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MINI TEST 5

Read the following text.

The Impact of Fashion Trends on Teenagers

Teenagers are extremely conscious about how they look and often obsess over details that adults disregard as
important. Some teenagers’ self-consciousness generates a horror of drawing too much attention to
themselves. As a result, they go for the “not-looking-very- dressed-up” look. Others enjoy getting all the
attention they can get and will wear just about anything to get it.
Teenagers are probably the most fashion-conscious
humans on Earth. Fashion and image go hand in hand and
both have a huge impact on a teenager’s lifestyle. To
them, fashion is incredibly important because it’s a way of
showing the world who they are or who they want to be.
Different teenagers have different personalities and for this
reason, there are clothes in different styles, sizes, colours,
and fabrics. While some people would rather shop around
in shopping centres, others prefer to shop online on
websites such as Teenage Clothing Online UK for more
variety.
As these young people grow up, they form their sense of
self through the clothes they wear. Teenagers use fashion
as a way of expressing themselves as well as their
affiliations, in order to gain social status and bond with their
peers.
The adolescence phase is marked by the search for a
personal identity and what adolescents wear plays a huge
role in forging that identity. Teenagers express themselves
through clothes and hairstyles. What a teenager chooses
to wear is a way of individuating themselves and
demonstrating how they want the world to see them.

Source: https://artdaily.cc/news/106451/The-Impact-of-Fashion-Trends-on-Teenagers#.YAg5k3b7TIU

1. For each question, choose the correct answer.

1.1. Adults and teens face fashion in ___________ way.

a) a similar
b) a divergent
c) a conscious
d) an attentive

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1.2. For a teenager, fashion is a way to ___________ themselves.

a) impose
b) hide
c) urge
d) reveal

1.3. Teens are usually ___________ by opinions of their peers when they choose what to wear.
a) constrained
b) not influenced
c) controlled
d) not guided

1.4. Clothes choice is determined by a teen’s ___________.

a) relatives
b) peers
c) character
d) search

2. Read the explanations and find the correspondent words in the text.
a) Aware of and responding to one's surroundings (1 st paragraph). ______________
b) Pay no attention to (1st paragraph). ______________
c) A representation of the external form of a person or thing in art (2 nd paragraph). ______________
d) Social or professional position (3rd paragraph). ______________
e) The function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation (4 th paragraph).
______________
f) Distinguishing from others of the same kind (4th paragraph). ______________

3. Find a mistake in each sentence and correct it.

a) Before going to the fashion show, she had read Vogue all day long.

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b) By the time I arrived, my sister had already been taking my dress.

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c) Celebrities, that often post their outfits online, have a great influence on fashion.

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d) Teenagers usually choose clothes whose have also been worn by their peers.

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e) Nowadays people must show their individuality through their looks.

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f) In some countries, women shouldn’t wear trousers.

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g) What’s the worse outfit you have ever seen?

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h) Jeans are more popular then cardigans for sure.

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i) Most people prefer buying clothes from famous brands; nevertheless, being quite expensive.

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COTAÇÕES
1. 80 pontos
2. 30 pontos
3. 90 pontos
Total: 200 pontos

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