1. Unit Two Trends and Fads

2. Leading in and exploring Introduction to the Topic Introduction to the Topic Would you feel kind of shy showing your friends pictures of yourself from several years ago? Why? We all have pictures we’d rather forget because we look “funny”-our hair, our clothes-what we thought was “cool” then is almost certainly silly to look at now. Fashion changes so fast in this world; who can keep up, really? In fact, what you’re wearing right this very minute will probably be quite out of style in five minutes or so! What’s a person to do? Would you feel kind of shy showing your friends pictures of yourself from several years ago? Why? We all have pictures we’d rather forget because we look “funny”-our hair, our clothes-what we thought was “cool” then is almost certainly silly to look at now. Fashion changes so fast in this world; who can keep up, really? In fact, what you’re wearing right this very minute will probably be quite out of style in five minutes or so! What’s a person to do?

3. Leading in and exploring Warming-up Activities 1.Related information fashion style mode vogue These nouns refer to a prevailing or preferred manner of dress, adornment, behavior, or way of life at a given time. Fashion, the broadest term, usually refers to what accords with conventions adopted by polite society or by any culture. Style is sometimes used interchangeably with fashion, but like mode often stresses adherence to standards of elegance. Vogue is applied to fashion that prevails widely and often suggests enthusiastic but short- lived acceptance. These nouns refer to a prevailing or preferred manner of dress, adornment, behavior, or way of life at a given time. Fashion, the broadest term, usually refers to what accords with conventions adopted by polite society or by any culture. Style is sometimes used interchangeably with fashion, but like mode often stresses adherence to standards of elegance. Vogue is applied to fashion that prevails widely and often suggests enthusiastic but short- lived acceptance.

4. Leading in and exploring 2. Pre-reading questions: 1.What types of music are in fashion this year? 2.Do you care about the lives of celebrities? Why, or why not? 3. What’s the relationship between economy and fads? 4.Do you think fashion is good or not? 5.Why do people like to follow the latest fashions?