French Fashion Designers. Factsheets
French Fashion Designers. Factsheets
French Fashion Designers. Factsheets
T e a c h e r’s n o t e s 1
by Brigit Viney
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ELEMENTARY
S U M M A R Y
rench Fashion Designers gives a lot of
F information about the most famous French
BACKGROUND AND THEMES
produce a design, price it, then the class can show off
vocabulary. Then tell them to close their books, and their designs in a “fashion show.”
hand out the photocopies. Ask students to write as
many words as they can remember. Alternatively, write
the vocabulary on the board and ask them to put the
words on the page. Glossary
2 Make sure students understand design, designers,
fashion show, fashion house. Then ask them to read Pages 1–13
the Introduction and ask them what famous names artificial (adj.) not natural but made by people
they expect to read about in this book. Have a class business (n) the work you do as a job to earn money
discussion about the value of fashion in society. Is it collection (n) a group of things that has been gathered together
important? Why (not)? design (n) to make a drawing or plan so someone can make
something
3 Photocopy (in color, if possible) pages 3, 13, 14, 15, fashion (n) a way of dressing or behaving that is usual or
16, 17 as many times as needed. Cut out the pictures popular at a certain time
and the captions. Put the students in small groups and haute couture (n) the houses or designers that create exclusive
give each group a set of pictures and a set of captions. and often trend-setting fashions for women
Give them 5-10 minutes to match them. jersey (n) a fine, soft woollen cloth used for women’s dresses
line (v) to put some kind of material closely around the inside of
ACTIVITIES AFTER READING A SECTION something.
look (v) to have a particular appearance
Pages 1–13 material (n) cloth
1 After students do the quiz on page 1 individually, ask ready-to-wear (adj.) able to be used at once
them to talk about the quiz with another student. Who show (n) to collection for people to look at
had the most correct answers? Did they enjoy doing simple (adj.) plain, and not decorated or fancy
unusual (adj.) different and interesting
the quiz? Why (not)?
war (n) fighting
2 Put students into four groups and give each group the
name of one of the four designers in this section of the Pages 14–26
book. Ask them to make a list of ten questions they assistant (n) a person who helps someone in a job, and is
would like to ask this designer. Then, tell the groups to under that person’s direction
give their questions to another group who will read drawing (n) a picture made with a pencil or a pen
about that designer and write the designer’s answers leather (n) treated animal skin used for making things like shoes
to the questions. They should work together and and bags
discuss what the designer would probably have pattern (n) a shape used as a guide for making something,
answered. When they finish, they give their written especially a piece of paper used to show the shape of the parts
of a piece of clothing
answers back to the group who wrote the questions.
product (n) something that is produced or made somewhere
The two groups can then discuss what they’ve
answered.
Student’s activities 1
Photocopiable 4
Students can do these exercises alone or with one or
more other students. 5
3 Write the words below on the lines.
Activities before reading the book 6
fashion designer’s collections jersey
1 Read the Introduction. Then answer these questions. (a) Ready-to-wear clothes have the _______________
(a) What country is the center of fashion? name on them. ELEMENTARY
(b) What change happened in the 1900s? (b) Chanel made a lot of clothes with _______________.
(c) Does the writer of this book think the world of fashion (c) Christian Dior’s _______________ work began when he
is interesting? Why? was thirty.
(d) Yves Saint Laurent’s best _______________ were from
2 Work with another student. Talk about the French 1980 and 1988.
Pages 14–26
1 Which designer
Activities after reading the book
1 Which designer today do you think is the most
Ungaro, Montana, Mugler, Lacroix, Agnes B, Sitbon, interesting? Write a letter to him or her and write what
McCartney, Lempicka, Rykiel, Macdonald you think of his/her designs and ideas. Ask questions
about designs for next year, about their fashion house,
(a) designed clothes for “the future”? __________________ and the next fashion show.
(b) likes designing for the theater? __________________ 2 The writer of this book wants to know about your
(c) works well in leather. __________________ clothes and fashions. What do you like to wear? What
(d) is famous for his sweaters? __________________ colors and materials? What jewelry and perfume?
Write a letter and tell her.
(e) had a first collection called Café de Paris?
3 Make an English word list for “Words in Fashion” and
__________________ put words from this book under Clothes, Colors,
(f) designed clothes not only for rich women? Materials, Products, Jobs, Fashion Show. Write the
__________________ same list of words in your language on another paper.
Use the lists to learn and remember these words.
(g) wears only black? __________________
FRENCH FASHION DESIGNERS