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Unit Five Following Fashion
Teaching Objective 1. Teach Ss some useful words about fashion and guide them in talking about fashion. Through teacher-student interactive class-activities, develop Ss’ability to express correctly the style and trend in the fashion world. 2. Help Ss well understand the two texts and learn to use the important words, phrases and sentence patterns in this unit and complete the text-related exercises correctly.
3. Teach Ss how to write English Ads, and ask them to pay attention to the differences between Chinese Ads and English Ads so that they may not make mistakes in writing English Ads. 4. Help Ss review English word formation (suffixes: -ence / -ance / -ancy / ency) and English grammar (adverbial clauses).
Section A Listening and Speaking
Listening Comprehension
Part 1
Who designed these fashionable goods? Part 2
Who is Coco Chanel? Part 3
The story of Coco Chanel. Part 4
A fashion show. Part 5
The meaning of “couturier” in the fashion world.
Speaking Practice
Sample 1
M: How beautiful are the suits you’re wearing!
W: Yeah. They were designed by Coco Chanel, and I’m very happy to have this chance to show them to my audience.
Section B Text Learning
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Text Coco Chanel
Background Information
Coco Chanel was born on August 19, 1883 in Saumur, France. Her father was a stallholder and her mother a laundry woman. Her mother died of tuberculosis when she was 12. She was sent to an orphanage for the next 6 years. While in the orphanage the nuns taught her to be a seamstress. When she spent time with relatives they taught her to sew more beautiful things. This started her love for design career. When she left the orphanage she wanted to be a singer. She picked up her nickname “Coco” from the clubs she sung in. “Coco” is short for “Coquette” (kept woman). She failed to get work as a singer. She met Etienne Balsan and became his mistress. He gave her diamonds, dresses and pearls to show his affection. She worked at a tailoring shop during the day while she was with Balsan. She soon left him and took over his apartment. She had an affair with one of Balsan’s friends, Captin Aruther Edward “boy” Capel. He financed Chanel’s first shops. His style inspired her to create her own look.
In 1910 she became a licensed moodiest and opened a boutique named Chanel Modes. In 1913 she opened another boutique in Deauville where she introduced clothing. In 1915 she again opened another Boutique called Chanel-Biarritz. By 1919 she was a recognized couturiere. In 1922 she introduced her first perfume Chanel No. 5. It became and stayed popular since its birth. During 1925 she met Vera Bate Lombardi. She became Chanel & apos; liaison to a number of royal European families. In 1939 Chanel closed all her shops because it was to her, not a time for fashion, because of the war. She became involved with the Nazi party and in return was arrested, but all charges were dropped. Returning in 1954, she came back to the fashion world. Most of her new collection was not popular. She introduced Pea Jackets and bell bottom pants for women. She was still working until she died in 1971.
Language Point
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1. There is no question in the fashion world that the most significant designer of the 20th century world is Coco Chanel.
fashion n. the state of being popular 流行式样；时装；时尚；方式
e.g. Jeans are still in fashion. 牛仔裤仍然流行。 Some styles never go out of fashion. 有些式样永远不会过时。
significant a. large or important enough to have an effect or to be noticed 重要的；暗示的；有含义的
e.g. There are no significant differences between the two groups of students.
这两组学生没有明显不同。
It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than
boys.
很明显，女生的考试成绩一般比男生好。
2. As her business grew she became a dressmaker and created her own style in clothing. grow n. 1) to increase in size, number, strength or quality 扩大；增加；增强
e.g. The company profits grew by 5% last year.
去年公司的利润增加了5%。
The family has grown in size recently. 这家人最近添丁进口了。
2) link-verb. to begin to have a particular quality or feeling over
a period of time逐渐变得；逐渐成为
e.g. As time went on, he grew more and more impatient. 时间长了，他越来越没有耐心。
The skies grew dark and it began to rain. 天渐渐黑了，又下起雨来。
create v. 1）to make sth. happen or exist 创造；创作
e.g. Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。
Try this new dish created by our head chef. 尝一下这道新菜吧，是我们厨师长的首创。
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2）to produce a particular feeling or impression 造成，引起
e.g. The announcement only succeeded in creating confusion. 那通告反而引起混乱。
They’ve painted it red to create a feeling of warmth. 他们把它刷成红色造成一种温暖的感觉。
style n. 1) the particular way in which sth. is done 方式，作风
e.g. I like your style. 我喜欢你做事的方式。
Caution was not her style. 她不是那种谨小慎微的人。
2） a particular design of sth, especially clothes 样式；款式
e.g. Have you thought about having your hair in a shorter style? 你有没有想过留短发？
We stock a wide variety of styles and sizes. 我们有各种款式尺码的货物。
3. The Chanel style has everything to do with elegance, comfort, ease and
practicality.
elegance n. 文雅；优美
e.g. She dresses with casual elegance. 她穿着随意又不失雅致。
His writing combines elegance and wit. 他的文章典雅又有风趣。
ease 1） n. 不费劲
e.g. He passed the exam with ease. 他轻易地通过了考试。
This computer is popular for its good design and ease of use. 这种计算机因设计灵巧、使用简便而倍受欢迎。
2) n. the state of feeling relaxed or comfortable without worries,
problems or pain 舒适
e.g. In his retirement, he lived a life of ease. 他退休后过着悠闲舒适的生活。
practicality n. the quality of being suitable, or likely to be successful 可行性；适用性
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e.g. I have doubts about the practicality of their proposal.
我怀疑他们的建议是否行得通。
4. Among her design innovations, all trademarks were the use of jersey, and imitation jewelry, consisting of pearl ropes and colored crystal hanging around her neck. innovation n. 1) the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing sth. 创造，创新；改革
e.g. The company is very interested in product design and innovation. 这家公司非常关注产品的设计和创新。
He lived in an age of technological innovation. 他生活在一个技术革新的时代。
2） n. 新方法
e.g. recent innovations in steel-making technology
新近的炼钢技术革新 fake a. 1）not genuine假的 e.g. fake designer clothing 山寨版名牌 a fake American accent 伪装的美国口音 2）made to look like sth. else: 冒充的；伪造 e.g. a Jean Paul Gaultier jacket in fake fur 人造毛皮短上衣 Don’t go out in the sun—get a fake tan from a bottle. 别顶着太阳出去了，擦点棕褐色油装作被太阳晒黑就行啦。 consist v. 1）consist in sth. (formal): to have sth. as the main or only
part or feature 存在于 e.g. The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings. 这座城市的美就在于它那些宏伟的建筑。
True education does not consist in simply teaching facts. 真正的教育并不在于简单地讲授事实。
2） consist of sth.: to be formed from the things or people mentioned
由……组成
e.g. The committee consists of ten members. 委员会由10人组成。
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英语专升本综合教程Unit 5教(学)案
