Unit 3

The way you look tonight

Name:_______________________

English: 3rd ESO

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Content:

Grammar: Comparison of adjectives.

Vocabulary: Adjectives and vocabulary related to fashion.

Objective: Learn how to use the comparative and superlative forms. Work with vocabulary related to fashion.

Materials used: Real English 3ESO Student’s Book by Linda Marks and Charlotte Addison. Burlington Books.

Activities 1 and 2 from pages 3 and 4, activities 1 and 2 from page 4, activities 1 to 4 from page 5 to 7, activity 4

from page 12, and activity 6 from page 13 have been taken from:

Foley, M., & Hall, D. (2012). My Grammar Lab Elementary. Harlow: Pearson.

Activity 5 from page 12 has been taken from:

Marks, L., & Addison, C. (2002). Real English ESO 3 Student's Book. Limassol: Burlington Books.

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Unit 3: The way you look tonight

Get ready!

1. To start this unit, watch the following video paying attention to the song. Just click

on the picture below.

2. Do you think you know the lyrics? Try to complete the following game and we’ll see.

http://es.lyricstraining.com/play/michael-buble/the-way-you-look-

tonight/Hw0ZDLklEw

Do you know the song?

Do you know the singer?

What is the song about?

What do you think this unit will be about?

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Vocabulary: Fashion

1. Look at the dress codes for two schools with school uniforms. Which items in blue

above do you wear on your face? Head? Neck? Fingers? Feet?

WINDSOR SCHOOL, Columbus, Ohio

Allowed Prohibited

White trainers or shoes

Flip-flops, sandals

White shirts or blouses with long or short sleeves

T-shirts (allowed only for sports)

Black or blue trousers

Shorts

Black or blue skirts (to knee)

Miniskirts

Earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets

Make-up, lipstick, piercings

BRUCE HIGH SCHOOL, Jackson, Mississippi

Allowed Prohibited

Shoes, trainers, sandals, boots

Flip-flops, high heels, platform shoes

Blue shirts with long or short sleeves

Caps, hoods, sunglasses inside the school

Blue or brown trousers or shorts (to knee)

Jeans

Blue or brown skirts (to knee)

Miniskirts

Small earrings Necklaces, rings, bracelets

Lipstick Eye make-up, piercings

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2. Answer the questions about the dress codes.

Which school prohibits high heels?

Which colours can students wear at Martin Luther King High School?

Which type of shoes do both schools prohibit?

What types of shirts can students wear at both schools?

Which items of jewellery and make-up do both schools prohibit?

Listening comprehension

1. Listen to a teacher reading a school dress code. It is similar to the dress code at

Martin Luther King High School. Find at least three differences.

2. Now listen to the students’ questions and complete the sentences below.

Boys can't wear earrings, but girls can wear_________________________________________.

Students can't wear flip-flops because________________________________________________.

The school decided to prohibit platform shoes after________________________________.

According to the teacher, students can only wear caps and hoods

____________________________, but not______________________________________.

Students can't wear sunglasses because teachers___________________________________.

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Speak out!

1. Discuss the following questions with your partner or with the class.

Reading: Are your clothes legal?

1. Read the article. Which fashion items from the article match the sentences below?

These fashion items were controversial in the 1950s.

In some places, you can go to prison for wearing these.

You can’t wear these in many shops in the UK.

You can’t wear these in many shops in the UK.

You can’t wear these in many restaurants.

Which items does Florida allow?

Do you agree or disagree with

this? Why?

Which aren’t allowed at Florida?

What do you think about the other two schools? Do you think it is excessive?

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Thursday, October 1, 2010

Home News Sport Fashion Entertainment Health Money

Are your clothes legal?

By Melinda Manchester

In the 1950s, it was tight blue jeans and leather jackets. In the 1960s, it was short miniskirts and bikinis, and in the 21st century, it’s sagging jeans and hoods. Fashion has always been controversial. But is it a good idea to have laws against certain fashions?

Some people think it is. In some places in the United States, sagging pants (trousers) are illegal. People in these places think these pants are indecent and offensive. In Delcambre, Louisiana, wearing these pants can be very expensive. It can cost you $500 or time in prison. Some people think the law is a good idea, but not everyone agrees. Some people think fashion is a form of personal expression and people should wear what they like.

In the UK, hoods are a problem. People wearing hoods have got a bad reputation because criminals often wear hoods, hats and helmets to hide their identities. This

method of fighting crime isn’t new. In the 1700s, King Carlos III of Spain did not permit the wearing of big hats to protect the citizens of Spain. Now many UK shopping centers and pubs are doing the same thing. Policeman and shop owners think a law against hoods is a good idea. But other people think crime is the problem, not fashion –prohibiting an item of clothing won’t make the streets safe.

Comments:

Our local shopping centre in London prohibited hoods in 2005. It has got 50% less crime than before and more customers.

Andrea Lipman, London, England.

Is it right to have rules prohibiting certain clothes? Why do some restaurants prohibit flip-flops, for example? Can’t we just wear whatever we want, wherever we want?

Richard Martin, Detroit, Michigan.

What’s wrong with sagging pants? I think sagging pants are more modest than a miniskirt.

Leroy Burke. Toronto, Canada.

Photo 1: In some places in the US, sagging pants are illegal.

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2. Answer the questions.

What are miniskirts and bikinis examples of?

Why are sagging jeans illegal in Delcambre?

Why are some people against wearing hoods?

What happened after Andrea’s local shopping center prohibited hoods?

Why does Holly think it is silly to prohibit hoods?

3. Find antonyms in the article for the words below:

Cheap (lines 6-14)

Prohibit (lines 15-28)

Dangerous (lines 15-28)

Worse (comments)

4. Look at the comments at the end of the article. Which comments are opinions?

Which is a fact?

