The lingerie company “Triumph International” has __________ a bra that may help reduce global warming. Women can now keep warm and ________ the environment. The bra is very fluffy and a little ________. It is full of reusable gel pads that can be heated in a microwave or ________ water. The eco-bra may not be chic and sleek, but might please women who prefer extra ________. Triumph recently unveiled the bra in Japan ___ _____ ___ its “Warm Biz” campaign. It hopes the bra will keep women warmer and ________ the need for heating. This will cut the amount of greenhouse ________ in the environment.

A spokesperson for Triumph Japan said: “We hope this will ____ _____ help prevent global warming but also _________ a little fashion chic to the office.” The bra comes only in white and has matching shorts. It has an attached scarf that is ________ ___ keep one’s neck warm. It also has a small, red, chili pepper-shaped pendant hanging from the front. Unfortunately, the heated lingerie set is _______ ____ the development stage and will not be in the stores any time soon. Triumph will instead use the technology to develop a ________ of warm and eco-friendly clothing. It wants to produce functional clothes that _____ _____ the planet.

Ex.7. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocations, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘fashion’ and ‘chic’.

• Share your findings with your partners.
• Make questions using the words you found.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.

Ex.8. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to exercise 5. Check your answers. Talk about the words from “the gap-fill” exercise. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

Ex.9. VOCABULARY: Circle the words you do not understand. In groups, fish out unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

Ex.10. STUDENT “ECO-FRIENDLY CLOTHES” SURVEY: In pairs/groups, write down questions about eco-friendly clothes, the environment and fashion.

• Ask other classmates your questions and note down their answers.
• Go back to your original partner / group and compare your findings.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

Ex.11. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:

Ex.12. ECO-FRIENDLY CLOTHES DISCUSSION:

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS

a. Did the headline make you want to read the article?

b. What do you know about the Kyoto Protocol?

c. What do you think of the idea of heated bras?

d. Would you buy heated underwear?

e. How important do you think it is for underwear to be stylish?

f. How do you keep warm in the winter or cool in the summer?

g. What other kinds of eco-clothing could be developed?

h. Do you think people don’t take the idea of eco-friendliness seriously enough?

i. What is more important for you when buying clothes - functionality, style or price?

j. In what ways is the fashion industry harmful to the environment?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS

a. Did you like reading this article?

b. What do you think about what you read?

c. Are you surprised that there isn’t more eco-clothing on sale?

d. Do you think a bra full of heated gel pads will sell well?

e. What do you think of the idea of heated underpants?

f. What do you think of the “Warm Biz” idea?

g. Triumph International said the new bra would “provide a little fashion chic to the office”. Do offices really need chic bras?

h. Would you wear clothes that helped the planet, even though they looked a little strange or silly?

i. Will you now think more carefully about the clothes you wear?

j. Did you like this discussion?

Ex.13. AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner/group and tell them what you talked about.

a. What was the most interesting thing you heard?

b. Was there a question you didn’t like?

c. Was there anything you totally disagreed with?

d. What did you like talking about?

e. Which was the most difficult question?

Ex.14. SPEAKING: ECO-CLOTHING: You work for a company that specializes in creating eco-friendly clothes. In pairs / groups, design a new item of clothing that is good for the environment. Agree on the following points:

• Change partners and show each other your ideas for your eco-clothing.
• Give each other feedback and advice on how to improve them.
• Present your ideas to the rest of the class.
• In pairs / groups, discuss the presentations and vote on the best ideas. Which ones would you buy?

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