Ex. 17. Listen to the dialogues and make up your own ones.
² COMPLIMENTING PEOPLE ON CLOTHES (43)
It’s better not to ask the price of someone’s clothes unless you know the person very well.
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A ˈWhat a ˈnice ˋcardigan!
B ˈDoes it ˈlook ˈall ˎright?
A ˋYes, and it ˈmatches your ˈscarf ˋperfectly.
B I ˈgot it for ˈtwenty-ˈeight ˈpounds ˎfifty in a ˎsale.
A It’s inˋcredible.
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A ˈI ˎsay, I ˈlike your ˈnew ˅raincoat.
B ˈIs it a ˈgood ˋfit?
A ˋYes, it ˈlooks ˋfabulous.
B It ˈonly ˋcost me ˌtwenty-ˌnine ˏpounds.
A ˋWell, ˈthat was ˋvery .good .value.
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A You’re ˈlooking very ˎsmart in that ˈnew ˎjacket.
B ˈDoes it ˎsuit me?
A ˋYes, and I ˈlike the ˎcolour, ˎtoo.
B You ˈknow I ˈonly ˈpaid ˈtwenty-ˈseven ˈpounds ˈseventy-ˎfive for it.
A You ˈgot a ˎbargain ˎthere.
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A ˋThat’s a ˌvery ˌnice ˌblazer you’re ˏwearing.
B ˈDo you ˈreally ˎlike it?
A ˋYes, and it ˈgoes ˎwell with your ˈnew ˎpullover, ˎtoo.
B You’ll ˈnever beˎlieve it, but it ˈonly ˈcost ˈtwenty-ˈnine ˈpounds ˋfifty.
A ˈVery ˎreasonable inˋdeed.
ADDITIONAL TEXTS
TEXT l. MAKE-UP
Read the text, sum up pros and cons of make-up and say what you think about it.
Alicia, a 27-year-old consultant working in the city of London, kicked the make-up habit four years ago. 'My mother always used to wear some make-up, but I felt ridiculous plastering it on like some kid with a paint-box,' she said.
She says she feels sorry for those women who spend their days obsessively touching up their lipstick. “Women wear it to boost their confidence, but I find that men respect me more without cosmetics, and they seem to take me more seriously.”
In the not-so-far-off days of power-dressing, no self-respecting woman would have been seen dead without her mascara, blusher and lipstick. Going to work without make-up was like going to a meeting in a dressing-gown and slippers. But recent trends show that attitudes are changing.
According to one market survey, make-up sales in Britain have dropped by nearly ten per cent in the last five years. Younger women are throwing out the eyeliner, and instead of mothers telling their children to lay off the lipstick, it is the daughters who are telling their mums to do without the mascara.
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Encouragingly, many British men seem to share Alicia's feelings. A lot of them are terrified of overly made-up women. They feel that if a woman is that worried about her appearance, she's bound to be neurotic. Women who don't wear make-up seem more relaxed, more self-confident and easier to trust.
But not everyone agrees. The director of a well-known recruitment consulting firm believes that other women don't approve of this bare-faced chic. She claims that people form their impressions within the first few minutes and that applicants do better in interviews if they are wearing the right “packaging.” Make-up is expected – it shows you are making an effort. Another director believes that by not wearing make-up you are actually drawing attention to yourself and saying you don't care.
Incredibly, some women are still required to wear make-up, whether they like it or not. Air hostesses, hotel staff and receptionists have always been expected to wear some make-up. “Guests don't like being greeted by someone who looks as if she's just got out of bed,” says the personnel manager of one chain of hotels. One woman was even sacked from her job as an airline ticket agent in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. for refusing to wear make-up.
With men it is the opposite. Although hundreds of millions of pounds are now being spent by men on skin care products, anything more than a little moisturiser is still frowned upon at work.
But things are changing. Ten years ago nobody would have ever believed that men would be seen wearing rouge; nowadays they can be seen buying lipstick. What will they be doing in ten years' time?
TEXT 2. THE HISTORY OF JEANS
Read the text and answer the questions.
Do you wear jeans? Why or why not? What kind of jeans do you prefer?
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The first jeans were designed by Levi Strauss (1829-1902) who was a German immigrant to the United States. Strauss arrived in San Francisco in 1850, just after gold was discovered there. Strauss decided to make tough trousers to sell to the gold miners. The first pairs were made of tent canvas, then strong cotton was imported from France. This cotton was called “Serge de Nîmes” in France and nowadays we call it ”denim”. The denim was dyed with blue indigo. In 1873 copper rivets were added to the jeans. Strauss wanted to make the pockets stronger because the miners used to fill them with pieces of rock! The company still makes Levi’s today.
The first Lee Rider jeans were made in 1924, and the first Wranglers in 1947. Until the 1930s jeans were rarely seen east of the Mississippi River. Hollywood westerns made jeans popular. Cowboys wore them in the films and film stars wore them outside the studios.
At one time jeans were seen as a sign of rebellion against authority. They were worn by stars like James Dean and Marlon Brando, then by the student revolutionaries of the 1960s. Alex Madsen, a fashion writer, said, “Jeans were not only clothes: they were clothes-language, instant and eloquent symbols of brotherhood.” Jeans represented freedom.
Nowadays jeans are classless. They are worn by everyone, young and old, but not all styles of jeans are fashionable. One year it’s an expensive designer label, the next year it’s “Original Levi 501”, then it’s jeans with rips and tears. One thing is certain: jeans are here to stay.
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