PASSION FOR FASHION Student workbook Play written and directed by Serena Worsdell, teacher and student resources by Chloe Pettifar.
CONTENTS 1. VOCABULARY 2. THE STORY OF A FASHION FOR PASSION 3. MAIN CHARACTERS 4. DESCRIBING PEOPLE 5. THE EMPEROR S NEW CLOTHES 6. MEASURING UP 7. CELEBRITY OUTFITS 8. WHAT S IN AND WHAT S OUT? 9. MY DESIGN 10.AUCTION TALK 11.YOU ARE A REPORTER 12.QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. VOCABULARY In the newsroom script interview headlines reporter dressing room make up Fashion and clothes fashion icon fashion conscious* the latest fashion what s in and what s out show off catwalk fabric plain patterned bright jazzy accessory wide slim long short tape measure measure you up jacket trousers suit tie Personal characteristics rich famous bossy* clumsy* vain* confident* show off* make it up to someone* Auction sale of the century under the hammer* bid* Wildlife endangered extinct Emperor s new clothes thieves silk threads loom* minister procession hold your head up high* HELP! At the bottom of some pages there are explanations of the more complicated words on this list. You can also get help from the exercise on personal characteristics and one on auction vocabulary. These words are marked with an asterisk (*).
2. THE STORY OF A PASSION FOR FASHION Our story takes place in a newsroom and it s time for Nigel Newsman to read the news. Nigel thinks the most interesting news is stories about the rich and famous and what they are wearing. Rosie Wright, the news reporter, has some interesting reports about wild animals but Nigel is not interested. Wendy presents the weather and then she accidently spills a cup of coffee over Nigel s expensive suit. Nigel is not happy! He demands that Rosie goes to get him a new suit and some sandwiches. Nigel also sends Rosie and Wendy to report on London Fashion Week. Back in the studio, Wendy is reading her book The Emperor s New Clothes, when some exciting news arrives. Michael Jackson s clothes and costumes are to be auctioned in Hollywood! The television studio has one invitation for a reporter to go to the auction. Nigel says he s going. Rosie says she s the reporter so she should go. Nigel says she wouldn t belong in Hollywood and makes Rosie feel sad. And then Nigel says he needs a really special suit to wear and orders Rosie to find a designer to make one! Rosie calls Stella Bella the designer and arranges for her to make a suit for Nigel. Rosie and Nigel go to Stella s design studio and she measures Nigel for the suit. Then she shows them both the fabric for the suit. Stella describes the fabric s beautiful colours and wonderful patterns. And most importantly, she tells them it is invisible to anyone who is not fashion conscious. Does Nigel go to Hollywood with his special suit? Or does Nigel realise how horrible he is and try to make it up with Wendy and Rosie? Does Rosie get to report on animals in the wild? Are you fashion conscious? Fashion conscious: to be interested in the latest fashions and in wearing fashionable clothes. Make it up to someone: to do something good that helps someone to feel better after you did something to make them feel sad.
3. MAIN CHARACTERS Nigel Newsman is the main news presenter and head of the newsroom. He is impatient, bossy, and vain. And he likes to show off! He thinks the most important news is about the rich and famous and what they re wearing. His passion is fashion. Rosie Wright is a news reporter. She is friendly and kind. She is passionate about protecting wildlife especially endangered species. She wants everyone to know about the animals in the wild that are in danger of becoming extinct. Wendy Wind is the weathergirl. She is not very confident and is clumsy but usually only when Nigel is around. Her passion is reading and she particularly likes classic stories. Wendy and Rosie work well together. Stella Bella is cheerful, talkative and very confident as she says, I love being me. Stella is the designer Rosie gets to make Nigel s new suit. Or is she pretending to be a great and famous designer?
4. DESCRIBING PEOPLE Join up the descriptions with the correct adjective. 1. This person is happy and smiles all the time. confident 2. Someone who likes being with people, and listening and talking to them. friendly 3. A nice person who gives to other people. talkative 4. Someone who is quiet and doesn't talk much. bossy 5. A person who likes giving orders. shy 6. Someone who talks a lot. impatient 7. Someone who has a very high opinion of what they look like or of things they have done. clumsy 8. A person who has no patience. kind 9. Someone who often drops things and walks into things. vain 10. Someone who believes in their own abilities. cheerful What are you like? Circle the adjectives that match your personality. What s the difference between being VAIN and being CONFIDENT?
5. THE EMPEROR S NEW CLOTHES Read this classic story by Hans Christian Anderson which features in Passion for Fashion. Underline the words you don t understand. As a class, discuss the vocabulary and what happens in the story. Many years ago there lived an emperor who loved clothes. He liked them so much he was always in his dressing room changing his clothes. He also loved to show off to his people. One day two thieves heard about the vain emperor and decided to come to the city. They said they could make clothes from fabric with beautiful colours and wonderful patterns. And more importantly, the fabric was invisible to anyone who was stupid. When the emperor heard this he said, I ll buy some of these clothes and then I ll know who is clever and who is stupid in my city. So the emperor gave the thieves lots of money to buy silk threads for his new clothes. But the thieves did not buy anything. They pretended to work on their looms, but their looms were empty, there was no fabric of beautiful colours with wonderful patterns. After a few days, the emperor wanted to see his clothes so he sent an important minister to visit the thieves. When the minister looked at the looms he was confused - he couldn t see anything! But he thought, If I say that I can t see the fabric, everyone will think I m stupid! So he said, The fabric is beautiful and the colours are wonderful! And this is what he told the emperor. The emperor decided he would go and see the fabric and the clothes for himself. When he looked at the looms he thought, Am I stupid? I can t see anything. But he said What amazing clothes! I will wear them for the procession in the city. On the day of the procession the thieves helped the emperor put on his new clothes. The ministers said how wonderful they were. Then the emperor went out into the streets and all the people said, The emperor s new clothes are the most beautiful in the world! Everyone said they could see the clothes because nobody wanted to be called stupid. But then a child shouted, He hasn t got anything on! And everyone started saying, It s true! The emperor is naked! The emperor shivered, because he knew the people were right, he had no clothes on. But he continued to hold his head up high and finished the procession. to show off: to do something to get attention or admiration, but in a way that annoys people. to be vain: to have a high opinion of what you look like; or of things you have done. loom: a machine for making fabric. to hold your head up high: to feel proud.
