I Like Calvin Klein
I LIKE CALVIN KLEIN
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- When you buy clothing, do you consciously choose brands, or do you focus on aesthetics and fit regardless of the label?
- The author equates wearing designer labels with being "in." Is this a personal choice or a form of social pressure that limits individual expression?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
I want to be “in”. That’s why I wear expensive “designer-label” clothes. Popular celebrities wear top-flight brand names, so the goods must be very good. Well-known companies take pride in their products, maintain high quality, and provide great after-sales service. So people who buy these items feel the high prices are fair, since “cool” clothing gives them a good fit as well as inner satisfaction. My friends and I all like the same clothes, music, movies, and so on. If our parents don’t understand us, or don’t like what we like, well, that’s a problem. But I bet they had the same feelings when they were young. As for me, I like Calvin Klein.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
- Who buys your clothing? Where do they come from?
- Is your taste in clothes similar to your parents?
- Name some famous shoe brands. Do you wear any of these?
- Name some famous jeans. Do you own any of these?
- If two pairs of shoes were almost identical, what would be more important in deciding which to buy - cost or brand?
- Do you think fashionable brands are worth their high prices?
- What are the most important concerns in choosing what to wear?
- Does being “cool” depend on wearing certain brands?
- What is more important, character or celebrity?
- What is more important, wearing brand-name clothes or having a good personality?
- What are the most important aspects of having a good personality?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어로는 '가격이 비싸다'고 하지만, 영어에서는 'price'가 'expensive'할 수 없습니다. 가격은 'high/low', 물건은 'expensive/cheap'으로 표현합니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- The author argues that expensive brand-name goods "must be very good" because celebrities wear them. Is this reasoning logically sound, or is it a form of appeal to authority?
- The passage claims designer clothing provides "inner satisfaction." To what extent is consumer happiness driven by the product itself versus the social status it confers?
- The author says, "My friends and I all like the same clothes, music, movies." Is conformity within a peer group a natural human tendency or a sign of lost individuality?
- Should parents be concerned when teenagers spend significant money on brand names, or is this a normal phase of identity formation?
- In an era of fast fashion and sustainability concerns, can loyalty to luxury brands be ethically justified?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: I LIKE CALVIN KLEIN
Level: Low Advanced (L.A)
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