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s the merging of electronics and fashion together. We have a phone, an MP3 player, headphones, and a microphone, and then we have our remote... our remote system here. So once somebody calls you and you have your earphones in, you will hear it ringing, and then all you have to do is to press the phone key, and that will interrupt and you can start speaking s。s not for cowherders, it39。t look nearly that full! Rebecca:Yes, and if I add a skirt that works with the blouse and the Tshirt, it increases the number of my wardrobe binations even more. Susan:And different accessories, necklaces and scarves, for example, will give you a different look again without adding much weight. Rebecca:Now my suitcase will be half empty, with lots of room for shopping. Answers:She chose two colors, then built her wardrobe around them.She has a pair of black dress slacks, with black shoes to match. If she wears that with her turquoise silk blouse and a matching necklace and earrings, she will look dressed up.If she wears a Tshirt with the black dress slacks, she is more casual.If she brings a pashmina, or another dress scarf, she can dress up the Tshirt into casual chic.Her suitcase will be nearly empty, with lots of room for shopping.s all true enough, but I have a pair of black dress slacks, with black shoes to match. If I wear that with my turquoise silk blouse and a matching necklace and earrings, I will look dressed up. Susan:Sure you will, but that is only one outfit. Rebecca:If I wear a Tshirt with the same slacks, I am more casual. Susan:And you really have two outfits, don39。Task 3Susan:Hi, Rebecca, are you all excited about the big trip? Rebecca:Hi, Susan. I sure am. Mix business and pleasure and travel on an expense account. Susan:It looks as if I39。d do well to try the cucumber treatment on yourself. Put some cucumber slices on your head. At least they39。t you? John:Since you can keep your skin so younglooking and maintain your figure so well, you might as well write a book on beauty secrets. Becky:Don39。t you heard people say on TV that they soften the skin, wipe out the roughness, and build strength and resilience? John:Yeah, yeah, yeah! They wipe out lines and age signs. Blah, blah, blah! See, I can even recite that advertisement. Becky:You39。ll bet you believe in those sayings like, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Becky:True beauty es from within. Natural materials should be enough to bring it out. John:But do you always stick to those rules? I remember seeing you in the kitchen with some green substance smeared all over your face. Becky:They were cucumbers. They39。s like a mask. I don39。s bottom. Her lips are a perfect Cupid39。s... $135. Sir? Sir, are you all right? Oh, he fainted. CAABATask 2John:There goes Camilla. She looks gorgeous today, doesn39。s sake, tell me what39。s wrong? Stylist:Something39。s the new you! Nick:I love it. It39。ll keep in place with a liberal helping of gel... This tuft in the back we39。d solve this socalled problem. Stylist:Your character is artistic, imaginative. But your hair is dull. I can correct that imbalance in seconds. Nick:OK, let me see what you can do about the... uh... disjunction, as you call it. Stylist:We39。re suffering a disjunction. Nick:A disjunction? What the devil is a disjunction? Stylist:Your hair does not match you. Nick:This is utter nonsense. However, I39。ve never heard of such a thing. Stylist:I39。s highway robbery—twice what I ordinarily pay. Stylist:Perhaps, sir. But your haircuts haven39。s hats continued to be very popular and were worn by both the rich and the poor. When a new type of hat was first introduced, there was often a period when people from different classes wore it. However, after some time usually members of only one class would wear it. In the early 20th century, top hats were typically worn by wealthy people especially at formal occasions, such as weddings and church services. Often they were acpanied by silk gloves and a cane. Poorer people, on the other hand, particularly younger workers, would usually wear cloth caps.wealthyclothing stylesfigureslimmerconstructionlightlargerformalbrightly coloredthe rich and the poorone classoccasionsPoorer peoples hats began to grow larger. A trend in the early part of this decade was to wear them tilted slightly forward. In Europe, men39。 you can wear them several times a week, paired with different accessories. Accessories such as nice shoes and fashionable bags make even the simplest outfit look polished.Finally, a great haircut always helps. When your hair looks fabulous, you look more stylish and fashionable.Correct answer the enddiscountsTshirtsbigname brandsInterchangeable piecesblack trousersseveral timessimpleststylish and fashionable beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is based mainly, though not only, on the physical beauty of the contestants. But often it also includes personality, talent demonstration, and question responses as criteria of judgment.The origin of modern beauty pageants can be traced to the Miss America Pageant, which was first held in Atlantic City in 1921. This pageant eventually included preliminary eliminations, an evening gown petition, musical variety shows, and judging by the panel. Still, the contests were at first shunned by middleclass society. Pageants did not bee respectable until World War II, when beauty queens were recruited to sell bonds and to entertain the troops. The Miss America Pageant is the largest provider of college scholarships for women in the world.Many trade associations have multilevel beauty contests which select queens as ceremonial representatives. The queens may appear at official receptions to present awards, to represent the industry in festivals, to present consumer information to the public, or even to lobby for the industry. For example the South Carolina Waterm