Book 2 Unit 4 Warming&reading

Unit 4 Whats In?Warming up & Reading 普 通 高 中 课 程 标 准 实 验 教 科 书 英 语 必 修 2 Which style do you like best? Do you like jeans? Why? Lets follow Sarah and her friend as they go shopping. Listen carefully to the dialogue between Sarah and a shopassistant. They will show youhow to find something cool.Listening Listen and find out whats something cool that Sarah finds. ListeningSome cool pairs of jeans (displayed in the window.) Listen to the dialogue a second time and complete the following table. How does Sarah begin the conversation _ _. O f course, let me_ _. Which _are you _? “Maybe a _ pair would be a bit _than the blue ones .” “ Ill get a couple of options for you _.”Can I have a look at these jeans youve got in the window? get them for youcolor interested in washed-out cooler to look at Sarah Shop assistant Listen to Part2 and complete the dialogue. Please focus on how to talk about jeans.Sally: Wow! Cool new jeans! Who _ _?Sarah: Do you like the _?Sally: Yeah, great. What do you think, Richard?Richard: Fantastic. I like the low _. Thats very _right now.made those color cut style trendyListening Discuss in pairs what you both know about jeans. Possible dialogue：-Hey man, how many jeans have you got back at home?-Ive got.And you?-My favorite color of jeans is. How about you?-I like the. color.-Can you name some brands of jeans?-Yes, I know. 150 Years of CoolCan you predict whats the reading about? Jeanshistorystylecolor brandpopularitytrendoccasion to wear . Read the passage quickly and find the main idea of the passage.The text is about the history of jeans and advice of wearing jeans. Read the passage quickly and find the main idea of the three parts.Part1(Para.1-Para.3)Part2(Para.4-Para.8)Part3(Para.9-Para.11) Different styles and proper occasion for jeansThe popularity of jeans and a brief introduction of LevisThe early history of Levis Read Part1 and fill in the blanks. The _of jeans has spread acrossnations and _. Jeans give off a feelings of _, youth, and adventure and have long been _by both men and women. Levi Strauss celebrated its 150th birthday in 2003. It is still working to keep_ one of the worlds most famous _ names.popularityculturesindependence favoredalivebrand Read Part2 and fill in the chart to tell the history of blue jeans. When What Who1853 Levi Strauss Company was found. Levi Strauss,24 years old 1873 Levi Straussmid of the1800s1914-1918 Levis jeans were brought to Europe & Asia.present All the peopleThe first pair of jeans was made. Gold minersAmericantroopsPeople started to wear jeans.It becomes an international symbol of cool. Read the Part3 and answer the questions.1.What style of jeans do Americans like ?2. When is it not a good choice for people to wear jeans?Americans are more likely to wear simple,single-colored jeans.Its not a good choice or proper to wear jeans when people go to a wedding, funeral or job interview. Your brand Work in groups of four and design a brandof jeans for teenagers. Describe the brand name, style, color, or some decorations as well as the design intention. Find a group leader to take notes and report to class. If necesary, draw a simple picture to help you. Possible phrases or sentences you may use:The brand name of the jeans we design is.The reason why we choose the name is that. Style: simple/with decoration. Color: different colors/blue/single-colored. give off a feeling of independence/freedom/ youth/ trendy/fashion/adventure. HomeworkDo a small project:Find out your classmates favouite brand of jeans and interview them on what they like about the jeans or some improvements.Write a letter to the company telling your views about the jeans. Thank you普 通 高 中 课 程 标 准 实 验 教 科 书 英 语 必 修 2