Listening questions - fashion - Foundation and Higher
Fashion
You hear a radio feature about fashion. Listen to the report and answer the questions in English. You will hear the report in three separate extracts.
Question
What is the report about?
Suggested answer: The importance of fashion and designer clothing.
Transcript:
Pour moi la mode est très importante et je ne porte que des vêtements de marque.
Fashion is very important for me and I only wear designer clothes.
Question
What are the positive aspects of designer clothes?
Complete the table below.
| Positive aspects |
| 1. |
| 2. |
| Positive aspects | 1. |
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| Positive aspects | 2. |
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Suggested answer:
| Positive aspects |
| Feels good when he wears the same as celebrities that he admires |
| Express his personality |
| Positive aspects | Feels good when he wears the same as celebrities that he admires |
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| Positive aspects | Express his personality |
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Transcript:
J’achète des vêtements de marque pour être à la mode. Je me sens bien quand je porte les mêmes choses que les célébrités que j’admire. Je pense que les vêtements expriment mon identité.
I buy designer clothes to be fashionable. I feel good when I wear the same things as the celebrities who I admire. I think the clothes express my identity.
Question
What are the negative aspects of designer clothes?
Complete the table below.
| Negative aspects |
| 1. |
| 2. |
| Negative aspects | 1. |
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| Negative aspects | 2. |
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Suggested answer:
| Negative aspects |
| Waste of money |
| (It’s boring) everyone looks the same |
| Negative aspects | Waste of money |
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| Negative aspects | (It’s boring) everyone looks the same |
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Transcript:
Mon père pense que les vêtements de marque sont du gaspillage. Selon ma mère, tous mes amis sont habillés de la même manière. Elle trouve ça assez ennuyeux.
My father thinks that designer clothes are a waste of money. According to my mother, all my friends dress in the same way. She finds that a bit boring.
