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People have to…

People can't…

miniskirts

tattoos

jewellery

underwear

footwear

jeans

• miniskirts
• chewing gum
• music players in public
• children in restaurants

• kissing in public
• mobile phones in cinemas
• drunkenness
• other _______________

a.

Miniskirts have been banned in S. Korea to stop women catching colds.

T / F

b.

Anyone wearing a miniskirt could be imprisoned.

T / F

c.

The president's father introduced a similar law when he was leader.

T / F

d.

S. Korean police said they aren't so interested in miniskirt violations.

T / F

e.

Politicians and celebrities said arms should also be covered.

T / F

f.

A politician asked why S. Korea was returning to an age of regulation.

T / F

g.

Women protested by uploading pics of themselves in revealing clothes.

T / F

h.

A pop star said she thought the law was necessary for teenagers.

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A new law has come into (1) ____________ in South Korea that effectively bans the wearing of miniskirts. The controversial (2) ____________ of legislation is called the "overexposure law" and is an attempt by the government to (3) ____________ what it views as public (4) ____________. Anyone caught wearing a miniskirt could be fined around $45. It is one of the first laws to be passed by new president Park Geun-hye and has come under considerable (5) ____________. Her father, Park Chung-hee, who led the country between 1963 and 1979, introduced a similar (6) ____________ on the appropriateness of what Korean women could and couldn't wear. A spokesperson from South Korea's police said the law is more (7) ____________ with public (8) ____________ than provocative clothing.

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Celebrities and politicians are up in (9) ____________ over the new law. Democratic United Party member Ki Sik Kim wrote on Twitter: "Why does the state (10) ____________ with how citizens dress? Park Geun-hye's government gives cause for concern that we are returning to the (11) ____________ when hair length and skirt length were (12) ____________." Many female celebrities have posted photos of themselves in (13) ____________ clothing online to make their feelings against the law (14) ____________. Short skirts and shorts are extremely popular in South Korea. They are the fashion (15) ____________ of choice for the majority of the country's pop stars. Singer and fashion (16) ____________ Lee Hyori tweeted: "Is the overexposure fine for real? I'm so dead."

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1)

A new law has come ______

a.  into farce
b.  in two forces
c.  into a force
d.  into force

2)

an attempt by the government to curb what it views ______

a.  as public indecency
b.  as publicity indecency
c.  as publicly indecency
d.  as publicist indecency

3)

come under ______

a.  considerable criticisms
b.  considerably critical
c.  considerable criticising
d.  considerable criticism

4)

Park Chung-hee, who led the country between 1963 and 1979, introduced ______

a.  a similarity decree
b.  a similar decry
c.  a similar decree
d.  a similar decreed

5)

more concerned with public nudity than ______

a.  provocative clothing
b.  proactive clothing
c.  provocative clothing
d.  provocatively clothing

6)

Celebrities and politicians are ______ the new law

a.  up in legs over
b.  up in arms under
c.  down in arms over
d.  up in arms over

7)

Why does the ______ how citizens dress?

a.  state interferes with
b.  state interfered with
c.  state interfering with
d.  state interfere with

8)

returning to the era when hair length and skirt ______

a.  length were regulated
b.  length were regulation
c.  length were regulations
d.  length were regulatory

9)

Many female celebrities have posted photos of themselves ______

a.  in skimpy clothing
b.  in simply clothing
c.  in crumply clothing
d.  in scrimping clothing

10)

They are the fashion ______

a.  item of choice
b.  items of choose
c.  items of chose
d.  items of choice

1.

What does the Korean government hope to control with the new law?

2.

Who might have to pay $45?

3.

Who previously introduced a similar ban on miniskirts?

4.

For how long was Park Chung-hee president?

5.

What are the police more worried about?

6.

How are celebrities feeling about the new law?

7.

Who questioned the state's interference in clothing rules?

8.

What other thing used to be regulated besides the length of skirts?

9.

Who uploaded photos of themselves?

10.

Who chooses to wear miniskirts?

1.

What does the Korean government hope to control with the new law?

6.

How are celebrities feeling about the new law?

a) fashion tastes
b) public indecency
c) young people
d) the fashion industry

a) they are up in arms
b) they are down in the mouth
c) they haven't a leg to stand on
d) they are tongue-tied

2.

Who might have to pay $45?

7.

Who questioned the state's interference in clothing rules?

a) tourists
b) clothes shop owners
c) people who wear miniskirts
d) parents

a) a teenager
b) an actor
c) a fashion designer
d) a politician

3.

