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3b� Fashion debate3 YouareDavid/RuthSaunders,

ayoungpersonYou love fashion. You spend all your spare money on clothes and accessories, eg handbags, sunglasses, etc. You think designer brands are the best. You never save any money. Your wardrobe is full and many things have only been worn once! You know this is crazy, but you enjoy having a choice of what to wear when you go out. Every few months you have to throw out clothes and shoes to make room in your wardrobe.

4 YouareAlex/AmyLinneker,ayoungpersonYou never spend money on new brand-name designer clothes. You think people are being manipulated by advertisers. You get most of your clothes from cheap shops or from second-hand places. It’s possible to buy last year’s clothes in perfect condition for a fraction of the price of current fashions. You can’t understand why your friends waste their money.

5 YouareWalter/WinonaBurton,themanagerofapopularclothesshopYou think fashion is just fun – you don’t know why people take it so seriously. Clothes help to express a person’s individual character. People are free to spend money or not – it’s their free choice. Your shop is expensive, but the clothes are really good quality and worth it.

6 YouarePatrick/PamelaSmart,astudentYou think that students in your college prefer to spend money on books and other things and not waste it on the latest fashions. You believe that it’s more important to find your own personal style rather than just following trends. Magazines encourage people to be too skinny and spend too much money. You don’t think this is right.

7 YouareMaurice/MaryKudos,aparentYou think that fashion is fine, but young people are encouraged to spend too much money on following trends. Many clothes items are heavily advertised and over-priced. You think people should be educated more about spending money sensibly. You think the images of skinny models in young people’s magazines encourage men and women to have a false idea about what they should look like. They are a bad example for young people.

1 YouarethehostoftheTVchatshowYour guests will be: Fashion editor: Chris/Christina GrantYoung person 1: David/Ruth Saunders Young person 2: Alex/Amy LinnekerClothes shop manager: Walter/Winona Burton Student: Patrick/Pamela Smart Parent: Maurice/Mary Kudos

Prepare some questions to ask about the topic of fashion, eg Is it good to follow fashion? Do young people spend too much on fashion? Do fashion magazines encourage people to spend too much money?

Welcome your guests and ask them for their opinions. You do not need to go through asking for a ‘speech’ from everyone. Try to encourage a lively discussion (and maybe some argument). Ask questions and then ask people to respond to each other.

Here is some useful language for running the programme: A warm welcome to the programme. Tonight we’re going to be discussing fashion.Our guests tonight are … We’re going to start by talking about a very interesting question …What do you think?Do you agree with what he/she just said?Can we move on to another topic now?That’s all we’ve got time for today. Thanks very much to our guests.Goodbye and thanks for watching.

2 YouareChris/ChristinaGrant,theeditorofafashionmagazineYou believe that most people love fashion and really want to know what’s in and what’s out. People love to wear designer names; it makes them feel special and important. Your magazine performs an important service – showing people what is new and interesting.

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3c� Supermodel interviewSupermodelYou are an international supermodel. Choose your supermodel name: , then make notes in the table.

Where you were born and your childhood

How you were discovered

Career highlights

What you are doing now

What you think about current fashion and trends

Personal life (married?)

Future plans

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ReporterYou are a reporter. An international supermodel is visiting town and you have been given permission to interview him/her. You have read lots of interviews with this supermodel but you feel that no one has really got under the surface for an in-depth look at his/her life and thoughts. You intend to do this!

Possible questions

Ask some introductory questions

How are you?What work are you doing now?How is your life at the moment?

Ask about his/her life story Where do you come from?What was your childhood like?What did you do before you were a supermodel?How were you discovered?

Ask about his/her work What do you enjoy about your work?What are the difficulties?Do you think it’s a good career for a young person?

Ask about his/her private life

Are you married?Who are you going out with now?Is it difficult to keep your work and private life separate?

Ask about his/her opinions What do you think about current fashion and trends?Some supermodels get involved in charities. Do you think this is a good idea?Is it more difficult to be a man or a woman in this business? Who is the most interesting person you have ever met?

Ask about the future Is it possible to be a supermodel forever?What other things could you do?What are your plans?

End the interview Congratulations on a great career!What has the highlight of your career been?Thanks very much!

