Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	revolutionized women’s fashion. She designed modern and simple clothes that were often based on
( )	the test of time and is part of the modern woman’s wardrobe.
( )	when Gabrielle was six and then her father abandoned her. She adopted the name Coco while
( 1 )	Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was born in France in 1883 and died in 1971. She was a pioneering fashion designer who
( )	she was a cafe singer in 1905. Two lovers funded her first store in Paris in 1910. They also
( )	after the war. Her 1954 collection did badly in France. Today, however, her name is the biggest in fashion.
( )	the Nazi occupation of Paris she had a lover, a German spy. This relationship made her unpopular for a decade
( )	At the beginning of World War II she moved into the Ritz Hotel in Paris, which became her home for 30 years. During
( )	Chanel had a very poor upbringing. Her mother worked in the poorhouse where Gabrielle was born. She died
( )	elegant clothes were popular across Europe. Women found her mannish clothes to be liberating. In 1922 Chanel introduced
( )	helped her hats become popular with rich women.
( )	menswear. She was so important that she was the only designer named in ‘Time’ magazine's list of the
( )	In the 1920s, Chanel rose to become Paris’ top fashion designer. Her comfortable, yet
( )	her perfume, Chanel No. 5, which is still highly profitable. Her famous Chanel suit has also stood
( )	100 most influential people of the 20th century.

SCRAMBLED SENTENCES

With your partner, put the words back into the correct order.

1.	pioneering a was She designer fashion
2.	on based often were that clothes simple menswear
3.	upbringing poor very a had Chanel
4.	was a cafe singer She adopted the name Coco while she
5.	Paris in store first her funded lovers Two
6.	designer fashion top Paris’ become to rose Chanel
7.	stood the test of time Her famous Chanel suit has also
8.	wardrobe woman’s modern the of part
9.	her made relationship This decade a for unpopular
10.	however , her name is the biggest in fashion Today ,

COCO CHANEL DISCUSSION:

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	What do you know about Coco Chanel?
2.	Would you like to have met Coco Chanel?
3.	What would you like to know about Coco Chanel and why?
4.	___________________________________________________
5.	___________________________________________________
6.	___________________________________________________
7.	___________________________________________________
8.	___________________________________________________

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COCO CHANEL DISCUSSION:

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	What did you learn from this text about Coco Chanel?
2.	What questions would you like to have asked Coco Chanel?
3.	What would her answers have been to those questions?
4.	___________________________________________________
5.	___________________________________________________
6.	___________________________________________________
7.	___________________________________________________
8.	___________________________________________________

COCO CHANEL SURVEY:

Write five questions about Coco Chanel in the table. Do this in pairs/groups. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

Without your partner, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Return to your original partner(s) and share and talk about what you found out. Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING:

Write about Coco Chanel for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

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 about Coco Chanel. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. COCO CHANEL POSTER:Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of Coco Chanel. Show your poster to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all find out similar things?

4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about Coco Chanel. Include an imaginary interview with her. Write about what she did every day and what she thought about.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

5. LETTER:Write a letter to Coco Chanel. Ask her three questions about her life. Tell her how important she is in today’s world. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your “Coco Chanel expert” partner(s) will try and answer your questions.

ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH:

Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.	pioneering	a.	groundbreaking
	revolutionized	b.	transformed
3.	influential	c.	important
4.	upbringing	d.	childhood
5.	abandoned	e.	deserted
6.	funded	f.	financed
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.	elegant	g.	stylish
8.	mannish	h.	masculine
9.	wardrobe	i.	collection of clothes
10.	occupation	j.	invasion
	lover	k	boyfriend
	relationship	l	love affair

PHRASE MATCH:

1.	a pioneering	a.	fashion designer
	simple clothes that were often	b.	based on menswear
3.	Chanel had a very poor	c.	upbringing
4.	her father	d.	abandoned her
5.	She adopted	e.	the name Coco
6.	Chanel rose to become Paris’	f.	top fashion designer
7.	Her famous Chanel suit has also stood	g.	the test of time
8.	part of the modern woman’s	h.	wardrobe
9.	This relationship made	i.	her unpopular
10.	her name is the	j.	biggest in fashion

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