UNIT4What’s-in-fashion

Unit4What’sinfashion?(Reading)11.risk12.item13.trick14.trust15.reaction16.fallfor17.phrase18.donate19.popinto20.judgment1.boot2.folks3.perfect4.survey5.trend6.trendy7.sweat8.freeze9.brand10.designer21.gowith22.workout23.individual24.chainstore25.satisfying26.philosophy27.satisfaction28.accordingto29.second-hand30.open-mouthedRevision1.路易威登(LouisVuitton)2.爱马仕(Hermès)3.古驰(Gucci)4.香奈儿(Chanel)5.轩尼诗(Hennessy)6.劳力士(Rolex)7.酩悦香槟(Moêt&Chandon)8.卡地亚(Cartier)9.芬迪(Fendi)10.蒂芙尼(Tiffany&Co.)奢侈品奢侈品(Luxury)在国际上被定义为“一种超出人们生存与发展需要范围的，具有独特、稀缺、珍奇等特点的消费品”，又称为非生活必需品。奢侈品在经济学上讲，指的是价值/品质关系比值最高的产品。从另外一个角度上看，奢侈品又是指无形价值/有形价值关系比值最高的产品。奢侈品的消费是一种高档消费的行为，奢侈品这个词本身并无贬义。中国是全球奢侈品消费的大市场之一。2010年，中国消费者购买了107亿美元的奢侈品，占当年全球消费品市场的四分之一。Unit4What’sinfashion?(Reading)DesignerBrandsAren’tforMe!ReadthepassagequicklyanddoTrueorFalse.1.Thelatest“must-have”arethedesigner’stricks.2.Peoplewhofollowthedesigner’strendareusuallylackinginconfidence.3.Copiesofthedesigner’sclothesareusuallycheaper.4.ManyyoungBritishpeoplebuysecond-handclothestobedifferent.Readparagraph1andanswerthequestion.1.Whatdoes‘must-have’mean?2.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofmust-have?Itmeans‘必需品’.Shethinks,“WhymustIhavethem?WhyshouldIfallforthedesigner’stricks,whichareonlyto‘donate’mymoneytothem?”1.Whydopeoplefollowthedesigner’strend?2.Whereisthewriterwillingtoshop?Why?Readparagraph2andanswerthequestion.Becausetheydon’ttrusttheirowntastes.SheiswillingtothecheapchainstoresontheHighStreet.Becauseshebuysacopyofthedesigner’sclothesforatenthoftheprice.1.Aretheyoungpeoplegoingtothedesigner’sshops?Ifnot,wheredotheygo?2.Whatisthewriter’sshoppingphilosophy?Readparagraph3-4andanswerthequestion.No,theyaren’t.Theygotochainstores,second-handshops,andmarkets.Theexpensivepricesindesignershopsleaveheropen-mouthed.EvenifIhadthemoney,IwouldthinkofalltheotherthingsIcouldspenditon!Circlethesentencethatmeansthesameasthegivenone.①WhyshouldIfallforthedesigners’tricks?a.Idon’tunderstandwhatthedesignersmean.b.Iwon’tbelievethedesignerseasily.②It’ssatisfyingtobuyitforatenthoftheprice.a.Youwillbesatisfiedifyoucanbuyitataverylowpriceb.Youwillfeelhappytobuythethingwhenitcosts10timesoftheprice.③Theyarepreparedtotakeriskstolookindividual.a.Inordertolookdifferent,theyarewillingtohaveatry,nomattertheresultisgoodorbad.b.Theymakepreparationstoavoidlookingdifferent.Circlethesentencethatmeansthesameasthegivenone.Thewriter’sattitude:Everythingofbigbrandsisafashiontrend.Payingforbigbrandsisakindofmoneywaste.HomeworkDiscussagreeordisagreeonfollowingthelatestfashiontrend.Andwritethemdown.Byebye