Celine Dion Starts Paris Fashion Week with Surprise Performance

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Lesson: 📅 September 29, 2026 - Celine Dion Starts Paris Fashion Week with Surprise Performance

Study level: intermediate

Reading: Celine Dion has opened Paris Fashion Week with a performance of her 2002 hit I'm Alive. This event took place underneath the city's famous Eiffel Tower. The singer appeared at the end of L'Oreal's annual show. The Canadian star, who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called stiff person syndrome in 2022, took to the runway. She wore a ruched full-length velvet black gown for the occasion. Famous ambassadors for the French brand, including Viola Davis and Eva Longoria, later joined her. Dion recently performed a comeback show in the city earlier this month. This was her first since her 2020 concert, which was cut short by the Covid pandemic. Paris Fashion Week is currently showcasing women's spring/summer collections. The event runs until 6 October. The fashion world is keeping a close eye on Dior and Chanel. Both brands signed up new artistic directors last year.

Vocabulary and grammar: Words and grammar 1. annual (adjective): happening once every year 2. diagnosed (verb): identified a medical condition or problem 3. syndrome (noun): a group of symptoms that together show a particular medical condition 4. took to (phrasal verb): began to do something in a public or confident way 5. ruched (adjective): gathered into folds or pleats, usually referring to fabric 6. ambassadors (noun): well-known people chosen to represent a company or product 7. comeback (noun): a return to success, fame, or good health after a period of absence 8. cut short (phrasal verb): ended something earlier than planned 9. showcasing (verb): displaying or presenting something in its best light 10. artistic directors (noun phrase): individuals responsible for the creative vision and artistic decisions of a brand Grammar Focus: Non-defining relative clauses Non-defining relative clauses give extra information about a noun. They are placed after the noun they describe and are separated by commas. They use relative pronouns like "who" for people, "which" for things, or "whose" for possession. The sentence would still make sense without this extra information. Example from the text: "The Canadian star, who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called stiff person syndrome in 2022, took to the runway."

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Lesson: 📅 September 29, 2026 - Celine Dion Starts Paris Fashion Week with Surprise Performance

Study level: intermediate

Reading: Celine Dion has opened Paris Fashion Week with a performance of her 2002 hit I'm Alive. This event took place underneath the city's famous Eiffel Tower. The singer appeared at the end of L'Oreal's annual show. The Canadian star, who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called stiff person syndrome in 2022, took to the runway. She wore a ruched full-length velvet black gown for the occasion. Famous ambassadors for the French brand, including Viola Davis and Eva Longoria, later joined her. Dion recently performed a comeback show in the city earlier this month. This was her first since her 2020 concert, which was cut short by the Covid pandemic. Paris Fashion Week is currently showcasing women's spring/summer collections. The event runs until 6 October. The fashion world is keeping a close eye on Dior and Chanel. Both brands signed up new artistic directors last year.

Vocabulary and grammar: Words and grammar 1. annual (adjective): happening once every year 2. diagnosed (verb): identified a medical condition or problem 3. syndrome (noun): a group of symptoms that together show a particular medical condition 4. took to (phrasal verb): began to do something in a public or confident way 5. ruched (adjective): gathered into folds or pleats, usually referring to fabric 6. ambassadors (noun): well-known people chosen to represent a company or product 7. comeback (noun): a return to success, fame, or good health after a period of absence 8. cut short (phrasal verb): ended something earlier than planned 9. showcasing (verb): displaying or presenting something in its best light 10. artistic directors (noun phrase): individuals responsible for the creative vision and artistic decisions of a brand Grammar Focus: Non-defining relative clauses Non-defining relative clauses give extra information about a noun. They are placed after the noun they describe and are separated by commas. They use relative pronouns like "who" for people, "which" for things, or "whose" for possession. The sentence would still make sense without this extra information. Example from the text: "The Canadian star, who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called stiff person syndrome in 2022, took to the runway."

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Lesson: 📅 September 29, 2026 - Celine Dion Starts Paris Fashion Week with Surprise Performance

Study level: intermediate

Reading: Celine Dion has opened Paris Fashion Week with a performance of her 2002 hit I'm Alive. This event took place underneath the city's famous Eiffel Tower. The singer appeared at the end of L'Oreal's annual show. The Canadian star, who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called stiff person syndrome in 2022, took to the runway. She wore a ruched full-length velvet black gown for the occasion. Famous ambassadors for the French brand, including Viola Davis and Eva Longoria, later joined her. Dion recently performed a comeback show in the city earlier this month. This was her first since her 2020 concert, which was cut short by the Covid pandemic. Paris Fashion Week is currently showcasing women's spring/summer collections. The event runs until 6 October. The fashion world is keeping a close eye on Dior and Chanel. Both brands signed up new artistic directors last year.

Vocabulary and grammar: Words and grammar 1. annual (adjective): happening once every year 2. diagnosed (verb): identified a medical condition or problem 3. syndrome (noun): a group of symptoms that together show a particular medical condition 4. took to (phrasal verb): began to do something in a public or confident way 5. ruched (adjective): gathered into folds or pleats, usually referring to fabric 6. ambassadors (noun): well-known people chosen to represent a company or product 7. comeback (noun): a return to success, fame, or good health after a period of absence 8. cut short (phrasal verb): ended something earlier than planned 9. showcasing (verb): displaying or presenting something in its best light 10. artistic directors (noun phrase): individuals responsible for the creative vision and artistic decisions of a brand Grammar Focus: Non-defining relative clauses Non-defining relative clauses give extra information about a noun. They are placed after the noun they describe and are separated by commas. They use relative pronouns like "who" for people, "which" for things, or "whose" for possession. The sentence would still make sense without this extra information. Example from the text: "The Canadian star, who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called stiff person syndrome in 2022, took to the runway."

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