UNIT 1: FADS AND FASHIONS

VOCABULARY

Popular interests. I can talk about popular interests, activities and fashions.

THINK! What’s in fashion at the moment? What songs, films and games are popular?

Answer:

- Fashion trends: sustainable fashion, minimalism,…

- Popular songs: Die with a smile, Sweet dreams, Luther,…

- Popular films: When lifes give you tangerines, Conan, Mai,…

- Popular games: PUBG, Leahue of Legends, Valorant,…

1. Work with a partner and do the quiz.

Answer:

1. b

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. a

6. a

2. Listen and check your answers to the quiz. Which answer surprised you the most?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Watch or listen to five people talking about their interests. Match the speakers with the topics. Which speaker spends a lot of money on his / her interest?

Answer:

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4. USE IT! Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the topics in exercise 3 using the key phrases. Tell the class what your partner's favourite interest is.

Answer:

A: Are you interested in playing video games?

B: No, I’m not really into playing video games. I’m a big sport fan.

READING

Crazes. I can identify the purpose of a text.

THINK! How do crazes start? Who can make money from them?

Answer:

The crazes start when someone does something fun (or strange) and others want to join with them. The craze creators like Gary Dahl can make money from them.

1. Read the interview with an expert on crazes. What is the purpose of the article?

a. to give information

b. to sell digital products

c. to help people start a new craze

Answer:

a. to give information

2. Read and listen to the interview again. Write questions for answers 1-5.

1. In 1924. (When ……………………..?)

2. For thirteen hours.

(For how long ………………………….?)

3. On social media. (Where ……………………..?)

4. He sold pet rocks. (What ……………………..?)

5. Millions. (How many …………………………?)

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

3. VOCABULARY PLUS Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the words in blue in the text.

Answer:

Generally (adv): thường, nhìn chung

Obviously (adv): rõ ràng

Amazingly (adv): thật ngạc nhiên

Absolutely (adv): chắc chắn rồi

Apparently (adv): rõ ràng

4. USE IT! Work in groups. Say what you think of the crazes in the interview. Take a vote on which is the silliest, the strangest and the most fun.

Answer:

I think pole-sitting is the strangest. Obviously, not many people think of doing it.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Used to. I can talk about past habits and states.

1. Study the sentences from the interview on page 12. Then choose the correct answers to complete the rules.

People used to watch the best pole-sitters.

Before, people didn't use to have smartphones.

Did people really use to buy pet rocks?

Answer:

1. don’t do

2. didn’t use to

3. Did … use to

2. Complete the online article with the words in the box.

In the 1920s, dance marathons used to be popular in the USA. People (1)…………. to compete for prizes in competitions which lasted for weeks. People (2)………… use to dance perfectly all the time, but they always moved their feet. And they didn't (3)……….. to dance twenty-four hours a day. They rested for fifteen minutes every hour. The competitors used (4)……….. eat twelve times a day for energy.

Answer:

1. used

2. didn’t

3. use

4. to

3. Look at the pictures of Michael in the past and Michael now. Use the ideas in 1-6 to write sentences about his life ten years ago. Use affirmative and negative forms of “used to”

1. work in an office

2. have longer hair

3. live in the USA

4. wear smart clothes

5. wear glasses

6. like playing games

Answer:

1. He didn’t use to work in an office.

2. He used to have longer hair.

3. He used to live in the USA.

4. He didn’t use to wear smart clothes.

5. He used to wear glasses.

6. He used to like playing games.

4. USE IT! Write true and false sentences about your past habits. Use affirmative and negative forms of used to and the words in the box.

Answer:

• I used to watch cartoons with my sister when I was little.
• I didn’t used to be interested in playing football.

FINISHED?

Write questions to ask a partner about his/her past habits using Did you use to …? And the topics in exercise 3 on page 11.

Answer:

• Did you use to spend a lot of money on comics?
• Did you use to spend any time on social media?
• Did you use to be a big fan of sports?
• Did you use to be into fashion?

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING

Fashion. I can give and understand descriptions of people’s clothes.

THINK! Do you think that you can indentify someone’s personality or interests by the clothes they wear? Why/ Why not?

Answer:

Well, I'm not sure whether I can know someone's personality just by looking at what he/she wears ot not, However, I think that we can partly identify someone’s interests by the clothes they wear. Based on the clothes they wear, I can know the colours that they like ( for instance, minimalist colours or vibrant colours), the style they follow such as girly style or tomboy style, classic style or trendy style and so on.

1. Copy and complete the word-web with the words in the box.

Answer:

2. Listen and check your answers to exercise 1. Think of more words to add to the web.

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Work in pairs. Use the words in exercise 1 to describe the clothes of people in photos A-C. Where are they?

Answer:

A. They’re wearing long blouses over short trousers with red scarves.

B. The girls are wearing long indigo blouses over knee-length shorts and long scarves around their legs; the boy is wearing a black shirt, a long jacket and baggy trousers.

C. The girl is wearing a pink T-shirt with a dark-blue jacket and blue jeans.

4. Listen to Sam talking to his friend Chloe about his holiday. Which photo is mentioned in the recording?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………..