Which comments do you agree with?

Why?

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Comparison of adjectives

Regular adjectives

Base form Comparative form

Co

mp

ara

tiv

e

Most regular adjectives form the comparative by adding er to the adjective.

Long

Cleverer

One-syllable adjectives ending with one vowel + one consonant, double the final consonant, then add er.

Big

Sadder

Adjectives ending in consonant +y, change the y to i, then add er.

Pretty

Happier

Adjectives with two or more syllables, add more before the adjective.

Beautiful

Offensive More offensive

To form the comparative form we use: the adjective in the comparative form + than

Examples: Mary’s skirt is shorter than Alice’s. Miniskirts are more offensive than sagging pants.

Less is used to say that someone or something is inferior to someone or something. Less + adjective + than

Example: The book is less popular than the film.

We use as … as to show that two things are equal. Example: Our class is as large as theirs.

We use not as … as to show that two things are not equal. Example: This shop is not as big as the one in Valencia.

Su

pe

rla

tiv

e

Regular adjectives form the superlative by adding est to the adjective and the before it.

The longest

Clever

One-syllable adjectives ending with one vowel + one consonant, double the final consonant, then add est.

The biggest

Sad

Adjectives ending in consonant +y, change the y to i, then add est.

The prettiest

Happy

Adjectives with two or more syllables, add the most before the adjective.

Beautiful

Ridiculous

To form the superlative form we use: the + the adjective in the superlative form

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Examples: These are the prettiest jeans in the shop. Prohibiting hoods is the most ridiculous idea in the world.

The least is used to say that someone or something is inferior. The least + adjective

Example: This is the least interesting book in the library.

Irregular adjectives

Base form Good Bad Far Little

Comparative Better Worse Farther Less

Superlative Best Worst Farthest Least

Speak out!

1. Watch the following video and answer the following questions:

What can you see in the video?

Do you think fashion has changed a lot during

the last 100 years? In which way?

Is it fashion the only thing that changes?

Which is your favourite decade?

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2. Look at the different photos and answer the following exercises.

2.1. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in

brackets.

a) Johnny Depp’s clothes are______________________ (old) Lady Gaga’s dress.

b) Jennifer Lawrence’s hair is _______________________ (long) Leonardo DiCaprio’s hair.

c) Lady Gaga’s clothes are ______________________________ (colourful) than Jennifer’s

clothes.

d) Lady Gaga’s shoes are ______________________________ (uncomfortable) than Leonardo

DiCaprio’s shoes.

e) Jennifer Lawrence is ______________________________________ (elegant) Johnny Depp.

f) Leonardo DiCaprio’s suit is___________(good) for a red carpet than Johnny Depp’s

suit.

2.2. Complete the sentences below with the correct names according to the

pictures.

__________________ has the longest hair in the group.

__________________ is the youngest person in the group.

__________________ is the most elegant man in the group.

__________________ has the oldest clothes in the group.

__________________has the strangest hair of the group.

__________________ has the most modern clothes of the group.

Jennifer Lawrence Leonardo DiCaprio Lady Gaga Johnny Depp

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3. Look at the different photos and answer the following exercises.

3.1. Write sentences about the people in exercise 3. Use the words below and the

correct form of the adjectives. Add the correct form of the verb “to be” or “to

have” too.

a) Chris Hemsworth / muscular / person in the group.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

b) Emma Watson / thin / Chris Hemsworth.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

c) Orlando Bloom / long hair / in the group.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

d) Daisy Ridley’s clothes / dirty / Emma Watson.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

e) Chris Hemsworth’s weapon / heavy / Orlando Bloom.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

f) Emma Watson’s dress / appropriated / for a Ball.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

3.2. Compare yourself to the people in activities 2 and 3. Tell your partner.

Chris Hemsworth Orlando Bloom Emma Watson Daisy Ridley

My hair is shorter than Orlando Bloom’s hair.

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4. Complete the text. Use the correct form of the adjectives below.

High Elegant Old Dirty Tall Popular

The Chopine

Nowadays, platform shoes are one of (1)____________________ fashion items in the

world. But this fashion item is not new. Women have worn platform shoes for hundreds of

years. One of

(2)__________________________ types of

platform shoes is the “chopine”. Between the

15th and 17th centuries, this hoe was popular in

France, Italy and Spain. The Chopine was

(3)________________________ the modern

platform shoe – some chopines were 50

centimetres high! Women wearing these shoes

were (4)_________________________ women in Europe – much taller than men. At first,

women wore chopines to protect their dresses from the muddy streets. In those days, the

streets were much (5)_______________________ they are now. Later, chopines became

a fashion item and were (6)_______________________ the earlier models.

5. Use the information to complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of an

adjective from the box.

Near Expensive Warm Valuable Long Popular

0. Sunflowers by Van Gogh are more valuable than Nympheas by Monet.

1 2 3

4 5 6

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1. The Regal Hotel ________________________________________________________________________.

2. In the UK, coffee ___________________________________________________________________________.

3. Heathrow Airport _________________________________ to central London _______________

Gatwick Airport.

4. The Toyota Prius ___________________________________________________________________________.

5. Madrid ______________________________________________________________________________________.

6. Complete the sentences with less …. than or the least and the adjective in brackets.

Then match the sentences in A and B.

A:

1) These trainers are__________________________________________ (comfortable) mine.

2) These earrings are __________________________________________ (expensive) in the shop,

but they’re pretty.

3) My platform shoes are ________________________________________ (elegant) my high heels.

4) This blouse is _______________________________________ (practical) of all the blouses, but

it’s very unusual.

B:

a) Do you think I can wear them for the wedding?

b) What do you think? Do you like it?

c) I’m not going to buy them.

d) I think I’ll get them for Kim’s birthday.