Упр.4 Unit 6 Reader ГДЗ English Кузовлев 7 класс

Look through the passages and say what made Mary Quant design a mini-skirt. (reading for specific information)

A At _, she designed her own school uniform. She wore very short dresses.

B _, Mary went to Goldsmith’s College in London where she met her future husband, Alexander Plunkett Greene. Like Mary, he wore unusual clothes such as purple velvet trousers and pyjama jackets.

C When Mary left college she started working for a hat-maker in London. In _, together with her husband she opened her own clothes shop Bazaar on the Kings Road in London. It was very important for Mary. Soon she decided to make her own clothes.

D Mary Quant was born in Kent, in _. When she was young, there was no teenage fashion. Young women dressed like adults or little girls.

E The _ are often called the “Swinging Sixties”. During these years Mary’s designs became very popular. Everyone loved her mini-skirts. Thanks to Mary, London became the fashion capital of the world. In 1961 Quant opened a second Bazaar in Knightsbridge and in _ she started selling her clothes to the USA where they were also very popular.

F In _, Mary was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her work in the fashion industry. She went to Buckingham Palace in a mini-skirt to get the medal.

G At this period Mary started her own cosmetics company. She designed beautiful packaging for it, with the Quant daisy symbol. In _ Quant sold her business to a Japanese company. Now, there are over 200 Mary Quant Colour Shops in Japan, where Quant fashions are still popular.

Place the passages in the chronological order and insert the correct time markers. The last passage is in the right place. (understanding chronological order)

1934; 13; after school; October 1955; 1963; 1966; 1960s; 2000

Which statements are true, false or unstated? Mark the statements below with the corresponding letters T, F or U.

• When Mary was thirteen she designed her own school uniform everybody loved _
• After school Mary went to London where she started wearing unusual clothes. _
• The year of 1955 was important for Mary because she opened her first shop. _
• Mary Quant’s second shop was more popular then the first one. _
• In the 1960s London became the fashion capital of the world. _
• For her work in the fashion industry, Mary got the Quant daisy symbol.
• In 2000 Quant bought 200 shops in Japan and called them Mary Quant Colour Shops. _