5. Read the Study Strategy. Listen again and answer the questions.

1. What country did Sam visit?

2. Who did Sam and his sister visit there?

3. What was the boy wearing?

4. What were the girls wearing?

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………..

6. USE IT! Work in pairs. Choose a photo of a person in this unit and describe his / her clothes. Can your partner guess who he / she is?

Answer:

• This person is wearing a brown jacket, a white shirt and a black bag.
• This person is wearing a pink plaid shirt and grey jeans.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Past continuous. Past simple and past continuous. Ican talk about what people were doing in the past.

Past continuous

1. Complete the sentences from the listening on page 14 with the words in the box. Then choose the correct option in the rule.

1. What were you …….. in Sa Pa?

2. We ………. visiting my dad for a couple of weeks.

3. I ……… walking down the street with my sister.

4. The girls were ……… long indigo blouses over knee-length shorts.

Answer:

1. doing

2. were

3. was

4. wearing

2. Look at the picture. What were the people doing? Complete the sentences using the past continuous form of the verbs in the box.

1. Two friends ……. at a market.

2. Kat ……. three bags.

3. She …….. at her handbag.

4. A man …….. her purse.

5. Her friend didn't notice because she …….. to music.

Answer:

1. were shopping

2. was carrying

3. wasn’t looking

4. was stealing

5. was listening

3. Complete the questions using the past continuous form of the verbs in the box. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.

1. What ……. your mother …….. at six o'clock yesterday evening?

2. Who ……. you …….. to this time last week?

3. ……. the sun …….. last Sunday?

4. Where …….. you …….. this time yesterday?

Answer:

1. What was your mother doing at six o'clock yesterday evening?

2. Who were you talking to this time last week?

3. Was the sun shining last Sunday?

4. Where were you sitting this time yesterday?

Past simple and past continuous

4. Study sentences 1-4. Then match them with rules a-d. Which tenses do we use in each sentence? How do you say “when” and “while” in Vietnamese?

1. We were waiting for a bus when I took this photo.

2. The girl was wearing a colourful dress.

3. They saw my Manchester United shirt.

4. While I was talking to him, my sister was learning Japanese words.

Answer:

1. d

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the past simple and past continuous.

1. I ……………. (listen) to the radio when I (hear) my phone.

2. I …………….. (watch) TV while the children (play) outside.

3. I …………… (see) an accident while I (cycle) to school.

4. My mum ………… (not shop) when I (phone) her.

Answer:

1. was listening – heard

2. was watching – were playing

3. saw – was cycling

4. wasn’t shopping – phoned

6. USE IT! Work in pairs to ask and answer questions about a celebration you remember. Take turns to ask and answer questions 1-4. Then change roles.

1. When and where did the event happen?

2. What were you celebrating at the event?

3. Can you remember what you were wearing?

4. How did you feel at that time?

Answer:

1. It happened on December 24th last year at my sister's house.

2. We were celebrating Christmas and my niece's birthday.

3. I was wearing a jacket, a long white dress and a black boots.

4. I felt so merry and excited at that time.

SPEAKING: EXPRESSING PREFERENCES

THINK! Do you like shopping for clothes? Who do you go with? Where do you go?

Answer:

Yes, I do. I go with my Mum or my friends. I go to markets, shops or commercial centers.

1. Complete the dialogue with the phrases in the box. Then watch or listen and check. What does Hugo think of Sammy's trousers? Why is Hugo buying a shirt?

Answer:

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2. Cover the dialogue and circle the words in italics in the Key Phrases that Hugo and Sammy use. Watch or listen again and check.

Answer:

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3. Work in pairs. Practise the dialogue.

Answer:

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4. PRONUNCIATION /u:/ and /u/. Listen and repeat. Which sound, /u:/ or /u/, has each word got?

1. blue 3. cool 5. good

2. look 4. shoes 6. suit

Answer:

/u:/: blue, cool, shoes, suit

/u/: look, good

5. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the items below. Use the key phrases.

Answer:

- What do you think of these boots?

- They look really good!

6. USE IT! Work in pairs. Read the situation. Then prepare and practise a new dialogue using the key phrases and the dialogue in exercise 1 to help you.

Answer:

A: Hi.

B: Oh, hello!

A: That’s a beautiful jacket you’re wearing!

B: Really? I think it is a bit long.

A: It is supposed to be like that. I have one like that and it’s very comfortable. Hm.. what do you think about that blue one? It looks good on you.

B: That’s better. It’s so expensive, though. Why don’t we go to another shop?

WRITING

A fact file. I can use for example, for instance, like and such as to give examples to support facts.

THINK! When were your grandparents teenagers? What do you know about their teenager years?

Answer:

My grandparents' teenagers were the sixties in the past century. In those days, they listened to the songs of musicians like Văn Cao and Phạm Duy. They do lots of fun things such as mandarin square capturing, bamboo dancing or dragon snakes. At that time, they used to live in poverty and hardship.

1. Read the fact file. What things were popular in the eighties? Work in pairs. Tell your partner what was popular in the eighties using the phrases.

