2.1 Материалы, необходимые для выполнения задания (при необходимости)
Pre-Reading Activity
I. Match the names of famous fashion designers with some facts about their life and work.
1. Gianni Versace | a) an American fashion designer, owns over 200 retail stores in 80 countries. He was the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton from 1997 to 2013. |
2. Marc Jacobs | b) is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. |
3. Dolce & Gabbana | c) a British fashion designer and couturier. He is known for having worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001 and for founding his own label. |
4. Armani | d) Italian fashion designer, a founder of an international fashion house, which produces accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings as well as clothes, was shot dead on July 15, 1997 |
5. Alexander McQueen | e) an Italian luxury industry fashion house that has a casual line that follows an urban inspiration and attempts to set trends rather than follow them. |
6. Dior | f) a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses |
II. Match the words with their definitions. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
1.artistic | a) immature; childish; infantile: |
2. eccentric | b) charmingly or fascinatingly attractive |
3. juvenile | c) reserve in feelings, behavior, |
4. bold | d) sensitive to or appreciative of art or beauty |
5. glamorous | e) resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; |
6. rebellious | f) courageous and daring |
7. restrained | g) deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice |
8. oddity | h) a desire or craving: |
9. yen | i) rarity, curiosity, wonder. |
Reading Activity
III. Answer the following questions.
1. What famous designers do you know of? What kind of clothes do they design?
2. What qualities should a fashion designer possess?
3. Can you name some famous fashion brands?
4. Where do fashion brands present their newly-designed clothes?
5. Can you name some famous fashion festivals?