Practice 1

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Practice 1

When you read the following passage, scan it for clues that help you recognize the writer’s intention.Use the questions below to guide your scanning, then decide: Is the passage informational,persuasive, narrative, descriptive or meant mainly to entertain? Or does the writer have one more intentions?

Question 1: What is the passage about?

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Question 2: What numbers do you see in the text? Are they dates, statistics, or something else?

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Question 3: What quotes do you see in the text? Are they from experts, witnesses, or someone else?

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Question 4: Look at the title and the first paragraph. Is the language techinical, light and simple, or judgemental?

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Read the passage again and do the exercises that follow.

Fashion in the 1980s

[1] One word comes to mind when you think of the 1980s: BIG. Overconsumption, oversized and just plain over-the-top were cornerstone features in this decade of excess and materialism. It was a time of abundance, optimism and unabashed greed.

[2] Shoulder pads returned to fashion in a super-sized version, and the “power suit” reflected women’s emerging status in the workplace. The term “Yuppie” was coined as an acronym for the Young Urban Professional who was a career driven, 20—30 something male or female, obsessed with upward mobility, money and the pursuit of personal fulfillment. Casual wear for the Yuppie set was collegiate or preppy with khaki pants, traditional blue blazers, crisp white shirts, polos by Izod Lacoste and Ralph Lauren and cotton cardigans draped over one’s shoulders, loosely tied in front. Designers boldly emblazoned their logos on the exterior of their designs and their clothing became elite status symbols.

[3] Glamour in the 1980s, as depicted in the popular TV shows Dallas and Dynasty, translated to bedazzled evening wear studded with sequins and beads. Hair was permed, teased and coiffed to ever larger proportions and extravagance. Makeup was bold and colorful, as was jewelry of the era which featured large statement necklaces and long, dangling earrings which grazed the shoulders.

[4] In contrast to the more conservative and affluent set, youthful counterculture was defining their own style. Music continued to have a strong influence on fashion, particularly with the emergence of MTV which brought music fashion to the masses. Numerous pop music stars became style icons as well.Underwear as outer wear, popularized by Madonna, infused street fashion with women donning crinolines and lacy bustiers. New Wave music and the corresponding New Romantics style trend was further popularized by London designer Vivienne Westwood, who embraced historical fashion with the use of corsets and bustles and later created the mini-crini. Music legends like Annie Lenox, Boy George, David Bowie and Grace Jones blurred the lines of androgyny in fashion. Japanese fashion designers continued to push fashion barriers exploring gender-bending, sculptural, avant-garde silhouettes.

[5] The fitness boom of the 1980s, as part of this self-conscious and self-indulgent decade, spawned a fashion trend that took dance and exercise wear from the studio and gym to the runway and the street.Jane Fonda sported neon leotards and leg warmers in her exercise videos and women soon embraced them as functional fashion. The aerobics craze influenced fashion designers with Lycra and other body conscious fabrics and styles infusing the dress designs of Azzedine Alaia and bodysuits by Donna Karan. The movie Flashdance inspired women to wear tight leggings paired with oversized, baggy sweatshirts with the necklines cut to drape casually off one shoulder. Designer Norma Kamali created an entire collection fashioned of sweatshirt fabric. Jogging or track suits became socially acceptable as casual day wear.

[6] 1980s style with its juxtaposition of trends, variety and influences created a unique legacy of fashion and anti-fashion. It is emerging as an era of sought after vintage for its unique characteristics and lasting impact.

New Words and Expressions

overconsumption / pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 əʊvəkənsʌmpʃn/n.过度消费

oversized / pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 əʊvəsaɪzd/ adj.超大尺寸的

over-the-top adj. 过多的；言过其实的

cornerstone / pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 kɔːnəstəʊn/ n.基础；基石

materialism /mə pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 tɪəriəlɪzəm/ n.唯物论；唯物主义

unabashed / pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 ʌnəbæʃt/ adj.不害羞的；不知耻的

super-sized / pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 suːpəsaɪzd/ adj.超大尺寸的

power suit 权利套装

yuppie / pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 jʌpi/ n.雅皮士

acronym / pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 ækrənɪm/ n.首字母缩略词

