- •Практический курс иностранного языка
- •Contents
- •Class listening
- •School Uniform
- •Tapescript 2
- •I Look Like a Sack of Potatoes
- •I’d better get moving.
- •Fake Fur
- •Its attraction lies in the fact that;
- •Fashionable Things
- •Successful Fashion Designer
- •Fashion Show
- •Home listening Tapescript 1 Corporate Image
- •Tapescript 2 Casual Attire
- •Language of Clothes
- •Fashion Museum
- •Tapescript 5 Males and Fashion
- •The Bling Ring
- •Vocabulary
- •Devil wears prada
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary in use
- •Dialogue:
- •The next black
- •Vocabulary in use
- •Fashion shows
- •These boots are made for walking
- •E ferences references
- •Практический курс иностранного языка
- •614990, Г. Пермь, Сибирская, 24, корп. 2, оф. 71
- •614990, Г. Пермь, ул. Сибирская, 24, корп. 2, оф. 101
The Bling Ring
Vocabulary
to be a huge learning lesson for smb.
to lead an organization (a country)
to do home school
suave
to intern in the Teen Vogue
an exemplary student
an A-list looking guy
to have self-loathing and anxiety issues
a bunch of cash
the law of attraction
to make vision boards
a lesson on character development
to look awesome
to host a party
to look classy
the truth will come out
to be weird
a bronzer
a nightclub room
to stay on lookout
to speed up
to be loaded (about a gun)
to fix one’s hair
a break-in
to stress out
to keep texting smb.
a self-boost
to project smth on smb.
an attorney
to fight back against an accusation
to be obsessed with smth.
a search warrant
the court of law
to conduct an investigation
the ring leader
a disconnect
tumultuous experience
to take a stand for people
a sick fascination
to be found guilty on four counts of first-degree residential burglary
to be sentenced to four years of state jail
Brands mentioned in the film
Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Prada, Miu Miu, a Birkin (Hermes), Alexander Macqueen, Chloe, Herve Leger, Balmain, Rolex, Louboutin(s)
Bling - expensive objects such as jewellery that are worn in a way that is very easy to notice (http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?CL=1&s=bling&l1=1)
Complete gaps 1-10 with words formed from those next to the text. The tip box will help you
It was a New Orleans rapper named ‘BG’ that first coined the term ‘bling’ to describe his taste in 0 flashey jewellery. Since then it has certainly not gone 1……..as a fashion statement. In fact, it has become a byword for a 2………., lifestyle. The term is so widespread that it’s even entered English dictionaries. Bling means big money, so it’s hardly 3…….. that people are keen on experimenting with bling including even the most 4……. jewellery companies. When footballer David Beckham wanted a gift for his wife, he turned to a New York designer. Better known to his clients as ‘Jacob the Jeweller’, he sent a pink diamond ring to Spain so that Beckham could surprise with the 5…….. present. It meant Jacob could add another celebrity to his list of customers. But he isn’t the only one catering for such high-profile people. Other New York jewellers have client lists that are 6……..made up of hip-hop and R&B stars. The value of hip-hop as a music and lifestyle industry is put at an 7………$10 billion annually. As with the world of fashion, hip-hop stars are now joining in and 8………creating jewellery lines of their own. And they face fierce 9………from those in the rap world. It seems jewellery is much more than a 10………accessory. Perhaps the era of bling is only just beginning. |
0 flashy
1 notice 2 glamour
3 surprise 4 tradition
5 expect
6 increase
7 credible 8 fever 9 compete
10 base |
(CAP Intermediate /Unit 10. P.124)