Going shopping Lake district: Going shopping Imagen de Mike Beales en Flickr bajo licencia CC This is Peter, Tom's friend. He is in Manchester on business. He's staying at Tom's place because they are close friends from childhood and back then they were always together. But when they finished their secondary studies, they chose different careers: Tom decided to study to become a biologist and Peter opted for a career in business so he studied Marketing and Administration. That's the main reason why Peter is in Manchester now but this is not the topic to be studied in this lesson. You will learn more about this in lesson 4. In this lesson, Peter asks Tom for help and advice because he needs to buy gifts for all his family. Tom takes him to a shopping centre in Manchester, Manchester Arndale Mall, with over 240 shops, in which Tom is sure his friend is going to find the best present for each member of his family. But first of all, before choosing the place where to buy things, they have compared different kinds of shops and shopping centres. Imagen de reynermedia en Flickr bajo licencia CC Let's go through this lesson to learn more about shopping in general and, particularly, what they have done and how they have come to an agreement. Talk about shopping: Do you like shopping? Why/why not? Do you prefer shopping by yourself or with somebody? How often do you go shopping? What’s your favourite place to shop? Why? What was the last thing you bought for someone else? Why did you buy it? What was the last thing you bought for yourself? Where did you buy it? Do you compare prices at different stores when you go shopping? How important is customer service when you are shopping? Imagen de Richard Tanton en Flickr bajo licencia CC Para saber más BBC Consumer is a website where you can get practical tips on saving money, consumer rights, shopping, debt and more. Reflexión Can you guess the meaning of this post-its on the wall in Manchester? Imagen de Alan Stanton en Flickr bajo licencia CC Mostrar retroalimentación 1. Fashion & Design Imagen de Fervent adepte de la Imagen de Christian Leitner en Imagen de Eva Rinaldi en Flickr Imagen de Jason Hargrove en mode en Flickr bajo licencia CC Flickr bajo licencia CC bajo licencia CC Flickr bajo licencia CC How many words that designate clothes do you remember? Watch this video to learn some vocabulary about fashion. Actividad desplegable Match the words with their definitions. Write the correct letter for each word. The first one has been done as an example. 1. Fashionable C A. It is all about wearing the clothes that walk out on the runway and are casual enough to wear on the street. 2. Fashionista B. A person or thing that establishes a new trend or fashion. 3. Trendsetter C. Wearing clothing that is popular now. 4. Highstreet fashion D. One who designs, models, or markets high-fashion clothing or who is an ardent follower or consumer of the latest clothing fashions. 5. Thrift shop E. Someone who is Glamourous without being trampy, always grabs attention with their style, they are sophisticated, intelligent, and gorgeous. 6. Stylish F. What everyone else is wearing right now; a new, popular style. 7. Chic G. A place where goods can be donated to be refurbished and sold. Usually benefits a non-profit organization. Saves landfill space, efficient, and overall benefits the community. 8. In H. Traditional, always fashionable/stylish, popular for a long time. 9. Trendy I. Someone who has a bold sense of fashion, like a queen with flowing robes and gowns, or your friend who always wears the best-looking jeans. 10. Vintage J. Something which is currently in fashion or trend. 11. Classic K. Old, but high quality and valuable; the item of clothing may have been worn before by someone else. Comprobar respuesta Now, watch the following video and learn the verbs in there. Rellenar huecos Fill in the blanks with the suitable words while watching the video about Emma Watson and her eco- friendly clothes. Click on the title of the text to watch the video. Emma Watson Launches Her Own Line of Eco-friendly Clothes With People Tree London-based ‘People Tree’ has collaborated with Emma Watson to create a of clothes. Well, the line has officially and already some of the are ! Most products in the line named ‘Love from Emma’ are made with certified cotton and kudos to People Tree for establishing such a positive with the very popular, socially responsible, eco- , Harry Potter film star. People Tree offers other organic for kids, teens and adults, and their sense of is admirable: “The people we work with have some of the smallest environmental in the world. They live and work in communities without most