Kyoto Protocol heated bra developed

The lingerie company Triumph International has __________ a bra that may help reduce global warming. Women can now keep warm and ________ the environment. The bra is very fluffy and a little ________. It is full of reusable gel pads that can be heated in a microwave or ________ water. The eco-bra may not be chic and sleek, but might please women who prefer extra ________. Triumph recently unveiled the bra in Japan ___ _____ ___ its “Warm Biz” campaign. It hopes the bra will keep women warmer and ________ the need for heating. This will cut the amount of greenhouse ________ in the environment.

A spokesperson for Triumph Japan said: “We hope this will ____ _____ help prevent global warming but also _________ a little fashion chic to the office.” The bra comes only in white and has matching shorts. It has an attached scarf that is ________ ___ keep one’s neck warm. It also has a small, red, chili pepper-shaped pendant hanging from the front. Unfortunately, the heated lingerie set is _______ ____ the development stage and will not be in the stores any time soon. Triumph will instead use the technology to develop a ________ of warm and eco-friendly clothing. It wants to produce functional clothes that _____ _____ the planet.

Ex12. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘fashion’ and ‘chic’.

• Share your findings with your partners.
• Make questions using the words you found.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.

Ex.13. TEXT QUESTIONS: Look back at the text and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

• Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.

Ex.14. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the gap fill exercise. Were they

new, interesting, worth learning…?

Ex.15. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

Ex.16. STUDENT “ECO-FRIENDLY CLOTHES” SURVEY: In pairs/groups, write down questions about eco-friendly clothes, the environment and fashion.

• Ask other classmates your questions and note down their answers.
• Go back to your original partner / group and compare your findings.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

Ex.17. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:

Ex.18. DISCUSSION:

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a. Did the headline make you want to read the article?

b. What do you know about the Kyoto Protocol?

c. What do you think of the idea of heated bras?

d. Would you buy heated underwear?

e. How important do you think it is for underwear to be stylish?

f. How do you keep warm in the winter or cool in the summer?

g. What other kinds of eco-clothing could be developed?

h. Do you think people don’t take the idea of eco-friendliness seriously enough?

i. What is more important for you when buying clothes - functionality, style or price?

j. In what ways is the fashion industry harmful to the environment?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a. Did you like reading this article?

b. What do you think about what you read?

c. Are you surprised that there isn’t more eco-clothing on sale?

d. Do you think a bra full of heated gel pads will sell well?

e. What do you think of the idea of heated underpants?

f. What do you think of the “Warm Biz” idea?

g. Triumph International said the new bra would “provide a little fashion chic to the office”. Do offices really need chic bras?

h. Would you wear clothes that helped the planet, even though they looked a little strange or silly?

i. Will you now think more carefully about the clothes you wear?

j. Did you like this discussion?

Ex.19. AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner/group and tell them what you talked about.

a. What was the most interesting thing you heard?

b. Was there a question you didn’t like?

c. Was there something you totally disagreed with?

d. What did you like talking about?

e. Which was the most difficult question?

Ex.20. SPEAKING: ECO-CLOTHING: You work for a company that

specializes in creating eco-friendly clothes. In pairs / groups, design a new item of

clothing that is good for the environment. Agree on the following points:

• Change partners and show each other your ideas for your eco-clothing.
• Give each other feedback and advice on how to improve them.
• Present your ideas to the rest of the class.
• In pairs / groups, discuss the presentations and vote on the best ideas. Which ones would you buy?

ADDITIONAL TASKS

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text.

Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up

more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information on the Triumph International eco-bra. Share your findings with your class in the next lesson. Did you all find out similar things?

3. KYOTO PROTOCOL LIFE:Make a poster describing ways in which we can live our everyday lives in the spirit of the Kyoto Protocol. Show your posters to your classmates in your next lesson. Did you all think of similar ideas?

4. LETTER: Write a letter to the boss of a clothing company or fashion house. Tell him / her your ideas for eco-clothes. Show what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all write about similar things.

5. RUSSIAN ARTICLE TRANSLATION: Translate the Russian language

article from the ADDENDUM (Writing skills).

Unit III

Topics: 1. The TIR Convention

The CITES

Grammar revision: English verb tenses

Text 1

The TIR CONVENTION

International carriage of cargo by road vehicles involves crossing the borders of one or more countries and passing through customs clearance and control.

To simplify the formalities and to minimize delays at the borders the TIR Convention was signed in 1975 and came into force in 1978.

TIR is the abbreviation for Customs Convention on the International Transportation of Goods. The TIR system allows to replace expensive physical

inspection in the countries of transit for checking seals and the external conditions of the vehicle. It contains four main requirements:

(1) With regard to security it requires that goods must be carried in such road vehicles or compartments of containers that no goods can be removed from or introduced into the sealed part of the vehicle without breaking customs seal.

(2) The second principle is the guarantee system. The system ensures that customs duties and taxes during transit operations are paid at any moment by a National Guaranteeing Association, if the transport operator cannot be held responsible.

(3) The third principle is the TIR Carnet. The goods must be accompanied by an internationally accepted document – Carnet, issued at the check point within the country of departure and serving as a control document at the borders in the countries of departure, transit and destination.

(4) The last principle is the international recognition of customs control measures: when goods are transported under this transit regime, the Customs office of departure checks the goods, seals the vehicle, reports it in the TIR Carnet and the cargo is transported without further unloading and inspection in the countries of departure, transit and destination.

When the cargo arrives at the Customs office of destination, they become responsible for the goods to be transferred to another Customs procedure.

Nowadays the Convention has been signed by more than 50 Contracting Parties. It covers the European Union, North Africa, Near and Middle East, the USA, Canada, Chile and Uruguay. A number of countries in Western and Central Africa and Latin America are also considering the establishment of the TIR system.

Since 1978 the Convention has proved that it is one of the most successful transit systems because it contains provisions for a multi-modal transit regime in line with modern techniques and requirements and offers transport operators and Customs authorities a simple, cost-effective and safe regime for the international transportation of goods across frontiers.

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