JIMMY CHOO
You should check it out and listen to the podcast before do the exercise: http://englishtips-self-taught.blogspot.com/2011/05/jimmy-choo.html
Speak Up - Issue 281 - Profile – JIMMY CHOO (A2)
A – Before you start
Answer the questions with a partner.
1. When you choose shoes, are you more interested in fashion or comfort?
2. How much do you usually pay for a pair of shoes?
3. Have you ever heard of Jimmy Choo or owned a pair of his shoes?
B – Listen and answer
Read these incomplete statements. Then listen (without reading) and complete them.
1. Jimmy Choo’s workshop is in London, at number _______ Connaught Street, Paddington.
2. The prices of his hand-made shoes begin at around _______ Euros.
3. He started his business in _______.
4. Choo was born in Malaysia in _______.
5. He made his first pair of shoes for his _______.
6. He was _______ years old at the time.
7. He sold his company in _______.
6. He wears shoes with _______ heels.
C – Read and answer
Read the article and answer the questions.
1. Why do Jimmy Choo’s shoes cost so much?
2. What’s the difference between the shoes made at Jimmy Choo’s workshop in London and those sold in the Jimmy Choo boutiques around the world?
3. When did people first start noticing Choo’s shoes?
4. How did he learn his skills?
5. Why does he think his niece betrayed him?
6. What are his plans for the future.
7. Why does he wear shoes with heels when he goes out?
D – Learn it! Use it!
Complete these sentences with words from the glossary. (You may have to adapt the expression in some way; e.g. change the verb tense, or change from singular to plural.)
1. The brochure says the holiday camp ________ towels and sheets for its guests so we don’t have to take any with us.
2. Your shoes are all muddy. Take them off and put your ________ on.
3. The local car ________ is closing down soon, so over a hundred workers will lose their jobs.
4. I spent last weekend trying to fix my old computer. In the end I ________ ____ and bought a new one.
5. Your brother or sister’s daughter is your ________.
6. This vase is beautiful. Is it ________?
7. Peter has turned his garage into a ________ where he repairs clocks and watches.
8. In this week’s magazine there’s a quiz to test your ________ of English literature.
E – Ready for KET? (Paper 1, Reading and Writing: Part 6)
Read the descriptions of some words used for people’s roles or occupations. Identify the words and write the missing letters.
1. This person is learning a skill or profession from his or her employer. a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. This person decides on the final contents of a newspaper or magazine. e _ _ _ _ _
3. This is a skilled person who makes things, often by hand. a _ _ _ _ _ _
4. This is a person who buys something or pays for a service. c _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. This person invents and draws new styles of clothes, furniture, etc. d _ _ _ _ _ _ _
F – Check your pronunciation
One of the four words in each group has a different vowel sound. Which one?
1. tall world born taught
2. wear pair where were
3. niece price high find
4. new shoe through foot
5. survive believe agree heel
G – Talk about it
In pairs or groups.
1. Do you spend a lot of money on clothes and fashion accessories?
2. What is the highest price you would pay for shoes?
3. Where do you prefer to buy your clothes? In small boutiques? In department stores? Online?
4. What are the advantages/disadvantages of buying clothes in these three different ways?
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