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3d� Slang bluff

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Slang: wickedExample That party was really wicked last sentence: night!Meaning1: horribleMeaning2: fantastic ✓Meaning3: terrifying

Slang: take the mickey out of someoneExample I think he likes her but she’s always taking sentence: the mickey out of him.Meaning1: repeatedly ask someone to buy drinks and

presentsMeaning2: make a person look foolish ✓Meaning3: kiss very quickly

Slang: pig outExample We’re going to have a great evening. I plan sentence: to really pig out!Meaning1: eat far too much food ✓Meaning2: get very dirtyMeaning3: do lots of very naughty things

Slang: dish the dirtExample Go on! Dish the dirt about Mary! sentence:Meaning1: cook a meal for someoneMeaning2: throw away all their important things.Meaning3: tell someone all the truth and gossip about

something interesting ✓

Now … do it yourself! Write the missing false definitions.

Slang: throw a sickieExample He wanted to watch the football match so sentence: he threw a sickie.Meaning1:Meaning2:Meaning3: pretend to be ill so that you can miss

work for a day ✓

Slang: rabbit onExample He keeps rabbiting on about that new sentence: sci-fi film.Meaning1:Meaning2: talk about something all the time until

everyone is completely bored ✓Meaning3:

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Slang: it fell off the back of a lorryExample Hey! Do you want to buy some cheap sentence: perfume? Very good value! It fell off the back of a lorry!Meaning1: stolen ✓Meaning2: slightly damagedMeaning3: the latest thing

Slang: a bit parkyExample I wanted to go jogging today but it’s sentence: a bit parky.Meaning1: The paths are covered with weeds.Meaning2: Everywhere is too crowded.Meaning3: It’s quite cold weather. ✓

Slang: a piece of cakeExample He thought the exam would be quite sentence: difficult but when the day came it was a

piece of cake.Meaning1: cancelledMeaning2: very easy ✓Meaning3: really difficult

Slang: cheesed offExample I was really cheesed off when I realized sentence: she hadn’t waited for me.Meaning1: angry and disappointed ✓Meaning2: in loveMeaning3: smelly

Now … do it yourself! Write the missing false definitions.

Slang: hand-me-downsExample I’m so sick of always wearing hand-me- sentence: downs.Meaning1:Meaning2: clothes that have already been worn by

other people ✓Meaning3:

Slang: veg out /̍vedʒ aʊt /Example I’ve been working all day. Now I’m going to sentence: veg out.Meaning1: do nothing and completely relax ✓Meaning2:Meaning3:

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3 video Skin deep� Length: 3.41 minutes

LanguageAnimals; adjectives; health

General informationThis is an authentic extract from a television programme. Don’t try to understand every word you hear. Watch and listen for specific information by completing these tasks.

Before you watch1 Work in pairs. Complete the phrase beginnings 1–6

with the endings a–f.

1 the most elaborate …

2 a willingness to endure pain …

3 the ultimate display …

4 of special importance for some …

5 it can be a mark of anarchy …

6 they provide social identity for …

a of dedication

b those who find beauty skin deep

c or a badge of group following

d form of body adornment

e but a simple act of creativity for others

f for the sake of decoration

2 What are the phrases in exercise 1 describing?

While you watch3 Watch the first part of the video to check your answers

to exercises 1 and 2.

4 Describe four of the tattoo designs that appear in the first part of the video.

5 Complete the questions with the question words from the box.

How many When Where Which Who Why

1 does the word tattoo come from?

a) Africa.

b) Indonesia.

c) Polynesia.

2 does the tribal branding take several weeks?

a) It’s painful.

b) It’s complicated.

c) It’s expensive.

3 did the Irezumi form of tattooing originally identify?

a) Doctors.

b) Wizards.

c) Outcasts.

4 tattooists are there in Japan today?

a) 100.

b) 1,000.

c) 10,000.

5 type of tattoos do Asian brides prefer?

a) Elaborate.

b) Temporary.

c) Permanent.

6 did tattoos make a comeback?

a) In the 19th century.

b) In the 20th century.

c) In the 21st century.

6 Watch the video and choose the correct answers to the questions in exercise 5.

After you watch7 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1 Are tattoos common in your country?

2 Do you have or would you like to have a tattoo? Why or why not?

3 Which of the tattoos from the video did you like most?

4 What would you say if your best friend told you they wanted a tattoo?

Glossaryadornment n C/U decorations, or a single decorationanarchy n U a situation in which people are behaving in a way that ignores normal rules and laws, and are unable to be controlledbadge n C something that represents a particular quality or type of personbranding n U the use of advertising, design and other methods to make people recognize and remember a particular productendure v suffer something difficult or unpleasant in a patient way over a long periodoutcast n C someone who other people will not accept as a member of society or of a particular group or community