B2 High-End Fashion and the Recession LC027

Listen to a report about the effects of the economic crisis on the fashion industry. While
listening, choose the correct answer (A,B,C or D) and write it into the space in the answer
box.

High-End Fashion and Recession

https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105077051/105078006

1. Today, many brands

A. complain about the crisis.
B. try to stay in demand.
C. stick to traditional ideas.
D. focus on cheap products.

2. The crisis has made designers

A. respond very quickly.
B. stop some of their work.
C. invest money wisely.
D. become extra truthful.

3. Last autumn, some retailers

A. reduced prices sooner.
B. worked with competitors.
C. sold traditional designs.
D. increased their prices.

4. Price differences made shoppers

A. complain to retailers.
B. search for new shops.
C. bargain for better rates.
D. buy fewer brand names.

5. Sales indicate that designers

A. make large profits.
B. sell enough clothes.
C. change their designs.
D. face a difficult period.

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6. Nordstrom's gave back
A. a refund to a designer.
B. money to customers.
C. what they failed to sell.
D. some of their profits.

7. Louis Vuitton
A. lost some of their income.
B. run their shops themselves.
C. hire staff from other labels.
D. sold some of their shares.

8. The crisis makes designers

A. adjust in some ways.
B. forget past difficulties.
C. deny some problems.
D. worry about changes.

9. Now designers are

A. returning to classical styles.
B. having fewer fashion shows.
C. producing fewer magazines.
D. focusing more on customers.

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