6. MEASURING UP ME MY PARTNER HEIGHT (m) LENGTH OF ARMS (cm) WIDTH OF HANDS (cm) WIDTH OF FEET (cm) CIRCUMFERENCE OF HEAD (cm) 1. Complete the following phrases: a. I am m tall. b. My arms are cm long. c. My legs are cm long. d. My hands are cm s wide. e. My feet are cm s wide. f. My arms are longer/ shorter than my legs. g. My hands are wider/ narrower than my feet. h. The circumference of my head is cm. 2. Compare yourself with your partner. a. I am taller/ shorter than (insert name of partner). b. My arms are longer / shorter than s arms. c. My legs are longer/ shorter than s legs. d. My hands are wider/ narrower than s hands e. My feet are wider/ narrower than s feet. f. My head is bigger/ smaller than s head.
7. CELEBRITY OUTFITS
7. CELEBRITY OUTFITS long short white white green pink pink purple brown checked floral leather blouse blouse dress dress suit shirt shirt shorts tie glove jacket 1. Michael Jackson is wearing a. 2. Bruno Mars is wearing a,. 3. Justin Bibier is wearing a,. 4. Adele is wearing a. 5. Paris Hilton is wearing a, bright,. 6. Katy Perry is wearing a and a pair of. 7. All the members of One Direction are wearing a, a white and a dark. 8. Lady Gaga is wearing a,. Remember the order of adjectives must always be: SIZE, COLOUR, PATTERN, MATERIAL: a black, leather jacket; a short, black, woollen skirt; a long, bright green, floral, dress.
8. WHAT S IN and WHAT S OUT? 1.What is in fashion now? COLOURS: bright and/or dark? FABRIC: plain and/or patterned? DRESSES: short and/or long? TROUSERS: wide and/ or slim? SHOES: high and/or low? 2.What do you think will be in fashion next season? 3.Is it important to you to wear clothes that are in fashion? 4.Do you have your own style? 5.What is your favourite item of clothing? 6.What are you wearing today? Use as many adjectives as you can! 7.Where do you buy your clothes? 8.Have you ever made or personalised an item of clothing yourself?
9. MY DESIGN FOR MEN Design an outfit for the next London Fashion Week. Include a description of your outfit for its presentation on the catwalk. The drawing of the human figure on this page is called a fashion croquis. Croquis is French and means a drawing. Designers use these croquis when they draw their new designs. Your design can look like a real fashion drawing!
9. MY DESIGN FOR WOMEN Design an outfit for the next London Fashion Week. Include a description of your outfit for its presentation on the catwalk. The drawing of the human figure on this page is called a fashion croquis. Croquis is French and means a drawing. Designers use these croquis when they draw their new designs. Your design can look like a real fashion drawing!
10. AUCTION TALK Auction: a special kind of sale where people come together to buy things from a collection. The items for sale are sold one by one. The person who offers the most money for an item is the person that gets to buy it. The person in charge of the auction is called an auctioneer. Go under the hammer: to be sold at an auction. We say this because the auctioneer bangs his hammer when an item is sold. Bid: saying how much money you will pay for something. You bid by putting up your hand and saying out loud how much money you will pay. You have to bid more money than the person before you. MICHAEL JACKSON AUCTION There is going to be an auction in Hollywood of some of Michael Jackson s famous outfits. Michael Jackson was a fashion icon and the King of Pop. This means some people will bid a lot of money for his clothes. Things going under the hammer include: his white crystal glove; his black outfit from his 'Scream' video ; and the suit he wore during his Bad tour. The white crystal glove is expected to sell for more than 300,000 euros! YOUR CHANCE TO BID During the performance of Passion for Fashion you will get the chance to bid in a special auction!
11. YOU ARE A REPORTER Read through the main points of these three stories then choose ONE. Write a short NEWS report in your own words. Your teacher will go through the five important steps to write a good news report. CYCLIST Mike Hall is from Britain. He cycled around the world in 91 days. He left London in February 2012 and arrived back on the 4th June 2012. He cycled through Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the United States and Europe. He set a new world record. Search Google with Mike Hall cyclist. TIGERS Asian tigers are being hunted illegally and now there are only 3,200 tigers in the wild. They are endangered: this means they are in danger of becoming extinct. Up to four tigers are killed every week. Wildlife organisations are trying to stop the illegal hunting in Asia. The tigers are killed for their skins, claws and bones. See www.worldwildlife.org. FASHION London Fashion Week is a fashion show held twice a year. 150 of the best designers show their new designs. In September, designers show their designs for spring and summer. In February, designers show their designs for autumn and winter. London Fashion Week is one of the four most important fashion weeks. Fashion weeks are important for business. See www.londonfashionweek.co.uk.
12. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Who spills coffee on Nigel s suit? 2. Where is the Michael Jackson auction going to be held? 3. What s Wendy s passion? 4.. How many tigers are being killed every week? 5. Who makes Nigel s special suit? 6. Who are the hosts of the Michael Jackson auction? 7. Does Rosie get to report her tiger story on the six o clock news? 8. Did you enjoy the show?