• I love this… maybe I’m even a little jealous, this 15 year old sensation is stealing my dream!...

… well maybe there’s still some hope for me, I’m still 17…

… I cannot wait until her store opens in NYC because she looks like my kinda girl! i lovee flashy hot pink things!!...

- about Kira Plastinina from the Internet Chart

1. Translate into English:

жарт, фактично, можливий, привабливий, чекати, юність, сміливе підприємство, думка, дебют, льодяник на паличці, що справляє глибоке враження

2. Read the word-combinations, find them in the text, use them in your speech:

1. she already has 40 stores across her native Russia	у неї вже 40 магазинів по всій рідній Росії
2. Her clothing is like Forever 21 meets H&M	Її одяг є з'єднанням Вічно Молодих з Високою Модою
3. clothing at affordable prices with lots of pink	одяг за доступними цінами з надміром рожевого кольору
4. in an age group she belongs in	у віковій групі, до якої вона належала
5. I actually think her stuff is cute	Я дійсно вважаю, що її речі привабливі
6. is about to become very popular in the teen fashion world	скоро стане дуже популярним в світі підліткової моди
7. is taking the youth fashion world by storm	бере з боєм світ молодіжної моди
8. This business adventure was the brain child of her millionaire father	Це ділове підприємство було дітищем розуму її мільйонера-батька
9. At first she was afraid but it looks like it has turned out well	Спочатку вона боялася, але, схоже, все пішло добре

3. Read text а. Kira Plastinina: the Young Russian Designer.

Don’t take Kira Plastinina as a joke, she already has 40 stores across her native Russia, two in the Ukraine and two more opening in the U.S. (NYC and LA) in April. Her clothing is like Forever 21 meets H&M - clothing at affordable prices with lots of pink. The brand’s target age is 14 - 25 yrs old, in an age group she belongs in. I actually think her stuff is cute, I anticipate to check out her clothing when the store opens in NYC (on Houston Street and Broadway).

"The name Kira Plastinina is about to become very popular in the teen fashion world. The

young lady is making quite a reputation for herself in the fashion industry. Plastinina started her enterprise two years ago and is taking the youth fashion world by storm. It stands to reason that if you want to know what teens like to wear, why not ask a teen."

Plastinina has been compared to Paris Hilton and not in the crazy party girl sense, but rather for her popularity in Russia, where she attends school by day and designs by night. Paris was a guest of honor at Kira’s latest show during Moscow fashion week. Plastinina really likes Paris’ style and wanted her opinion on her collection. The designer’s father paid Paris $2 million to be part of the event.

Currently her fashions are in over 30 family owned clothing stores across Russia . Kira is ready to take America by storm at her first US debut. Yesterday it was announced that a store will open in March on the corner of Houston and Broadway, in New York.

This business adventure was the brain child of her millionaire father. He ownes Wimm-Bill-Dann, Moscow’s largest daily and juice company. At first she was afraid but it looks like it has turned out well for the ambitious teen. Not only is Kira creating fashion, but she has a perfume line, shoes, jewelry, candles and lollipops. Sounds pretty impressive!