Методические указания по работе с темой "Clothes and Fashions". Дедова С.А - 23 стр.

      3. Imagine the situation when Bill is listening to Wendy and discussing        Beanpoles – very thin              Six-foot -1 meter 83
new trends in fashion. What would he say to her remarks? Reconstruct the             Two stone – about 13 kilos         Write you off – decide you are a failure
dialogue using this situation. Act it out.

Text 9.                                                                            Tasks
What do today’s fashion models look like? Do you like that look? Why/ why                1. Tick the six opinions which are expressed in the article. Find the
not? Are you influenced by fashion? Now read the title of the article and try to   sentences in the story where they are mentioned.
predict its idea.                                                                        a True friends don’t expect you to be fashionable.
                  Are Today’s Teenagers Victims of Fashion?                              b You can’t blame the fashion business for anorexia.
       A survey among the 1,300 pupils at Caldicot Comprehensive School,                 c Clothes look better on thinner people.
near Newport, Wales shows that teenage girls and boys are deeply affected by             d Dieting takes the fun out of life.
the images presented by fashion industry in magazines.                                   e Fashion allows teenagers to feel free and have fun.
       When we asked whether super slim fashion models influence anorexia                f Fashion models today are getting larger.
– the eating disorder in which people go without food – 100 per cent of our              g Images of very thin models may make ordinary women feel fat.
sample replied “Yes”.                                                                    h Underweight models are unattractive.
       It’s not just our schoolmates who hold these views. We interviewed                i Pop groups influence teenagers’ ideas about fashion.
psychologist Dr. Glenn Waller of London’s Royal Holloway College, an                     j The media should show different sizes and shapes.
expert on the influence of fashion on adolescents. He told us that fashion
photographs in magazines make a huge impact on young people’s self-image,                 2. Write A (agree) or D (disagree) next to each of the statements in
particularly females aged 13-19.                                                   exercise 1. In groups discuss your opinions.
       “Young people are guided by media standards while they are looking                 3. Describe someone who you think is a victim of fashion. These ideas
around for an identity,” he said. “Magazines provide ideas and these can           may help:
affect vulnerable people.”
       “If women look at supermodels who are beanpoles, they may imagine                                Cost? Comfort? Competitive?
that they themselves are fatter than they really are. If the media used a wider                          Do the clothes suit the person?
range of female shapes it would be better.”                                                                    Are they practical?
       Fortunately, many Caldicot students are not victims of the image-                                 Is s/he obsessed with fashion?
makers. Here’s what some of them said:
       “If you’re constantly dieting, you can’t enjoy life.”                               4. Describe a fashion which you think expresses freedom and fun.
       “Fashion is something kids can control. Ti is a path many teenagers
take to break free and have fun.”                                                  Text 10.
       “I find nothing attractive about six-foot models who are two stone          1. Before you read the article discuss together possible meanings for the
underweight; they just look ill.”                                                  following expressions: personal image management, dressing for effect, non-
       “Friends shouldn’t write you off for wearing unfashionable clothes; if      verbal communication, appearances matter.
they do, they aren’t very good friends.”
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