 7 . C. follower 8 . A. ubiquitous 9 . A. suspend 10 . B. fairly 11 . C. preside 12 . A. tactful 13 . A. luminous 14 . A. fabulous 15 . D. superficial 16 . D. dodge 17 . C. murky 18 . D. dictate 19 . A. assaults 20 . C. gauge
单词填空
out
to
to
into
down
upon
of
up
away
around
选词填空15选10
glamorous
individuality
credentials
stunning
daring
superficial
lavish
exclusively
inescapable
lure
仔细阅读
D. argumentative C. Newspaper editorial. C. They are expensive and many students can't afford them. C. Paragraph 3. C. condone
Further practice
3-7 Vocabulary
Exercise-1
01、adolescence
02、adolescent
03、dispose
04、disposable
05、suspension
06、revival
07、function
08、functional
09、indicator
10、indicative
11、compensation
12、compensatory
13、revolving
14、symbolize
15、symbolic
Exercise-2
01、revival
02、indications
03、revolving
04、symbolised
05、disposable
06、functional
07、adolescents
08、compensations
Exercise-3
01、gown,jacket,loafers,outfit,polo
02、elegant,glowing,luminous,sombre,stunning
03、amber,luminous,multi-coloured,murky, sombre
04、amber,beads,gems,necklace
Exercise-4
01、gown
02、necklace
03、gems
04、glowing
05、beads
06、outfit
07、polo
08、murky
09、multi-coloured
10、loafers
Exercise-5
01、fashion show
02、glass cabinet
03、school tie
04、stock market
05、engagement ring
06、fashion accessory
Exercise-6
01、A 02、A 03、A 04、A 05、A 06、A 07、A 08、A
Exercise-7
01、A 02、B 03、C 04、B 05、A 06、C
3-8 Structure
Exercise-1
01、There's no such thing as a perfect plan.
02、There's no such thing as failure. It's just an opportunity to learn.
03、There's no such thing as privacy on the Internet.
04、There's no such thing as bad publicity!
05、There's no such thing as impossible.
06、A common American idiom says that there's no such thing as a free lunch.
Exercise-2
01、When they first appeared, no one thought that denim jeans were anything special, but they turned out to be one of fashion's biggest success stories.
02、The shop owner was doubtful that the young designer's clothes would sell well, but they turned out to be very popular.
03、I was told that the dinner party would be informal, but it turned out to be very formal indeed.
04、The collection of sea glass she gathered as a child turned out to be a lot more valuable than she had expected.
05、The old dress I found in a second-hand clothes shop turned out to be made by a famous designer.
06、The quiet young woman I chatted with at the party turned out to be a well-known fashion writer.
3-9 Reading
Reading1-1
01、A,D,F
Reading1-2
01、F 02、B 03、G 04、E 05、I 06、A 07、C 08、H 09、D
Reading2-1
01、D 02、D 03、C 04、A 05、A
Reading2-2
01、D 02、A 03、G 04、C 05、E 06、B 07、F
3-10 Integrated skills training
Exercise-1
01、Trends
02、depending
03、economy
04、provided
05、appearance
06、attractive
07、doubt
08、smartly
09、while
10、good
Exercise-2
01、Young women can't bear to be seen wearing something that is no longer fashionable whereas older women are quite happy wearing clothes that are classic even if not of the latest fashion.
02、British schoolchildren who wear ties as part of their school uniforms would probably be very happy indeed to stop wearing them as they are difficult to put on.
03、The fact that hemlines rise and fall as the economy rises and falls is a fascinating phenomenon that no one can completely explain though many have attempted to do so.
04、Everyone thought it very daring for a fashion designer to stop using extremely skinny models in his fashion shows and start using models who are of normal shape.
05、The reason jeans have remained popular for so long is probably because denim is not only a tough material that can be worn for a long time, but also looks good.
Exercise-3
01、纽约时装周期间，高端零售商布鲁明戴尔百货公司采用了一项很吸引人的技术：旋台由一家美国公司FaceCake开发的虚拟试衣间系统。购物者只需站在售货亭前，按几个键，就能看到自己穿戴上该百货公司秋季时装和饰品的3D动态影像。传感器会扫描顾客的身体，随后系统会在屏幕中央显示她的影像。顾客可以选择屏幕四周展示的服装和饰品，选中的服饰随即穿戴到影像身上。不管她怎么动，衣服都会服帖。顾客可以在旋台上试用多种产品，如口红、耳环和连衣裙，还可以根据系列或款式进行选购。顾客还可以通过电子邮件或社交媒体与朋友们分享这些影像。
Exercise-4
01、The history of Chinese hairstyles very much reflects the changing of Chinese culture. Confucius once said, "We are given our body, hair and skin by our parents, which we dare not damage." As a result, the Chinese people, men or women, avoided cutting their hair, and instead, they wound it into a bun or in various other hairstyles. Then, in the Qing dynasty, men were forced to shave the front of the head and to style the rest of their hair into a ponytail or plait. This hairstyle, known as the queue, was associated with loyalty to the emperor. People who failed to have such a hairstyle were seen as disloyal, and could be sentenced to death.
