Answer — Exercise 3
6.3 - Trendsetters·Speakout Advanced - Students' Book
Question
- Listen to people describing how two trends started and answer the questions.
- Read the expressions below for describing cause and effect. Can you remember which expressions the speakers in Exercise 3A used?
Answer
a)
- wearing trousers below the hip, and showing underwear; reality TV shows
- in US prisons, because belts weren't allowed; early programmes in the 1970s and 80s
- through rappers such as Ice T; through programmes such as Big Brother and Pop Idol
b)
- It all started ...; It has its origins / roots in ...; It led to ...
- It all started ...; It originated in / from ...; It has caused ...; Because of this, ...; It resulted in ...