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Todd:

Well, what aboutclothes? Like, are you abrand name person?

Melissa:

No, not at all.That’s not my style.

Todd:

Yeah, so whatdetermines your style?What influences you?

Melissa:

Well, what I dowhen I go shopping. Iusually have something inmind that I want to buy, soeither a certain color or just a certain item of clothing and then I lookaround at all the differentshops and compare thebest prices and things likethat, and then I'll buy theone that's the best dealand I'll feel really goodabout it.

Todd:

So for your style,do you look around andalso you say, "Oh, I likewhat that person'swearing. I wanna dressthis style" or do you justthink, you have your ownstyle and you don't care if it fits into a mold.

Melissa:

I think it's a mix.I think that sometimes I'llsee something thatsomeone's wearing andI'll like it or wantsomething similar andthen of course that mixesin with things I alreadyhave, but I also like tomake my own clothes,and remake clothes andthings and things like that,so sometimes I'll remakesomething and realizethat I need a sweater or something to go with itand then I'll just buy itbased on something elseI already have.

Todd:

Oh, so you makeyour own clothes?

Melissa:

Yeah, I don't doit from scratch a lot.Sometimes I'll go to acraft store and buy fabricand then cut it up andmake a shirt from fabric,but often take a shirt or pants I already have andmake into something.Like, I recently was livingwith a couple of roommates and myroommate was getting ridof all her old jeans so I cuther jeans up and cut asweater up I had and thenI made it into a jacket.

Todd:

Oh, nice.

Melissa:

Yeah.

Todd:

And you still haveit.

Melissa:

Totally. I wear itall time.

Todd:

Cool. Alright, well,thanks Melissa.

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Melissa talks about what inﬂuences whatshe wears.

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1.You have to stop to spending so much money on clothes. ______________________________________________________________________ ___________ 2. The shoes that I bought was so cheap. _________________________________________________________________________________

3. I like very much this outﬁt. _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. This ﬁts me perfectly. I want buy. _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Where is mall? _________________________________________________________________________________ 6.My brother got a new work as a salesperson. _________________________________________________________________________________ 7.I use to make my own clothes but I don’t have time for that anymore. _________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Buying new stu

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makes me feel so exciting. _________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Let’s go home! I have been following you around during six hours here! _________________________________________________________________________________ 10.So I’m told her, “I’ll pay for half of it.” _________________________________________________________________________________

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Todd: Well, what about clothes? Like, areyou a _____________ person?Melissa: No, not at all. That’s not mystyle.Todd: Yeah, so what determines your style? What influences you?Melissa: Well, what I do when I goshopping. I usually have something inmind that I want to buy, so either a _____________ color or just a certainitem of clothing and then I look around atall the _____________ shops andcompare the best prices and things likethat, and then I'll buy the one that's the _____________ deal and I'll feel _____________ good about it.Todd: So for your style, do you lookaround and also you say, "Oh, I like whatthat person's wearing. I wanna dress thisstyle" or do you just think, you have your own style and you don't care if it fits intoa mold.Melissa: I think it's a mix. I think thatsometimes I'll see something thatsomeone's wearing and I'll like it or wantsomething _____________ and then of course that mixes in with things I alreadyhave, but I also like to make my ownclothes, and remake clothes and thingsand things like that, so sometimes I'llremake something and realize that Ineed a sweater or something to go with itand then I'll just buy it based onsomething else I already have.Todd: Oh, so you make your ownclothes?Melissa: Yeah, I don't do it from scratch alot. Sometimes I'll go to a _____________ store and buy fabric andthen cut it up and make a shirt fromfabric, but often take a shirt or pants Ialready have and make into something.Like, I recently was living with a couple of roommates and my roommate wasgetting rid of all her _____________ jeans so I cut her jeans up and cut asweater up I had and then I made it intoa jacket.Todd: Oh, _____________.Melissa: Yeah.Todd: And you still have it.Melissa: Totally. I wear it all time.Todd: Cool. Alright, well, thanks Melissa.Melissa: No, problem.

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