Who previously introduced a similar ban on miniskirts?

8.

hat other thing used to be regulated besides the length of skirts?

a) all South Korean junior high schools
b) the last president
c) Seoul University
d) Park Geun-hye's father

a) jacket colour
b) tattoos
c) hair length
d) nose length

4.

For how long was Park Chung-hee president?

9.

Who uploaded photos of themselves?

a) 14 years
b) 16 years
c) 18 years
d) 22 years

a) the South Korean police
b) politicians
c) female office workers
d) famous women

5.

What are the police more worried about?

10.

Who chooses to wear miniskirts?

a) public nudity
b) soccer hooliganism
c) counterfeit goods
d) corruption

a) fashion models
b) most S. Korean pop stars
c) young teens
d) women in their late 20s / early 30s

Role  A – Korean pop star

You think the miniskirt ban is totally stupid. Tell the others three reasons why. Ask Park Geun-hye why she passed this law. Tell her women across the country will vote her out of power. Tell her there are more important things to make laws about.

Role  B – President Park Geun-hye

You think the new law is very important. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell the others also that it's important that the country goes back to being more conservative. Tell them there are plenty of lovely clothes that women can wear that are below the knee.

Role  C – Government opposition leader

You think the new law is dangerous. Tell the others three reasons why. Ask Park Geun-hye why she's focusing on miniskirts when the North is developing nuclear weapons and the world is in recession. Tell her that fashion is an important aspect of personal freedom.

Role  D – Mother

You think Park Geun-hye is a hero. Tell the others three reasons why. You have three teenage girls and are shocked at what they wear. Miniskirts are not part of Korean culture. You hate pop stars for influencing how young girls dress. Tell the opposition leader Korean culture is important.

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STUDENT 1

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STUDENT 2

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STUDENT 3

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Q.2.

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Q.4.

Q.5.

a)

What did you think when you read the headline?

b)

What springs to mind when you hear the word 'miniskirt'?

c)

What do you think of the miniskirt ban?

d)

How important is the ban in relation to other problems in Korea?

e)

Is it strange Koreans wear miniskirts that are not part of the culture?

f)

What do you think of an "overexposure" law?

g)

What do you think of people wearing clothes that reveal a lot of skin?

h)

Would a $45 fine stop you wearing clothes you like?

i)

Is the ban an attack on personal freedom?

j)

Do you think the ban will affect Park Geun-hye's re-election chances?

a)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

b)

When was the last time you were up in arms about something?

c)

Do you think the law is repressive?

d)

What would people do if the next thing to be regulated was hair length?

e)

Would you be happy if your daughters wore miniskirts?

f)

Is there a minimum or maximum age for wearing a miniskirt?

g)

What fashion is unacceptable in your country?

h)

What is the minimum that people should wear in public?

i)

Should we go back to more conservative ways of dressing?

j)

What questions would you like to ask president Park Geun-hye?

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

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

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AnewlawhascomeintoforceinSouthKoreathateffectivelybansthewearingof
miniskirts.Thecontroversialpieceoflegislationiscalledthe"overexposurelaw"
andisanattemptbythegovernmenttocurbwhatitviewsaspublicindecency.Anyone
caughtwearingaminiskirtcouldbefinedaround$45.Itisoneofthefirstlawstobe
passedbynewpresidentParkGeun-hyeandhascomeunderconsiderablecriticism.
Herfather,ParkChung-hee,wholedthecountrybetween1963and1979,introduced
asimilardecreeontheappropriatenessofwhatKoreanwomencouldandcouldn't
wear.AspokespersonfromSouthKorea'spolicesaidthelawismoreconcernedwith
publicnuditythanprovocativeclothing.Celebritiesandpoliticiansareupinarmsover
thenewlaw.DemocraticUnitedPartymemberKiSikKimwroteonTwitter:"Whydoes
thestateinterferewithhowcitizensdress?ParkGeun-hye'sgovernmentgives
causeforconcernthatwearereturningtotheerawhenhairlengthandskirtlength
wereregulated."Manyfemalecelebritieshavepostedphotosofthemselvesin
skimpyclothingonlinetomaketheirfeelingsagainstthelawknown.Shortskirtsand
shortsareextremelypopularinSouthKorea.Theyarethefashionitemsofchoicefor
themajorityofthecountry'spopstars.SingerandfashioniconLeeHyoritweeted:
"Istheoverexposurefineforreal?I'msodead."

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People who wear miniskirts

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Park Geun-hye's father, Park Chung-hee

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Democratic United Party member Ki Sik Kim

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