Fads and fashions of the eighties in Việt Nam

FASHION

During this decade, the most common outfit for Vietnamese people was a loose shirt and flared trousers. Especially, rich girls used to wear shirts with lotus collars or vintage dresses.

MUSIC

The eighties was the decade when Vietnamese pop music developed. The songs of musicians like Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện and Nguyễn Văn Tỷ praised a new life. For example, Ơi Cuộc Sống Mến Thương and Bài Ca Năm Tấn were about the nation building.

TECHNOLOGY

At that time technology was more basic. Television started to become popular in the 1980s, but people only had black-and-white TVs, for instance.

CRAZES

There were crazes for fun things, such as tug of war, bamboo jacks and blind man's buff. In those days, they were a massive trend for teenagers.

Answer:

• At that time, black-and-white television started to become popular.
• During this decade, the crazes for fun things like tug of war or bamboo jacks were big trends for teenagers.

Language point: Giving examples

2. Read the fact file again and find the words for giving examples in the box.

Answer:

…For example, Ơi Cuộc Sống Mến Thương and Bài Ca Năm Tấn were about…

… people only had black-and-white TVs, for instance.

The songs of musicians like Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện and…

There were crazes for fun things, such as tug of war…

3. Complete 1-4 with the words from the box in exercise 2 and your own ideas.

1. You can do a lot with mobile phones: …….., you can ……..

2. You can buy a lot of gadgets now, ……..

3. My parents like bands ……….

4. When my grandad / grandma was young, he / she did other things ………

Answer:

1. You can do a lot with mobile phones: for instance / for example, you can call and text.

2. You can buy a lot of gadgets now, such as laptops or earphones.

3. My parents like bands like The Beatles, Năm Dòng Kẻ and Tam ca Áo trắng.

4. When my grandad/grandma was young, he/she did other things, for example, he/she farmed.

4. USE IT! Follow the steps in the writing guide.

WRITING GUIDE

A. TASK

Write a fact file about fads and fashions from a decade in the past century.

B. THINK AND PLAN

1. What period are you writing about?

2. What was fashionable then? How do those fashions compare to fashions for young people today?

3. What were the most popular crazes of the time?

4. What music was popular? Where did people listen to it and how did they buy it?

5. What technology was new and important? What gadgets were popular?

C. WRITE

Use your notes from section B and the headings from the model text to help you.

D. CHECK

- used to

- past tenses

- examples

- key phrases

Answer:

In the 1970s, skateboarding suddenly became very popular. At first, skateboarders moved slowly on flat, smooth areas. Then they began to ride quickly. This is called 'freestyle' skateboarding. Soon they were skateboarding skillfully up ramps and doing tricks in the air. This is called 'ramp' skateboarding. Then they started skateboarding and doing tricks on the street. This was 'street-style' skateboarding - a combination of freestyle and ramp. For this, the skateboarders needed protective clothing such as knee and elbow pads and helmets. This allowed them to skateboard safely. Today skateboarding is still a very popular sport, and there are lots of competitions.

CULTURE: HAIRSTYLES

1. Look at the photos. Then read the article. Which photo(s) match(es) each decade?

Hair through the decades

Like fashion trends, hairstyles come and go. Here’s a look at hair crazes over the past thirty years.

1990s - The ‘Rachel’

This hairstyle was named after Rachel Green, a character from the 1990s American sitcom Friends. The actress Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel in the show, used to have medium-length hair that was cut in layers at the bottom.

2000s - Extensions

The craze for very long, straight hair in the first decade of the 21st century made hair extensions extremely popular.

2010s

Grey hair

This decade introduced a strange new fashion of young women with grey hair. Not natural grey hair, but a dye to change the colour to silver grey.

The beard and the moustache

OK, so they’re not really hairstyles, but the long beard and curly moustache will be remembered as the look of the 2010s. They were so popular that images of moustaches even decorated blouses, hats and all sorts of clothes.

Answer:

• 1990c – Photo C
• 2000s – Photo A
• 2010s – Photo B D

2. Read and listen to the article again and answer the questions.

1. Why was a hairstyle called ‘the Rachel’?

2. What did the hairstyle in the 2000s look like?

3. What new hair colour became popular in the 2010s?

Answer:

………………………………………………………………………………….

3. YOUR CULTURE Work in pairs. Answer the questions about Việt Nam.

1. Which hairstyles are most popular in Việt Nam at the moment?

2. Which of the following are fashionable for men in Việt Nam?

3. What colour hair dye is the most popular in Việt Nam?

Answer:

1. Which hairstyles are most popular in Việt Nam at the moment?

Layer cut hairstyles, whether long or short, is a popular trend with Vietnamese women at the moment. As for men, side part hair is the most popular today.

2. Which of the following are fashionable for men in Việt Nam?

Undercut is fashionable for men in Việt Nam.

3. What colour hair dye is the most popular in Việt Nam?

Dark brown hair dye is the most popular in Việt Nam.

4. USE IT! Do a class survey using the questions below. Then report the results.

1. Which hairstyle from the text do you like most?

2. Which hairstyle from the text do you like least?

3. Did you use to have a different hairstyle when you were younger? Describe it.

4. What hair colour would you like to try?

Answer: