Educao e Formao de Adultos - Lngua Estrangeira Ingls 2010/11

Worksheet 20 And today's word is...

FASHION!
1. VOCABULARY / WORD
FORMATION

Fashion has two syllables and seven letters but to pronounce it you only need 5 sounds: /fn/. It rhymes with many other words that end in the letters ion such as action and passion. The word fashion can be a noun or a verb and has different meanings. As a noun it is used to talk about the style of appearance - clothes, hair and make-up. For example: The fashion of the 1980s was very different from today's fashion. It can also mean a way of doing things: He always works in a very efficient fashion. As a verb it means 'to make or produce something with your hands': The carpenter fashioned a beautiful chair in just one day. Fashion is made into an adjective by adding the suffix -able: fashionable. It was very fashionable in the 1980's but clothes with big shoulders are not cool now! Fashion is made into an adverb by adding the suffix -ably: fashionably. Diana, Princess of Wales was always fashionably dressed. The negative prefix for the adjective fashionable and the adverb fashionably is un: I wear whatever I want. I don't care if it's unfashionable!

a. Match these words/expressions related to the fashion world to their definitions.

1. a fashionista
(suffixing: fashion+ista)

a) A person who designs, sells, or is very interested in clothing fashions. b) An event where new designs and styles are shown to the public. c) Someone who is interested in the latest fashions and likes to wear fashionable clothes. d) The raised narrow platform where models walk to display clothes. e) About something which is very fashionable. f) Something which has a useful or decorative purpose.

2. a fashion show 3. fashion conscious 4. a catwalk/runway 5. trendy adj. 6. accessory

b. Read the definitions in a. again. When do we use who, which, and where?
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2 . G R A M M A R defining relative clauses with who, which, where

A fashionista is a person who is very interested in fashion. An accessory is something which has a useful or decorative purpose. A catwalk is a place where models walk to display clothes..

You can use that instead of who or which.

Shes the model who/that works with my brother. Its something which/that you wear on your head.

Use relative clauses to explain what a place, thing, or person is or does. Use who for a person, which for a thing, and where for a place.

a. Complete the definitions with who, which, or where.

February 11th-18th, 2010 is Fashion Week in New York City! For one week, hundreds of American fashion designers showcase their Fall 2010 ready-to-wear collections. It is a week full of fashion shows. This is a huge event in the fashion world, ___________ fashion magazine editors, critics, buyers (the people ___________ decide what to buy and sell in stores), and the public get a chance to see the new clothing and the latest trends for fall. A collection is all the new clothes the designer has made for that season. Each designer promotes his/her collection with a fashion show. During the fashion show, models walk down the runway wearing the new clothing. Usually, a designer likes to have a supermodel walk the runway. A supermodel is someone ___________ is a very well-known model. Past supermodels include women like Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Claudia Schiffer. Ready-to-wear clothing is clothing ___________ you can walk into a store and buy right off the rack. You can wear it as soon as you buy it. This is different from haute couture clothing (a French expression ___________ means high fashion). Couture is expensive, custom-made, one-of-a-kind clothing. A fashion brand is something like H&M, Levi's, Gap, Kookai, Zara, Polo (by Ralph Lauren), Chanel, DKNY, Burberry, or Lacoste. They design and make clothing ___________ they sell in their own stores or boutiques and department stores. A fashion designer is someone ___________ designs clothing, like Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Zac Posen, Stella McCartney, or Vera Wang. They sometimes sell their clothing in their own stores, but usually it is sold in boutiques and department stores. A fashion house is a company like Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, or Burberry. They are fashion brands, but they usually specialize in expensive, luxury clothing and other products (like cosmetics, perfume, or shoes). They have been in business for decades - some for over 100 years and they have usually employed several designers throughout their history. For example, Karl Lagerfeld is a well-known fashion designer ___________ designed clothing for Chanel, a famous French fashion house.

b. Can you think of any more words related to the world of fashion?