obsess /əb pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 ses/ v.迷住；缠住

fulfillment /fʊl pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 fɪlmənt/ n.履行；实行

collegiate /kə pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 liːdʒiət/ adj.大学的；学院的；大学生的

preppy / pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 prepi/ adj.预科生

khaki / pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 kɑːki/ adj.卡其色的；卡其布做的

blazer / pagenumber_ebook=71,pagenumber_book=62 bleɪzə(r)/ n.颜色鲜明的运动上衣

crisp /krɪsp/ adj.干净挺括的

polo / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 pəʊləʊ/ n.保罗衬衫；马球衫

Izod Lacoste 伊索·拉科斯特（美国鳄鱼牌服装的标志）

Ralph Lauren 拉尔夫·劳伦（美国服装品牌）

cardigan / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 kɑːdɪɡən/ n.开襟羊毛衫

drape /dreɪp/ v.披挂；覆盖

emblazon /ɪm pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 bleɪzn/ v.颂扬；以纹章装饰

exterior /ɪk pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 stɪəriə(r)/ n.外部；表面；外貌

elite /ɪ pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 liːt/ n.精英；精华

glamour / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 ɡlæmə(r)/ n.魅力；魔力

depict /dɪ pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 pɪkt/ v.描述；描画

Dallas and Dynasty 朱门恩怨（美国电视剧）

bedazzled /bɪ pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 dæzld/ adj.迷惑的；眼花缭乱的

be studded with 用……点缀；镶嵌

sequin / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 siːkwɪn/ n.用作衣服饰物用的小金属片

perm /pɜːm/ v.烫发

tease /tiːz/ v.取笑；梳理；欺负；强求

coiffed /kɔɪft/ adj.整理过的；做过头发的

extravagance /ɪk pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 strævəɡəns/ n.奢侈；浪费；放肆的言行

dangling / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 dæŋɡlɪŋ/ adj.悬挂的；摇摆的v.垂悬

graze /ɡreɪz/ v.放牧；擦伤；擦过

in contrast to 与……形成对照

conservative /kən pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 sɜːvətɪv/ adj.保守的

affluent / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 æf luːənt/ adj.富裕的；丰富的；流畅的

counterculture / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 kaʊntəkʌltʃə(r)/ n.反主流文化

infuse /ɪn pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 fjuːz/ v.灌输；使充满

don /dɒn/ v.穿上

crinoline / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 krɪnəlɪn/ n.衬裙；带衬的裙

bustier / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 bʌstieɪ/ n.紧身女胸衣

Vivienne Westwood 维维安·韦斯特伍德（服装品牌）

embrace /ɪm pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 breɪs/ v.拥抱；欣然接受；信奉

corset / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 kɔːsɪt/ n.紧身胸衣

bustle / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 bʌsl/ n.衬裙

mini-crini 迷你蓬裙

Annie Lenox 安妮·勒鲁什（歌手名）

Boy George 乔治男孩（歌手名）

David Bowie 大卫·鲍伊（歌手名）

Grace Jones 格蕾丝·琼斯（知名模特）

blur /blɜː(r)/ v.涂污；使暗淡；使……变得模糊

androgyny /æn'drɒdʒɪnɪ/ n.雌雄同体

gender-bending 性别装扮；性别扭转

avant-garde / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 ævɡɑːd/ adj.前卫的

silhouette / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 sɪluet/ n.轮廓

indulgent /ɪn pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 dʌldʒənt/ adj.任性的；纵容的

spawn /spɔːn/ v.产卵；造成；大量生产

Jane Fonda 简·方达（好莱坞影星）

neon / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 niːɒn/ adj.霓虹的

leotard / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 liːətɑːrd/ n.（杂技，舞蹈等演员穿的）紧身连衣裤

bodysuit / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 bɒdisu:t/ n. 连身衣；贴身哈衣

Flashdance 闪电舞（电影名）

leggings / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 legɪŋz/ n.打底裤

juxtaposition / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 dʒʌkstəpəzɪʃn/ n.并列；毗邻

vintage / pagenumber_ebook=72,pagenumber_book=63 vɪntɪdʒ/ adj.古旧而优质的(衣物或家具)