国际交流英语视听说B4U3.ppt

A | Read the questions and answer choices. Then listen to a talk about the modeling business and choose the correct answers. Listening 1 1. According to the talk, what do many people think about extremely skinny models? a. They are extremely beautiful. b. They are very attractive. c. They are kind of unhealthy. 2. What can be said about the modeling business? a. It is starting to change. b. It remains the same. c. It is experiencing a downturn. c a B | Read the statements. Then listen again and check (?) T for true or F for false. Listening 1 1. In the past, we can see variations in body type in the world of models. 2. Many people feel that the thin models are kind of disturbing to look at. 3. Healthy-looking models are not allowed to appear on the runways. 4. Some governments are trying to regulate the modeling business. 5. Designers are beginning to take ordinary people into consideration in fashion design. T F ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Listening 1 Answer Keys 1. F (In the past, there were no variations in body type in the world of high-fashion models.) 2. T 3. F (Now, healthy-looking models are also appearing on runways.) 4. T 5. T In the world of high-fashion models, you don’t see the variations in body type that you find with random people on the street. In fact, the classic runway model is skinny, or thin. Many people are disturbed by extremely thin models in fashion shows and magazines. Some models have a height-to-weight ratio that is unhealthy. For example, a model with an unhealthy height-to-weight ratio might be around 173 centimeters tall but weigh only 49 kilograms. The modeling business is slowly evolving, and the type of model that designers prefer is changing. In the past, fashion shows consistently featured extremely skinny models. Now, healthy-looking models are also appearing on runways. In some countries—Australia, for example—the government has even asked fashion designers and magazines to stop hiring extremely thin mo