EGE 19-24 , 25-29, 30-36 Test 4/4

Task 1. Street Styles. Many people, especially young people, wear things which express their ideas and feelings about life. If a boy (a)   (HAVE) very short, almost shaven hair, people expect him to have right wing politics.

But boys with very long hair (a)   (THINK) to have left wing politics.

A boy who wears a leather jacket (a)   (COVER) in bits of metal will probably ride a motorbike.

The rules of fashion are not as rigid as they once were and today’s teenagers (a)   (NOT FOLLOW) any particular trend at all.

But teens are very influenced by (a)   (CELEBRITY) and they have a desire to buy more luxurious items.

Street styles (a)   (NOT CREATE) by the big fashion designers. In fact, the fashion designers often use ideas from street fashions.

But some leaders of British fashion have enough ideas of their own. One of them is Jean Muir, whose designs made her one of the (a)   (GOOD) designers.

Task 2. The Effects of Mass Media. Nowadays mass media affect the life of all people. They shape, form and influence the buying decisions of the majority through its advertising schemes bombarding our daily (a)   (EXIST). As a result, this leads to the invincible effects of the media on our society.

The present effects of mass media are both exсiting and (a)   (DREAD). On the plus side, mass media make our lives easier and more interesting. Along with Information and Communication Technologies, they produce a breakthrough and innovative standard of living for the people to embrace.

Yet for young people, and especially for teens, the influence of the media is rather (a)   (DESTROY).