1. 初中进阶（ 2240 期 20150320 ） 8 版 Paddington Bear starts a coat fashion trend

2. Pre-reading Look at the pictures. What do they have in common? The coats they wear are of the same style, which is called a duffle coat.

3. 2. How much do you know about “Paddington Bear”?

4. While reading Answer the following questions. 1. What is the movie Paddington Bear about? 2. Why has the duffle coat become popular with many people recently? 3. When and where did the coat first get popular? 4. What has the coat been used for by some top designers? It’s about a story of a young talking bear. Because they all want to dress like the lovely bear in the movie. In Britain during World War One. It has been used as the basis of this year’s winter collections.

5. Language study Match the words with their correct definitions. 1. fictional 2. icon 3. issue 4. trend 5. adopt a. to give something to people who need them b. to have or use something as one’s own c. imaginary and from a book or story d. a change or development towards something new or different e. someone famous who is admired by many people

6. Translate the following sentences. catch one’s eye 吸引某人的注意 keep an eye on sb./sth. 照料某人 / 物 the apple of one’s eye 心爱的人或物；掌上明珠 1. 新闻报道的标题引起了他的注意。 2. 尽管不再是孩子了，她仍是父亲的掌上明珠。 3. 当我外出的时候您能帮我照看一下这个婴儿吗？ The headline of the news report caught his eye. She is the apple of her father’s eye although/even though she’s no longer a child. Could you help me keep an eye on the baby when I am out?

7. After reading Some people enjoy keeping up with the latest fashions, but others don’t. What’s your opinion? Write a passage to talk about it.