Colegio Laico Angol Prof.

Macarena Arévalo
Alarcón Idioma Extranjero Inglés Extra Material: Reinforcement

“The Mystery of Fashion”

Reading Project 2

Name: ________________________________ Grade: ___________________ Date: ___________________

WARM UP: Let’s start. We will use: Present and Past Continuous.

We will present: A poster.

You will watch a power point presentation about the main
topic of this lesson where you will see some images. Enjoy
it!
We will think of: The feeling of belong to an urban tribe to
build our personality.
We will practice: Oral and written skills

LET’S THINK!

What do they have in common? Where are they from? Do you know anything about their style? Do
you belong to any Urban Tribe? If not, which one would you like to be part of?

SPEAKING

DISCUSS: What do you thing about the image? Do you

recognize an urban trine?

Work alone
BEFORE READING, answer the following questions:

1. Do you belong to an Urban Tribe? Which one? If not, explain your reasons.

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2. What type of music do you listen to?______________________________________

3. Do you like Japanese urban tribes? Why?

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4. Complete the following chart with the missing information:

URBAN TRIBE MUSIC THEY MAY LISTEN TO. CLOTHES THEY MAY WEAR.

Emos

Gothics

Hippies

Otakus

Decora

Pin ups/Rockabilly

SPEAKING

DISCUSS: What does the word sterotype mean?

KEY WORDS
5. Match the following words with their possible English definition:

1. Pins 7. Toys ____ Colorido

2. Clips 8. Layering ____ Cintillos ____ Cocodrilo

____ Juguetes ____ Botones
3. Bows 9. Buttons
____ Infancia ____ Joyas
4. Hair 10. Colorful ____ Cabello ____ Pinches
5. Headbands 11. Infancy ____ En capas ____ Broches
____ Moños
6. Jewelry 12. Alligator

6. Have a look at the text you have in the next page, what is it?

d. an article
 a. a letter e. a piece of news
b. a poem
c. a song

7. Underline all the known vocabulary from the text.

8. Highlight the key words giving on the previous power point presentation and try to remember their meanings.
If you don’t remember their meanings, try to look the words up in your dictionary.

Now read the text called The Mystery of Fashion .

How to be a “Decora”

Decora is a Japanese fashion style also known as "Dekora" or "Decorer”. Decora people are wearing bright
colors, wild hair clips and bows, and tons of layering and accessories. The accessories include plastic toys and
jewelry, which click together and make noise as the wearer moves. The style is sometimes mistakenly called
"Fruits-style" by people not from Japan. This style is mainly used by woman but also there are more and more
men that are using it.

Girls are wearing colorful clothes and different types of hair accessories like pins, bows, alligator pins,
headbands and on their clothes they are using buttons and toys. Make up is so important too and must be in
bright colors. Girls can wear black clothes, but just if the accessories complement the look.

People in Japan are saying that girls that wear this kind of style didn’t have infancy, but it is clear that they just
are trying to find their own identity, just like any adolescent or teenager in the world. It seems that the fact that
young people belong to an urban tribe makes them feel more comfortable with themselves.

Are you thinking that you want to be a Decora? So try some of these tips to get the Decora look:

1. Only colorful clothes are allowed. Girls are not wearing black.

2. Tons of accessories. Girls are hanging toys on their clothes.

3. Make up. Girls are using bright colors mainly on their eyes.

4. Don’t’ be shy. Decora girls don’t pay attention to jokes.

5. Be yourself, this is the gold rule and you will not fail.

WHILE READING! Answer the following questions

1. Answer true (T) or false (F):

a. __________ Decora is also called Dekora.

b. __________ Decora girl wear only black clothes.

 c. __________ A Decora wears toys as accessories.

d. __________ People from Japan call this style as “Fruits-style”

e. __________ The make up for a Decora is so important.

2. Answer the following questions according to the reading and your own opinion:

a. What is your opinion about Decora Tribe?__________________________________________________________

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b. Is there any other Urban Tribe similar to Decora one? Which one? ______________________________________

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c. How is Decora style called in other countries?_______________________________________________________

d. Are there in Chile a tribe similar to this one?________________________________________________________

LANGUAGE FOCUS: We use Present Continuous to make reference to actions that are in progress in the Present. We use Past
Continuous to make reference to action that were in process in the past and may be part of a sequence.

Present Continuous: Past Continuous:

I am wearing nice accessories. I was wearing nice accessories…

Past Continuous As part of a sequence:

I was wearing nice accessories when a dog stole my necklace.

Past continuous sentence Past simple sentence

Work in pairs:
1. Underline the sentences in Present Continuous, rewrite them bellow and then change them into Past
Continuous Tense: (If you don’t have enough space, copy the chart on your copybook)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS

Pair Mini Project: Create a Poster about an Urban Tribe, describe their likes, type of
clothes they wear, music taste, etc. You should include Present and Past Continuous
tense and the learnt vocabulary.
SELF EVALUATION:

Name:____________________________________ Project:_____________________________________

Grade:___________________________________

CRITERIA: BAD SO SO GOOD EXCELLENT REASON

Did I learn vocabulary related to

urban tribes and fashion items?
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Did I understand the text I read?

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Could I identify the main and specific

ideas of the text I read?
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Could I use Present and Past

Continuous in written sentences?
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Did I give good ideas when we

worked in groups?
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Did I present a poster describing an

urban tribe and its sense of fashion in
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a good way? (using English) ______________________________

Did I respect my classmates’ opinions

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and interventions?
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What mark do I deserve?

Student’s Signature

OBSERVATIONS:________________
FOR TEACHER USE ONLY ______________________________
POINTS:________ MARK:_________
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