Active Skills for Reading Intro (Unit 10: Fashion and Trends)


CHAPTER 1 - From Trash to Fashion

Vocabulary Comprehension - Words in Context

A. Read the sentences below. Write true (T) or false (F). The words in bold are from the passage.

T/F
1. If you recycle something, then it becomes something new.
2. A designer is a person who flies an airplane.
3. To look after something is to take care of it.
4. You can use a calendar to remind yourself about important meetings.
5. A house made out of grass will be very strong.
6. When you admit to doing something, you say you did it.
7. To come up with an idea means to think of something new.
8. If your friends are weird, they do very normal things in their free time.

B. Complete the sentences with words in bold from A. You might have to change the form of the words.

  1. It's 3:30. Please Mr. Jones that he has a meeting at 4:00.
  2. Did you an answer to my question?
  3. This can is aluminum. You can it.
  4. This painting looks very . Do you know what it is supposed to be?

Recycled Fashion Show

What happens when fashionable people start recycling? A recycled-clothing fashion show, of course!

An unusual City

The people of Austin, Texas, aren't afraid to admit they live in an interesting city. The city slogan is Keep Austin weird, and the city has many hip1 cafes and stores. There are also a lot of people in Austin who work hard to take care of the environment. Recycling and being eco-friendly is so important in Austin that the city is sometimes called America's greenest city.

Remember to Recycle

One of the most interesting ways that people help the environment in Austin is by creating recycled fashion. Every year, the Austin Museum of Art has the Keep Austin Beautiful Recycled Fashion Show. They have the show to remind people to recycle.

More than 20 designers come up with clothes from recycled materials for the show. In recent shows, designers have used plastic bags, old furniture, bike tires, and second-hand clothes.

Recycling can Be creative

Recently, designer Tina Sparkles created a dress made out of colorful computer wires2 for the show. Later, Tina wrote a book about how to make recycled clothes called Little Green Dresses. Tina and the other designers in the Recycled Fashion Show believe that fashion is a great do-it-yourself (DIV) activity.

By creating their clothes from recycled materials, the designers are ,helping to keep Austin clean. They are also showing people that recycling can be a creative activity.

"I love fashion so much and I want to feel good about it," Tina says.

1 Something that is hip is very cool or stylish.
2 A wire is a long, thin piece of metal used to carry electricity.

Try it again! Try reading this passage again to see if you can read it more fluently. Reading this passage up to three times before answering the comprehension questions will help you improve your reading fluency.
Chapter - 2: Reading Comprehension - Check Your Understanding Chapter - 2: Vocabulary Skill - Word Webs

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