Fashion
Matching Exercise
Match each utterance with its conversational function.
- Asking someone for their opinion about a topic
- Delaying strategies
- Presenting a number of arguments
- Giving your opinion about a topic
- Agreeing
- Disagreeing
- Countering
- Logical argument
- Clarification
- Expressing solutions and alternatives
1. If everyone follows exactly the same fashion, then fashion becomes less useful as a means of expressing individuality.
2. Yes, I agree that fashion can be an important form of self-expression.
3. When you say "fashion", are you talking about expensive designer clothes or clothing generally?
4. That's an interesting question. I suppose it depends on the person.
5. One alternative is to buy fewer clothes and choose good-quality items that can be worn for several years.
6. I don't agree that people should always follow fashion trends.
7. What do you think people's clothes say about them?
8. Personally, I think people should wear whatever makes them comfortable.
9. But if fashion is a form of self-expression, isn't following a fashion trend also a form of self-expression?
10. Clothes can express identity, social status, occupation, cultural background and personal taste.