English Lesson Topic: Fashion

Introductory Questions Do you pay a lot of attention to what you wear? Do you pay attention to what is fashionable each season? Does the fashion industry interest you? Do you enjoy shopping for clothes? Why/why not? Where do you enjoy shopping the most? Do you like buying clothes at second-hand and vintage shops? Have you ever bought clothes at a flea-market?

Do you pay a lot of attention to what you wear?

Do you pay attention to what is fashionable each season?

Does the fashion industry interest you?

Do you enjoy shopping for clothes? Why/why not?

Where do you enjoy shopping the most?

Do you like buying clothes at second-hand and vintage shops?

Have you ever bought clothes at a flea-market?

Vocabulary Designer Label, brand Model Runway, catwalk Accessories Clothing line Second-hand

Designer

Label, brand

Model

Runway, catwalk

Accessories

Clothing line

Second-hand

Vocabulary Fashion victim Fashionable Belt Handbag Coat Boots

Fashion victim

Fashionable

Belt

Handbag

Coat

Boots

Vocabulary Luxury Suit Cardigan Jumper, sweater, pullover Stockings Tie

Luxury

Suit

Cardigan

Jumper, sweater, pullover

Stockings

Tie

Video and Questions What does the presenter say about Vivienne Westwood in the opening scene? What type of programme is this? What does Martine Jeerland say about the girls who are selected to be models for Vivienne Westwood shows? At what time might the casting finish? Is Vivienne Westwood sometimes nervous before shows? Why/why not? How long has it been since the last Vivienne Westwood show?

What does the presenter say about Vivienne Westwood in the opening scene?

What type of programme is this?

What does Martine Jeerland say about the girls who are selected to be models for Vivienne Westwood shows?

At what time might the casting finish?

Is Vivienne Westwood sometimes nervous before shows? Why/why not?

How long has it been since the last Vivienne Westwood show?

Grammar Present Perfect Continuous This tense is used for an activity or action that has recently finished. There is still a connection with the present. It is formed in the following way: I/you/we/they have go ing been do ing He/she/it has watch ing The present perfect continuous is often used with ‘how long’, ‘for’ and ‘since’.

Present Perfect Continuous

This tense is used for an activity or action that has recently finished. There is still a connection with the present.

It is formed in the following way:

I/you/we/they have go ing

been do ing

He/she/it has watch ing

The present perfect continuous is often used with ‘how long’, ‘for’ and ‘since’.

Grammar Examples: James is very tired. He has been working a lot. The ground is wet. Has it been raining? I’ve been watching TV for 4 hours. I should probably go do some work. Where have you been? I’ve been waiting for half an hour! How long have they been playing tennis together? They have been playing tennis together since April last year. How long has she been designing clothes? She has been designing clothes for 20 years. I apologise for my behaviour. I have not been feeling myself lately. She has lost weight. She has not been eating much the last few weeks.

Examples:

James is very tired. He has been working a lot.

The ground is wet. Has it been raining?

I’ve been watching TV for 4 hours. I should probably go do some work.

Where have you been? I’ve been waiting for half an hour!

How long have they been playing tennis together? They have been playing tennis together since April last year.

How long has she been designing clothes? She has been designing clothes for 20 years.

I apologise for my behaviour. I have not been feeling myself lately.

She has lost weight. She has not been eating much the last few weeks.

Grammar Exercises: Form questions with the following groups of words using the present perfect continuous. Make up answers to the questions as well. (you / jog) – Have you been jogging? (where / you / work) (what / you / do) (you / shop) (he / study / a long time) (where / they / live) (how long / you / learn piano)

Exercises: Form questions with the following groups of words using the present perfect continuous. Make up answers to the questions as well.

(you / jog) – Have you been jogging?

(where / you / work)

(what / you / do)

(you / shop)

(he / study / a long time)

(where / they / live)

(how long / you / learn piano)

Simulations You are very excited about a new item of clothing you have bought. Tell your teacher about it (where you bought it, why you like it, etc.). (It’s ok to be over-enthusiastic.) You have to buy something to wear to a wedding, but you do not know what to buy. You go to a large clothing store and ask a sales assistant for help. The teacher is the sales assistant.

You are very excited about a new item of clothing you have bought. Tell your teacher about it (where you bought it, why you like it, etc.). (It’s ok to be over-enthusiastic.)

You have to buy something to wear to a wedding, but you do not know what to buy. You go to a large clothing store and ask a sales assistant for help. The teacher is the sales assistant.

Simulations Explain to the teacher what a ‘fashion victim’ is. Do you think some people spend too much money on clothes? You just went to a fashion show. You tell your friend (the teacher) all about it (types of clothes, people you saw, what you thought of it, etc.).

Explain to the teacher what a ‘fashion victim’ is. Do you think some people spend too much money on clothes?

You just went to a fashion show. You tell your friend (the teacher) all about it (types of clothes, people you saw, what you thought of it, etc.).