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Sarah Gill: Short att enti on spans are fuelling ultra fast fashion [ link ]
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Seweryn Stempak, 23 r d Nov.

VOCABULARY WARMUP
1. Match the words (a-c) with their definitions (1-3).

a) dubious important, and often good, is

b) insidious starting to happen OR to make
c) to herald something publicly known,
especially by celebrating or
praising it.
A 2 2. Thought not to be completely true
B 3 or not able to be trusted.
C 1 1. T 3. Gradually, secretly causing pain or
o some other type of damage.
be a sign that something

2. Fill in the gaps using the words given. Do not change their forms – it’s not necessary.
longevity glamourize scapegoat

 In Romantism, a lot of authors and poets used to GLAMOURIZE suffering

 The CEO was made the SCAPEGOAT for the company's failures.
 Generally, the present study showed that there was no difference in adult
LONGEVITY reared on different host plants.

READING COMPREHENSION EXCERCISES

1. Evaluate whether the following statements are true, false, or not given in the article.
Underline the sentences that let you decide.
a. Release of dopamine in our brain while
shopping can be only caused by buying
unused items.  FALSE

b. According to the author, the division of clothing styles based on the seasons is
outdated and illogical.  NOT GIVEN
c.

Style and fashion are relative, what’s considered fashionable by one can be
kitschy for another.  TRUE
 2. Decide, in which paragraph the following thought is stated.
a. Social media is one of the main causes of the decline of our attention span. 3
b. There is no perfect solution for fast fashioning and the environmental damage
but actions of individuals and rising the societal awareness are fundamental.
18
c. Our clothing choices are influenced by the surrounding world. 14

3. Answer the following questions.

 What does the article say about microtrends?
o it’s criticized, it fuels overconsumption, overstimulates our brains,
eventually – causes the environmental damage by making people buy
things they don’t need.
 How is the drop of attention span related to fashion and clothing choices?
drop of attention span  social media  creating false images and microtrends
 influences clothing choices and overconsumption.

VOCABULARY
1. Fill in the sentences using the words given. Do not change their forms – it’s not
necessary.
sinister sumptuar vilified avant reticent satiated fruition crux dupped
y

a. Thank you all for attending this staff meeting. Before we get to the crux of the
matter, I'd like to assure each of you that your jobs are secure.
b. As they wanted to sustain this 'organically grown' spirit, it is not surprising
that they successfully brought a handover to fruition
c. The movie relies too much on sinister background music to create the
suspense that the plot sorely lacks.
d. A long drink of water at last satiated my thirst.
e. At first she was reticent , but later she relaxed and was more forthcoming.
f. We were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien.
g. Readers of this very avant novel should not expect to find much in the way
of traditional narrative structure
h. She was vilified by the press because of her conservative views.
i. Strict sumptuary laws dictated what colors and styles of clothing people of
different classes could wear.

crux of the matter – an essential point of the problem, a clue

bring sth to fruition – to complete sth, to do it succesfully
sinister – evil, suggesting or causing harm
satiated – to satisfy
reticent – reserved, unwilling to speak
duped – fooled
avant – culturally advanced, sophisticated
vilified – to slander, make harmful statements about sb, to defame
2. a, c