You thought young girls were only preoccupied with

their looks
and finding a boyfriend? Guess what? You’re right, at
least with
regard to looks and fashion. Jasmine is a 21-year-old
single woman
who lives in a small town in California.
Fashion is her and her friends’ watchword. Will
maxi dresses
come into fashion again? Ask Jasmine! Will mini skirts
go out of
fashion? Again, Jasmine is the one who can cast light on
the matter. I
feel so sorry for her, she is a complete fashion victim. I
mean who
would pay $300 for a pair of jeans? I surely wouldn’t.
Last month she
heard on TV that the colours of the season were orange
and red. All at
1) Find all the fashion idioms in theonce,
text: wearing red
2) Find
and the equivalents
orange skirts,ofdresses,
the fashion idioms T-
blouses,
in exercise 1:
1)_________________
shirts, shoes,
socks, purses, trainers, etc was all the fashion to her.
a) to be the latest style
her –orafter
activity
__________________
She is young,
But then again, I understand a fashion.

2)_________________ b) to asingle,
extremely beautiful, certain extent
independent, she doesn’t have
to account to
__________________ anybody for eachc) penny
to become stylish or fashionable
she spends.
That’s why, if you have the chance to meet Jasmine, don’t forget to
3)_________________
compliment her on how fashionable she is, d) otherwise
an impolite wayyou of would break
referring to the
heart of an adorable fashion queen!!!
__________________ someone who buys too many
fashionable clothes
4)_________________
e) to become unfashionable; to become
__________________ obsolete
5)_________________ 1 2 3 4 5

__________________

3) Find evidence in the text to support the following statements:

Jasmine is American. ……………………………………………………………………………
She spends a lot of money on clothes. ……………………………………….………………….
She is not married. ………………………………………………………………………………
She is not old. ………………………………………………………………………………….
She follows fashion trends to the letter. ………………………………………………………
She doesn’t have to give explanations to anyone about how she spends money. ..……………
………………………………………………………
She suffers a lot when people don’t appreciate her effort to be fashionable. ………………….
………………………………………………………
Answers

1) come into fashion, go out of fashion, a fashion victim, to be all the fashion/rage,
after a fashion
2) 1-c, 2-e, 3-d, 4- a, 5-b
3) Jasmine is American - … lives in a small town in California
She spends a lot of money on clothes – pay $300 for a pair of jeans
She is not married – Jasmine is a single 21-year-old woman; she is young, extremely
beautiful, single
She is not old – Jasmine is a single 21-year-old …
She follows fashion trends to the letter – wearing red and orange skirts, dresses,
blouses, T-shirts, shoes, socks, purses, trainers was all the fashion to her
She gives no explanation to anyone – she doesn’t have to account to anybody for each
penny she spends
She suffers a lot when people don’t appreciate her effort to be fashionable –don’t
forget to compliment her …, otherwise you would break the heart of an adorable
fashion queen