Shopping-and--Fashion

ShoppingandFashionOralExercise1Divideintogroupsof2or3.Eachpersoninthegroupmustanswerthefollowingquestions–1.Whatareyouwearingtoday?2.Whydidyouchoosetowearthisoutfittoday?3.Aretheseclothesyourfavouriteoutfit?Ifnotwhatoutfitis?4.Doyouspendalotofmoneyonclothes?Ifsowhy?Eachgroupwillspend15minutesansweringthissetofquestions.ShoppingisapopularpastimeactivityinBritain.Herearesomeofourmostfamousstores-MarksandSpencerFoundedin1884inLeeds.OneofthelargestBritishretailers,mostmajorhighstreetsinBritainwillhaveaMarksandSpencerstore.Predominantlysellsclothesandupmarketfood.Howeverithasnowexpandedintohomewaresandtechnology.NicknamedM&SandMarkandSparks.ConsideredtobeaoldfashionedreliableplacetobuyqualitygoodswiththebestrefundpolicyontheBritishhighstreet.BootsFoundedin1849.OneoftheleadingpharmacychainsinBritainwithoutletsinthemajorityofhighstreetsinBritain.Alsosellsmake-up,skincare,haircare,photography,foodsnacksandopticians.TopshopFoundedin1964.OneofthemostpopularclothingstoresinBritainparticularlyforyoungwomen.ItsflagshipstoreinOxfordStreet,Londonistheworld’slargestfashionstorecoveringfivefloors.OneofitsrangesisdesignedbythesupermodelKateMoss.TescoFoundedin1919intheEastEndofLondon.ItisthebiggestsupermarketchaininBritainandthelargestBritishglobalretailer.Itsmainproduceisgroceriesandfood.Howeverithasbranchedoutintoclothes,technologyi.e.DVD’s,musicandbooks.,carandhealthinsurance.OralExercise2Divideagainintoyourgroups.EachgroupmustdiscussinEnglishthefollowingquestions–1.WhatarethebiggestshopsorchainsinChinaforclothing,food,technologyandwhy?2.DoyouthinkthewaypeopleshopinChinahaschangedoverthepastfewdecades?3.WhydoyouthinkChinahasemergedasaglobalmanufacturingpowerparticularlyforclothes?Eachgroupwillspend15minutesansweringthissetofquestions.BritishFashionStereotypesChav(alsoknownasscallyinNorth-WestEngland,nedandbaminScotland)ThewordmayderivefromtheRomanywordforchildorfrom‘Chathamgirls’,anareainKent.Referstoanindividualusuallyfromawhiteworkingclassbackground,poorlyeducated,oftenunemployedwhoengagesinanti-socialbehaviour.Knownforwearingatracksuit,cheapgoldjewellery,baseballcap,tuckingtheirsocksintotheirtracksuitbottomsandcounterfeitdesignerlabelse.g.Burberry.TraditionalDressScottishtraditionaldress.Thepouchorpursewornatthefrontofthekiltiscalledasporran.Thekiltisakneelengthgarmentwithpleatsattherear.Itisnormallymadeofatartanpatternoutofwoollencloth.TheshoesarecalledGillieBrogues.AssociatedasScottishtraditionaldresssincethe19thcentury.GothGothisasubculturethatbeganin1980’sinBritainandderivedfromthepunkrockscene.Usuallygothswearblackclothes,blackhairandblackmake-upsuchaseyeliner,lipstickandnailvarnish.Somegothsmayhavetattoosorpiercings.Manygothsareinfluencedbyhorrorfilms,medievalandRenaissancedress,Gothicliteratureandthemacabre.Therearemanydifferentsubculturesofgoth.OralExercise3DivideagainintoyourgroupstodiscussthefollowingquestionsinEnglish–1.HowmuchdoesChinesetraditionaldressplayapartinmodernChinesesociety?2.Doesthewaysomeonedressinfluencethefriendshe/shemayhaveorwhatmusictheylistento?3.WhydoyouthinkdesignerlabelsaresopopularinChinesecities?4.Aresomepeopleostracisedbysocietyfortheirchoiceoffashion?Eachgroupwillspend20minutesansweringthesequestions.FinalQuestionfortheClass:Howdeeplydoesshoppingandfashionaffectoursocietytoday?