Как часто ваши ученики высоких уровней сталкиваются с трудностями в лексике при разговоре об одежде? Мы подготовили необычные упражнения для взрослых! Студенты смогут практиковать тематические слова, обсудить важность одежды, посмотреть видео, выполнить задания на аудирование и изучить новую лексику.
Содержание:
- Упражнение 1. A proverb
- Упражнение 2. Can You Guess Who These People Are From Their Appearances
- Упражнение 3. Women try on
- Упражнение 4. The same meaning
- Упражнение 5. Heads and tails
Упражнение 1. A proverb
Покажите ученикам пословицу «Clothes do not make the man» и спросите, как они понимают ее. Если студенты затрудняются с ответом, дайте несколько вариантов для выбора. Например:
Read the proverb and choose the correct definition.
«Clothes do not make the man» means:
- Good clothes improve men’s appearance.
- You cannot accurately judge a person solely by appearances.
- To be dressed in their best clothes for no particular reason.
Затем узнайте, согласны ли с этим ученики и почему.
Do you agree with the proverb? Why (not)?
Упражнение 2. Can You Guess Who These People Are From Their Appearances
Предложите студентам сыграть в игру «Can You Guess Who These People Are From Their Appearances». Покажите ученикам заранее выбранные фотографии нескольких людей. Постарайтесь выбрать тех, кого студенты не знают.
Let’s play a game entitled “Can You Guess Who These People Are From Their Appearances”.
Look at the people in the pictures and describe what they are wearing. Share your thoughts and assumptions (occupation, financial status, hobbies and interests, personality traits) about them.
После того как ученики поделятся своими мнениями, покажите им информацию об этих людях, чтобы проверить догадки.
Look at the information below about these people and check your ideas. Were your guesses correct?
Jack Dorsey is an entrepreneur who co-founded X, formerly known as Twitter, in 2006 and was the CEO of the company till 2008. Besides that, Jack is known for making big philanthropic contributions to such causes as fighting racism, improving public education and health in 3rd world countries. According to Forbes, his estimated net worth as of October 2021 was 14.9 billion dollars.
Ted Bundy was an American serial killer who kidnapped and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. After more than a decade of denials, he confessed to 30 homicides, committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. His true victim total is unknown and could be much higher. Bundy was regarded as handsome and charismatic, traits that he exploited to win the trust of his victims and society.
Helena Christensen is a Danish-Peruvian model and photographer. She is a former Victoria’s Secret Angel, clothing designer and beauty queen. Christensen was also the co-founder and original creative director for Nylon magazine, and she is a supporter of funding for breast cancer organizations and other philanthropic charities.
Посмотрите с учениками на одежду людей еще раз и обсудите следующие вопросы:
- Are the people in the pictures properly dressed for: work, a party, the opera, a wedding ceremony, housework, shopping? Why?
- Which of the styles do you like best? Why?
- Which style is the most similar to the way you dress? Describe your style in clothes.
- Are clothes important in your life? Do they matter? Do you spend a lot of time thinking about what to wear?
Попросите студентов прочитать утверждения, затем включите видео “Do clothes matter”, чтобы они выбрали «Правда», «Ложь» или «Не указано».
Read the statements, watch the video and choose True, False or Not stated.
- The deprivation of the right to choose outfits in childhood leads to bad consequences in adult life.
- People tend to make sound judgments about our work or character based on our looks.
- The narrator compares choosing looks to creating a painting of ourselves.
- Peter Blake debunked people’s assumptions of him through the painting of himself.
- The closer the contact we have with people, the less we think about what to wear in their presence.
- Clothes can never enhance one’s feeling of happiness.
- Wearing some types of clothes, people try to be closer to values they want to possess.
Затем обсудите последнее утверждение.
Look at the last statement again and then answer the questions.
- Do you believe that clothes are the representation of the values people have? Why?
- What fashion styles are popular in your city? What values do you think they represent?
Упражнение 3. Women try on
На YouTube канале Glamour есть плейлист «Body talk», где женщины разной комплекции примеряют одну и ту же одежду и обсуждают свой опыт покупки и ношения этих вещей.
Эти видео можно использовать как для изучения названий разных вещей в одежде, так и для более детального просмотра конкретной вещи. Вы можете показать подборку видео из плейлиста и попросить студентов выбрать интересную для них одежду. Например, ученикам интересно видео про джинсы.
Сначала задайте студентам вопросы для разминки.
Read and answer the questions:
- How many pairs of jeans do you have? Describe your best pair of jeans!
- What do you hate about shopping for jeans? And what do you love about it?
- Will jeans go out of fashion one day? Why (not)?
Заранее выпишите слова, которые могут быть не знакомы.
yank — to pull or move with a sudden movement
anxious — worried or uneasy about something that may happen in the future
petite — very small
thigh — the upper part of the leg located between the hip and the knee
tailor — to make or change something so that it is suitable
equate — make equal, uniform, corresponding or matching
Затем включите видео и попросите выбрать правильный вариант.
Watch the video and choose the correct option.
- For Shirley the most important part of jeans is pockets/belt.
- Molly and Essence both like straight/stretching jeans.
- Both plus-sized and average women may have chub rubs/green jeans.
- Some young women believe that their size determines their mood/worth.
- The size/colour of clothes women wear affects them emotionally.
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Упражнение 4. The same meaning
Чтобы продемонстрировать синонимы слов и/или показать различие американского и британского английского, представьте ученикам следующую ситуацию:
Попросите сопоставить слова с одинаковым значением, чтобы увидеть список вещей, которые Анна и Генри планируют купить.
Match the words with similar meanings.
- a handbag
- trousers
- trainers
- a jumper
- a waistcoat
- braces
- pantyhose
a) pants
b) a purse
c) tights
d) suspenders
e) a sweater
f) sneakers
g) a vest
UK US
1. handbag — b) a purse
2. trousers — a) pants
3. trainers — f) sneakers
4. a jumper — e) a sweater
5. a waistcoat — g) a vest
6. braces — d) suspenders
7. pantyhose — c) tights
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Упражнение 5. Heads and tails
Начните упражнение с обсуждения следующего вопроса:
How often do you come across sales? Are you ready to visit one?
Попросите представить ситуацию: ученики попадают на распродажу, им нужно очень быстро решить, что из представленных вещей купить. При этом их бюджет ограничен.
Попросите студентов выбрать предметы, которые они бы купили и которые соответствовали бы бюджету. Затем откройте спойлер под предметами и попросите учеников разобраться с задачей.
Take a look at the goods on sale and do the task following the instructions.”
Instruction
- Say which of the things you’ll buy and why.
- Then open the spoiler below the item and say how you will deal with the given situations.
Some problems
- Sneakers: You buy a pair of sneakers but 5 minutes later see exactly the same pair in a nearby shop for $8.
- Windbreaker: When you first went for a walk in it, it started raining, so you realized that the windbreaker wasn’t waterproof.
- A pair of jeans: When you try them on, you see that the zipper is broken.
- Tracksuit bottoms: You were preparing to go to the gym when you suddenly saw a quite big hole in it.
- Flats: You come home and realize these flats don’t fit your dress.
- Leather jacket: You bought it being sure it is a branded leather jacket. Then it turned out it is nothing but a replica with a poor quality lining.
- A belt: A belt was claimed to be unisex. However, when you try frying on it, everything sticks.
- A sleeveless jacket: When you come home, you find out that it isn’t in your bag.
- A turtleneck: You wear it and realise that it makes you choke.
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