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Japanese turn on to Chinese chic
2004 - UE – Section C
Gapped Summary
Japanese turn on to Chinese chic
• What do you think is the most stylish city in Asia?
• Why do you think the Japanese have suddenly taken an interest in Chinese things?
• Will this interest last?
Japanese turn on to Chinese chic
•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•Communist
Nowadays in Tokyo, the new place to look for (45) to follow is China.
•China = trendy for Japanese•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•Communist
Nowadays in Tokyo, the new place to look for (45) to follow is China.
• Paragraph 1• Line 1: “All of a
sudden, China is trendy.”
• What is the passage about?
• “look for …” – need a noun.
• Common collocation with “follow”.
• Speaking generally – need plural.
• (45) trends
Only a few years ago, anything from China was perceived as poor (46) and without (47)
•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•Communist
Only a few years ago, anything from China was perceived as poor (46) and without (47).
• Paragraph 1.• Line 3: “To think that
just five years ago, China was a metaphor for everything cheap and tasteless.”
• If something is cheap, it is of poor …
• “Poor” is an adjective so we need a noun.
• (46) quality• If something is
tasteless, it is without …
• (47) taste
Now, young people in Tokyo favour cities like Shanghai more than Paris. This is reflected in the fact that (48) is a popular pastime in the city.
•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•Communist
Now, young people in Tokyo favour cities like Shanghai more than Paris. This is reflected in the fact that (48) is a popular pastime in the city.
• Paragraph 1• Line 5: “… now
Tokyo youth are talking about Shanghai in tones that they used to use for Paris. Mandarin conversation classes have cropped up all over the city, …”
• Many people are taking Mandarin classes.
• We need a subject for “is a popular pastime”.
• We need 2 words.• (48) learning/
studying Mandarin
These days, as marrying someone from a different (49) becomes more common, fashionable Tokyoites are increasingly likely to have Chinese (50).
•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•Communist
These days, as marrying someone from a different (49) becomes more common, fashionable Tokyoites are increasingly likely to have Chinese (50).
• Paragraph 1• Line 8: “…and the No.
1 partner of choice in the ever-increasing trend of mixed marriages carries the PRC passport.”
• Mixed marriages involve people from different …
• “a” – need singular• (49) country/culture• If a person from Tokyo
marries someone from China, they will have a Chinese …
• Speaking generally - need plural.
• (50) spouses/partners
America does not (51) young Japanese any more.
•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•Communist
America does not (51) young Japanese any more.
• Paragraph 3• Line 9: “They still beli
eve in the American dream. But after 9-11 and everything that followed, the US doesn’t seem that exciting any more.”
• The US doesn’t seem exciting.
• We need a verb because of “does not…”
• (51) interest/attract
Instead, China has become the place to go to make (52).
•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•Communist
Instead, China has become the place to go to make (52).
• Paragraph 3• Line 12: “China, on
the other hand, is full of anticipation. It’s where anyone with a product to sell can strike gold, and that’s what we all want.”
• To “strike gold” is to become rich.
• To become rich, you need to “make” …
• (52) money
Hiromi Morishita, …, says her family expressed their (53) when she moved to China because it was a Communist country.•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•Communist
Hiromi Morishita, …, says her family expressed their (53) when she moved to China because it was a Communist country.• Last paragraph• Line 3: “My parents
were concerned at first that I was going to go and work in a Communist country…”
• Her family was concerned.
• You express something. “Their” is used in front of a …
• Noun.• (53) concern
However, whenever she (54) to Japan these days, she finds that her native land feels more Communist than her new home.•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•Communist
However, whenever she (54) to Japan these days, she finds that her native land feels more Communist than her new home.• Last sentence.• “Now when I come
back, it’s Japan that feels Communist.”
• She lives in China, so she has to “come back” to Japan.
• Need 1 word.• She (third person
singular).• (54) returns
Her friends in Japan are always asking her to have (55) for them in the Chinese style.
•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•communist
Her friends in Japan are always asking her to have (55) for them in the Chinese style.
• Paragraph 2• Line 4: “She says that
she is always getting requests from her friends back in Tokyo for tailor-made Chinese dresses, …”
• Need two words.• What do they want?• Dresses.• Passive with have -
e.g. “have my hair cut”.• They have the dresses
…• made• (55) dresses made
The Japanese (56) viewed Chinese style as rather traditional and conservative; now it is typically perceived as very glamorous.•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•communist
The Japanese (56) viewed Chinese style as rather traditional and conservative; now it is typically perceived as very glamorous.• Paragraph 2
• Line 8: “Indeed, the key word for the new China trend is ‘glamour’, very different from the traditional Mao collar look that had always defined Chinese fashion in the Japanese mind.”
• We are comparing the new perception of Chinese style with the old perception.
• We need an adverb to modify “viewed”.
• The adverb should let us know that this is the old way of viewing Chinese style.
• (56) traditionally
The new designs are (57) and (58) than in the past.
•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•communist
The new designs are (57) and (58) than in the past.
• Paragraph 2• Last line: “The designs
are bold and sexy.”
• We need 2 adjectives describing the new Chinese designs.
• The use of “than” tells us that we need to use the “-er” form.
• (57) (58) bolder / sexier
Trends do not start in Japan any more, but (59).
•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•communist
Trends do not start in Japan any more, but (59).
• Only an overall understanding of the passage is needed.
• The passage is about how trendy Chinese things are in Japan.
• (59) in China
They (Chinese models) are popular because they have long (60), are (61), and come with an “attitude”.•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•communist
They (Chinese models) are popular because they have long (60), are (61), and come with an “attitude”.• Paragraph 4• Last 2 sentences:
“Long-limbed Chinese girls are in high demand. They come with an attitude and a confidence that Japanese models just don’t have.”
• They have long …
• We need a plural noun.
• If someone is long-limbed, they have long …
• (60) limbs (arms and legs)
• A person has confidence (noun) but they are … (adjective)
• (61) confident
He says that the Japanese have become very good at choosing what to copy and what to (62).•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•communist
He says that the Japanese have become very good at choosing what to copy and what to (62).• Paragraph 4• Line 5: “But I think w
e’ve become very skilful at dealing with that, and imitate some things while discarding others.”
• Imitate = copy• We are comparing
what they copy and what they choose not to copy.
• Because of “what to …” we need the infinitive.
• (62) discard
In (Gen Motohashi’s) his opinion, Chinese style is less (63) and (64) than that of his own country.•China = trendy•Wasn’t before•Examples
•Hiromi Morishita•Friends want dresses•Fashion
•New buildings•Not U.S.A.•China = $
•Photographer – Gen Motohashi•Copy•Models
•Morishita•Parents concerned•communist
In (Gen Motohashi’s) his opinion, Chinese style is less (63) and (64) than that of his own country.• Paragraph 4• Line 7: “Japanese
fashion and design has more individuality and sensitivity than Chinese.”
• “has more …” + noun• “is less …” + adjective• Individual: considered
separately from other people.
• Individualistic: possessing the quality that makes something different from all other things.
• (63) (64) individualistic/• sensitive