On the Catwalk. Workmate

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1 Workmate A. Work in pairs. Find the following expressions in the text and read them aloud. Har du nogensinde overvejet at blive model? (page 36) 2 Tusindvis af teenage piger over hele jorden drømmer om at blive berømte fotomodeller. 3 Hun skal være slank og fremfor alt høj. 4 Hun skal forstå det budskab som billederne skal sende. 5 Det sker faktisk. 6 Men en normal arbejdsdag er slet ikke glamourøs. B. How do you say the following in English? Har de nogenside overvejet at flytte? 2 Tusindvis af mennesker i hele verden har set filmen. 3 Fremfor alt skal du kunne sprog. 4 Det er meningen, at vi skal gå. 5 Hun er alt andet end glad. In Your Dreams

2 Workmate 2 Find the opposites to the marked words and use them to complete the sentences. All the words you need are in the text. I like wide skirts. He was wearing a shirt. Very few actors are ugly. Greta Garbo was known for her face. That girl has small feet. A nose can often be photogenic. Isn t she rather fat? I am too short to be a model. She has short legs. No, on the contrary, she is quite Models have to be A model s legs must be Waris didn t get paid. She worked as an maid. The old man led a dull life. He had a career as a footballer. This is not a safe place. It gets quite after dark. We have experienced teachers here. Only one is new and 3 Make a list of the pros and cons of being a fashion model. pros and cons fordele og ulemper Pros Cons In Your Dreams

3 Try a Method Workmate Try method when you study the words for this text. 4 Picture a typical fashion model. What does he / she look like? Write a short text. picture forestil dig 5 A. Work in groups. Take turns reading what you wrote in exercises 3 and 4 aloud. Discuss your answers. B. Discuss the following: Some people think that it is wrong to show only beautiful, slender people as models. What might be wrong with that? What is your opinion? 6 8 You will hear Waris telling the story of her life. Her story is divided into five parts: Her childhood in Africa. 2 Her escape to England. 3 Her years as a model. 4 Her two books. 5 Her fight against female genital mutilation. Work like this: A. Read pages 36 4 again. B. Work in pairs. Choose two of the five parts above that you want to listen to with extra care. C. Listen to Waris story (parts 5) and take notes for your parts while you listen. D. Work together and write a summary of the two parts you chose. In Your Dreams

4 Extra Find the correct words for the numbered objects belt blouse bracelet cap coat dress eyeglasses hooded jacket jacket panties pants (US), trousers (UK) shirt shorts sneakers (US), trainers (UK) suit sunglasses sweater sweatshirt tank top tee shirt woolly hat In Your Dreams

5 Extra 2 The lines in the dialogue between a customer and a sales person have become mixed up. Write them in the correct order. Put a C for customer and an S for sales person. customer kunde sales person sælger size 2 (UK), size 0 (US) størrelse 38 Nr. Who? It s very nice, but it s a bit too expensive for me. Can I help you? I d like to try it on. I m afraid we haven t got that one in 4, but this one is a similar I m sure it would look great on you. Certainly. The changing rooms are over there. This one is too small for me. Could you find me a size 4? Yes, please. Have you got this dress in a size 2? OK, thanks. Cheers. Just a moment, I ll check for you Yes, here you are. Sorry about that. You might try our shop in Regent Street, they might still have a 4. style. 3 Work with a partner and act out a new dialogue in a shop. If you want you could act out your dialogue in a real shop and film it. In Your Dreams

6 Test Name: Translate into English. Har du nogensinde overvejet at blive sanger? 2 Tusindvis af drenge drømmer om at blive fodboldspillere hvad med dig? 3 Ved du, hvad det er (meningen), vi skal gøre? 2 Write the following words in sentences that clearly show what they mean. large slim tall long turn down be overlooked above all 3 You have heard Waris Dirie tell the story of her life. Write down at least five things that you remember about it. 4 Did you enjoy reading? Give reasons for your opinion. Self Assessment On this test: I did well I could have done better I didn t do well at all Why? In Your Dreams