3041 are you a fashion victim
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You thought young girls were only
preoccupied with their looks
and finding a boyfriend? Guess what? You’re
right, at least with
regard to looks and fashion. Jasmine is a 21year-old single woman
who lives in a small town in California.
Fashion is her and her friends’ watchword.
Will maxi dresses
come into fashion again? Ask Jasmine! Will mini
skirts go out of
fashion? Again, Jasmine is the one who can cast
light on the matter. I
feel so sorry for her, she is a complete fashion
victim. I mean who
would pay $300 for a pair of jeans? I surely
wouldn’t. Last month she
heard on TV that the colours of the season
were orange and red. All at
1) Find all the fashion idioms once,
in the text:
2) Find
the equivalents
of the fashion
idioms
wearing red
and
orange skirts,
dresses,
in exercise 1:
blouses,
T-shirts, shoes,
1)
socks, purses, trainers, etc was all the fashion
a) to be the latest style or activity
to her.
But then again, I understand her – after a
b) to a certain extent
fashion.
She is young,
2)
extremely beautiful, single, independent, she
c) to become stylish or fashionable
doesn’t have to account to
anybody for each penny she spends.
3)
That ’ s why, if you have the chance
to way
meet
Jasmine,
d) an impolite
of referring
to
don ’ t forget to compliment her
on who
how
fashionable
someone
buys
too many
she is, otherwise you would break
the
heart
of an
fashionable clothes
adorable
fashion queen!!!
4)
e) to become unfashionable; to become
obsolete
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3) Find evidence in the text to support the following statements:
Jasmine is American. ……………………………………………………………………………
She spends a lot of money on clothes. ……………………………………….………………….
She is not married. ………………………………………………………………………………
She is not old.
………………………………………………………………………………….
She follows fashion trends to the letter.
………………………………………………………
She doesn’t have to give explanations to anyone about how she spends money.
..……………
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She suffers a lot when people don’t appreciate her effort to be fashionable.
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Answers
1) come into fashion, go out of fashion, a fashion victim, to be all the fashion/rage,
after a fashion
2) 1-c, 2-e, 3-d, 4- a, 5-b
3) Jasmine is American - … lives in a small town in California
She spends a lot of money on clothes – pay $300 for a pair of jeans
She is not married – Jasmine is a single 21-year-old woman; she is young, extremely
beautiful, single
She is not old – Jasmine is a single 21-year-old …
She follows fashion trends to the letter – wearing red and orange skirts, dresses,
blouses, T-shirts, shoes, socks, purses, trainers was all the fashion to her
She gives no explanation to anyone – she doesn’t have to account to anybody for each
penny she spends
She suffers a lot when people don’t appreciate her effort to be fashionable –don’t
forget to compliment her …, otherwise you would break the heart of an adorable
fashion queen