essentials of modern life – including electricity. They buy few , eat locally produced food and use hand production methods to earn their living.” They go on to describe their simple earth-friendly policy: Imagen de ursulakm en Flickr bajo People Tree Eco Policy is: licencia CC To promote natural and organic farming To avoid substances To protect water To use substances where possible To materials where possible According to our friends at ecorazzi, The People Tree line called ‘Love from Emma’ includes by Emma Watson while she was filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In a new celebrating the launch, Emma wrote about how she juggled the demanding filming schedule for Harry Potter 7 with her People Tree project: “I often worked late at night, fitting in meetings between filming Harry Potter 7,” she writes. “In between takes, I sketched and painted. came from all sorts of places. Whether I was brainstorming with Tafari, my friend and appointed Menswear or rummaging through Sophie my flatmate’s wardrobe, I couldn’t have done it without enthusiasm of the peers around me for my project. It shocks me that, even today, only one percent (1%) of the cotton produced in the world is fair trade and organic,” she added. Imagen de Jason Hargrove en Flickr bajo It’s refreshing when celebrities use their to inspire change. licencia CC Especially, young stars (she’s 19) who can impact future generations like Emma Watson. She’s got something for guys and girls in her line and you can check out at People Tree. Let’s hope today’s teen chooses to with their wardrobe by taking a page out of the ‘Love from Emma’ catalogue of hand-made eco-friendly clothes. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apbgpcLCjjw Enviar Actividad de lectura Watch the following video about an Indian designer who creates DIY recycled fashion from the thrifted clothing. After watching the documentary, answer the following questions. 1. What does Aywira boutique feature? 2. Why is Claudia Pérez a regular shopper? 3. How many years has she been collecting material? 4. Who is Marcia Devil? 5. What kind of products does she make? Pulse aquí Para saber más Did you know what « DIY » means ? Do it yourself, often referred to by the acronym DIY, is a term used by various communities that focus on people (called do-it-yourselfers or DIYers) creating or repairing things for themselves without the aid of "on-duty, work- stationed" paid professionals. Many DIYers may in fact be off-duty or retired professionals. The notion is related in philosophy to the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many modern DIY subcultures take the traditional Arts and Crafts movement's rebellion against the perceived lack of soul of industrial aesthetics a step further. DIY subculture explicitly critiques modern consumer culture, which emphasizes that the solution to our needs is to purchase things, and instead encourages people to take technologies into their own hands to solve needs. Imagen de Ron Mader en Flickr bajo licencia CC The phrase "do it yourself" came into common usage in the 1950s in reference to various jobs that people could do in and around their own houses without the help of professionals. A very active community of people continues to use the term DIY to refer to fabricating or repairing things for home needs, on one's own rather than purchasing them or paying for professional repair. In other words, home improvement done by the householder without the aid of paid professionals. In recent years, the term DIY has taken on a broader meaning that covers a wide range of skill sets. Today, for example, DIY is associated with the international alternative and hardcore music scenes. Members of these subcultures strive to blur the lines between creator and consumer by constructing a social network that ties users and makers close together. There are various communities of media-makers that consider themselves Imagen de Maegan Tantari en Flickr bajo licecncia CC DIY, for example the indymedia network, pirate radio stations, and the zine community. Source: https://es.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090501200619AA41htv Para saber más Can you imagine people wearing clothes from living organisms? Watch this video, it's incredible! 2. Malls & shopping centres Imagen de Alex Pepperhill en Flickr bajo licencia CC Talk about malls and shopping centres: What is a mall? And a shopping centre? Are they really different forms to refer to the same thing, or not? Imagen de Matthew Paulson en Flickr bajo licencia CC As it has been said in the introduction of this lesson, Peter needed to buy something for his relatives so Tom took him to Arndale.