Warming up
Now listen again and correct the information.
Answer:
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Warming up
6 What happened in the fall of 2007? (a) (a) Hemlines anticipated a global crisis. (b) Women’s skirts got shorter. (c) There was a crisis on the stock market. (d) Designers began to lose touch with reality.
Skimming
3 What did tights help to promote in the 1960s? (c) (a) The French fashion industry. (b) Stockings. (c) The miniskirt. (d) The Beatles.
4 What was popular in the mid-1980s? (c) (a) Clean shaven faces. (b) Long hair. (c) Denim jeans and jackets. (d) Short skirts.
Our next model is coming down the catwalk now. Now you have to remember that all of the models designed their own clothes, they are all first-year students of the college, all of them are doing the course in fashion design, and they come from all over the world. This is Margot Manfort, who’s 21 years old and comes from Belgium. As you can see, Margot is wearing a long light green dress, which contrasts neatly with the red bag and her blonde hair. It’s a strong, sensuous design.