UNIT
2
Fashion
Everyday English
4 Watch Everyday English and make notes
about the students with these phrases.
go swimming see friends work do homework go to music school go to the cinema or theatre
1a
Watch the report. Choose the correct
answers: a, b or c.
1 What colour is very popular this year at
college?
a green b blue c black
2 How long is the fashion design course?
a one year b two years c three years
3 What does Michael want to do after the course?
a be a designer b go to university c travel
Comprehension check
What do you usually do at the weekend?
Helen:
Abbi:
Tom:
Emma-Jane:
5 Watch again. Match students (1–5) to the
activities (a–e). See students on page 32.
What are you doing this weekend?
1 Charlie
a going to London with
2 Emma-Jane friends to an exhibition
3 Helen
b going to the theatre
4 Joe
c working
5 Tariq
d going to a friend’s
birthday party
edoing course work and
going out with friends
b
Watch the Comprehension check and
check your answers to Ex.1a.
2 Watch again. Choose the correct sentences.
1 On the course students learn to
a design and make clothes. b photograph fashion.
2 Beni is drawing a pattern for
a trousers. b a skirt.
3 Megan is
a sewing b pinning the pattern to the fabric.
4 Silvie is
a drawing the pattern. b cutting the pattern out.
5 Michael has made a silk
a shirt. b skirt for Elizabeth.
6 Michael admires
a Christian Dior and the Beckhams.
b Giorgio Armani and the Beckhams.
7 Michael would like to work for
a a shop like Gap or H&M. b Christian Dior.
3 6a Watch the Grammar check.
b Now write questions for the answers.
1 work Michael his who in inspires
Who inspires Michael in his work?
The Beckhams.
2 is after going Michael do what to
course his
He’s going to be a designer.
3 wearing Elizabeth is today what
She’s wearing a silk skirt.
4 with Silvie scissors what doing the is
She’s cutting the pattern out.
5 students do the their get from ideas where
Designers and celebrities.
Watch again. Tick (✔) the things you see.
purple boots
a gold bag
a green top
4
Grammar check
jeans
pink boots
a pink skirt
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a yellow top a black bag a red skirt
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Reading · Unit 2
Reading
life of... A day in the life of... A day in the life of... A day in the life of... A day in the life of... A day in the life of...
A day in the life of a teenage model
Nineteen-year-old Martin
Maguire is doing a two-year
photography course at college.
He wants to be a fashion
photographer. In his free time,
he works on the other side of
the camera — he’s a model.
Our reporter, Gina, is talking
to Martin in a studio in London
this morning.
Gina: Martin, it’s eight o’clock on
Saturday morning. Do you always
start work very early?
Martin: Yes, sometimes I do. I’m
modelling ten outfits today so
I’m working all day. People think
I just put on different clothes
and the photographer takes my
picture, but it takes a long time
to prepare for each photo.
Gina: Really? What happens?
Martin: First, I look at the clothes
with the stylist. We discuss what
she wants me to do and how she
wants me to look in each photo.
Then, I do my hair and make-up.
Gina: Do you always do it
yourself?
Martin: No, I don’t. I usually have
a hairdresser and make-up artist
to do it for me. I hate wearing
make-up, but you look better
in the photos! After that, I put
on the outfit and go to the set.
That’s where the photographer
takes the photos. The stylist is
there, too. She makes sure I’m
sitting or standing exactly as she
wants and then the photographer
starts taking photos. They both
shout instructions so you have to
listen all the time.
Gina: Why do you like being a
model?
Martin: The work is never the
same. Indoors or outdoors, in a
studio in London or on a beach
in Brighton, casual clothes or
sportswear, it’s different every
time! I love working in different
places. It’s a very interesting job.
Gina: What qualities is it
important to have?
Martin: It’s important to like
working with people because
you work with different models,
stylists and photographers on
each job. You have to be patient,
7 Read the interview. Answer the questions.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
What is Martin studying at college?
What does he want to be?
When does Martin work as a model?
Who does his hair?
Why does Martin wear make-up?
Does he always work in a studio?
Why does Martin like being a model?
Why is it important for models to be patient?
8 Read the interview again. Put Martin’s actions
in order.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
meets the stylist
models the outfits for the photographer
changes into the outfit
discusses how to model the clothes
goes to the set
does hair and make-up
arrives at the studio
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too. You spend a lot of time
waiting around!
Gina: You want to be a
photographer. Does modelling
help you?
Martin: Yes, it does. It teaches
me how to give instructions to
the models when I’m taking their
photos.
Gina: Well, thank you for talking
to me, Martin, and good luck with
your career!
Glossary
outfit
make-up
the set
sportswear
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indumenti sportivi
9 In pairs. Ask and answer questions about what
your family wear: at home, to go to school/work,
for sport and on holiday.
10 Write a paragraph about your clothes. Write
about:
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what you are wearing now
what you usually wear at the weekend
what you hate wearing
what clothes you want to buy next time you
go shopping
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