Listening

Situation 1 Picking up What Suits You Best

Task 1

Listen to a conversation and tick the information it mentioned.

□ 1.The right clothes are often expensive.

□ 2.Jenny thinks that the colour of Peter's shirt is wrong.

□ 3.According to Jenny,light pea green doesn't look good with Peter's skin tone.

□ 4.Jenny thinks that Peter should wear basic colours,like blue,red,or hunter green.

□ 5.Jenny looks good in grays,browns and white.

□ 6.The colours of Peter's clothes suit Jenny.

□ 7.Peter's skin is kind of yellow.

□ 8.Peter intends to give his clothes to Jenny.

Task 2

Listen to the conversation again and complete the following sentences.

Jenny: Peter,you look sick!

Peter: But I feel fine.

Jenny: You look greenish-yellow!

Peter: Then there must be something wrong with your eyes.

Jenny: No,it's your shirt.It's the 1 colour!

Peter: But it's light pea green.It's cool!

Jenny: But it doesn't look good with your skin 2.

Peter: So?

Jenny: People with different skin tones look good in different colours.

Peter: So what colours should I wear?

Jenny: You're fair,so you should wear 3 colours.

Peter: Like 4 blue,red,or hunter green?

Jenny: Yeah.Or black.But those aren't for me.

Peter: Your skin is more 5. Kind of yellow.

Jenny: So I look good in gray,brown and white.

Peter: Hmm…So when I buy clothes,I have to pay attention to the colour?

Jenny: If you want to look your best.

Peter: I do!But a lot of my clothes are the colours that 6 you.

Jenny: Then you can just give them to me!

Peter: Ha! 7, Jenny.

Situation 2 Talking about Personal Aesthetics

Task 3

Listen to a passage and answer the following questions .

1.Who decides what is"in"this summer or this winter?

2.Why do people buy the same clothes?

3.What is fashion?

4.What is the craziest fashion?

5.How much do people spend on luxury brands?

Task 4

Listen to the passage with some blanks for you to fill in.

Have you ever thought how strange fashion is?People tell us what clothes to wear.That's 1. Fashion stores tell us what is" 2 "this summer or this winter.People then buy the same clothes and 3 like everyone else because they want to feel 4. The thing is,fashion is about being an 5, but then we all wear clothes that are the same as everyone else's!Keeping up with fashion is expensive these days.Everyone is into 6 fashion.Have you seen how much the most 7 sneakers are?How can kids afford those?The craziest fashion is the 8 brands.People spend a month's salary,or more,on a handbag or watch.That's crazy.I'm happy with an 9 brand at half the price.I don't mind being 10.