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Read the text about how trends spread. What is the main idea of the text? Lernen beginnen
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Main idea: that the best way to explain a trend is as something that spreads like an epidemic or virus.
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and find the words that complete the phrases in bold.
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When trends suddenly become popular, they take (?) Lernen beginnen
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When trends suddenly become popular, they take off. take off: Increase fast in success/popularity
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When a product goes out of fashion, it has lost its (?). Lernen beginnen
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When a product goes out of fashion, it has lost its appeal.
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One way that fashions spread is they capture the (?). Lernen beginnen
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One way that fashions spread is they capture the imagination. they capture the imagination
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When people identify with something, it strikes a (?) people identify with something Lernen beginnen
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When people identify with something, it strikes a chord.
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When a product or trend is suddenly popular, we say it become the latest (?) Lernen beginnen
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When a product or trend is suddenly popular, we say it become the latest thing. it becomes the latest thing (can also say craze)
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When something is popular for just a short time, we say it's just a passing (?) popular for just a short time Lernen beginnen
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When something is popular for just a short time, we say it's just a passing trend/fad. it's just passing trend (can also say fad)
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When there is more of something now than before, we say the number has (?) there is more of something now than before Lernen beginnen
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When there is more of something now than before, we say the number has risen.
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When something becomes trendy because people tell each other about it, it spreads by word of (?) something becomes trendy because people tell each other about it Lernen beginnen
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When something becomes trendy because people tell each other about it, it spreads by word of mouth. it spreads by word of mouth
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Listen to people describing how two trends started Lernen beginnen
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and answer the questions.
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What trends do they talk about? Lernen beginnen
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wearing trousers below the hip, and showing underwear; reality TV shows
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How did the trends started? A trend that started in prison a few years ago, may as well earn you a place in prison nowadays. Now isn't that ironic? Lernen beginnen
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in US prisons, because belts weren't allowed; early programmes in the 1970s and 80s.
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How/Why did the trends spread? Lernen beginnen
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through rappers such as Ice T; through programmes such as Big Brother and Pop Idol.
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Read the expressions below Lernen beginnen
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for describing cause and effect
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cause | informal and neutral Lernen beginnen
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it all started... it originated in/from... it's because of...
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it has its origins/roots in... it can be traced back/attributed to... it stems from...
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effect | informal and neutral Lernen beginnen
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it led to... it has caused... Because of this...
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it resulted in... it gave rise to... it brought about...
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The Second World War gave (?) to the term "The First World War". Impossible? No. It's all because "retronym". Lernen beginnen
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The Second World War gave rise to the term "The First World War". Impossible? No. It's all because "retronym".
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A "retronym" is a word invented for an object/concept whose original name has gone out of date. Lernen beginnen
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Retronyms are invented because new developments change the way we perceive the world.
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The term "The First World War" can be traced (?) to 1939. Lernen beginnen
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The term "The First World War" can be traced back to 1939.
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Before that date, nobody knew there would be a World War II, Lernen beginnen
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and World War I had, until then, been called "The Great War".
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Another example is the guitar. Lernen beginnen
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All guitars used to be acoustic.
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The invention of the electric guitar (?) to the term "acoustic guitar". Lernen beginnen
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The invention of the electric guitar led to the term "acoustic guitar".
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Similarly, nobody said "black and white TV" before the invention of colour TV (?) in the need for the term. (developed/resulted/traced) Lernen beginnen
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Similarly, nobody said "black and white TV" before the invention of colour TV resulted in the need for the term.
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Many retronyms (?) from modern technology. Lernen beginnen
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Many retronyms stem from modern technology.
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The invention of laptops brought (?) the term "desktop computer" Lernen beginnen
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The invention of laptops brought about the term "desktop computer"
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and the proliferation of mobile phones resulted (?) the word "landline". Lernen beginnen
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and the proliferation of mobile phones resulted in the word "landline".
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The word "retronym" is (?) to Frank Mankiewicz, an American journalist. (attributed/given/caused) Lernen beginnen
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The word "retronym" is attributed to Frank Mankiewicz, an American journalist.
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Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Lernen beginnen
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Change the verb tenses as necessary.
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Reggae comes from Jamaica. Lernen beginnen
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Reggae has its roots in Jamaica.
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The Mohican haircut, in the UK, was originally from the punk era. Lernen beginnen
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The Mohican haircut, in the UK, has its origins in the punk era.
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Technology has led to new types of crime, such as hacking. Lernen beginnen
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Technology has given rise to new types of crime, such as hacking.
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Some say football started in China. Lernen beginnen
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Some say football can be traced back to China.
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Global warming is the reason for many recent environment disasters. Lernen beginnen
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Global warming has caused/is the cause of many recent environment disasters. The new study predicted that heatwaves, cold snaps, bushfires, droughts, floods and windstorms would rise exponentially.
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Better healthcare and diet, plus fewer babies per family, mean the population is ageing. Lernen beginnen
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Because of better healthcare and diet, plus fewer babies per family, the population is ageing.
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The rising number of female world leaders can be attributed to the women's liberation movement. Lernen beginnen
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The rising number of female world leaders stems from the women's liberation movement.
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The growth in online publishing has necessitated new laws. Lernen beginnen
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The growth in online publishing has lead to new laws.
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It's thought that chess began in India over a thousand years ago. Lernen beginnen
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It's thought that chess originated in India over a thousand years ago.
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Medical procedures for disfigured soldiers led to the development of cosmetic surgery. Lernen beginnen
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Medical procedures for disfigured soldiers resulted in the development of cosmetic surgery.
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Look at the expresions in the box. When do you think we usually use these expressions? What is their purpose? So overall,... To sum up,... All in all,... Basically,... in conclusion,... So what I'm really saying is,... Lernen beginnen
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We usually use these expressions at the end of a long "turn" or the end of a setion of speech. The purpose is to summarise what has been said.
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Which expressions did the speakers in Exercise 3 A use? Lernen beginnen
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Basically, ...; So what I'm really saying is,...
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