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Unit 3: Types of clothing

In this lesson you are going to:

 Make comparisons
 Explain preferences

Vocabulary

Clothes
1. Watch the video and practice the pronunciation

Source : Video retrieved in YouTube Channel Orientacionandujar

2. Look at the images

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Source : Images taken from 7esl.com

Exercises

1. Circle the word in each row that does not belong.

1 dress pajamas robe nightgown


2 sweater gloves swimsuit coat
3 shoes socks hat loafers
4 jeans T-shirt suit pumps
5 handbag stilettos pumps loafers
6 stilettos boots slippers coat

2. Underline the adjectives that describe clothes.

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a. Fatima is wearing a thick, handmade sweater and she’s warm.
b. Charles is wearing a poor quality, thin coat and he’s cold.
c. John wore an expensive, formal business suit to the interview.
d. Andrew wore a cheap, casual jacket. Guess who got the job!
e. Aisha bought her daughter a soft, warm pair of pajamas.
f. Betty bought her child some poor quality, thin pajamas. Which child
woke up at 3:00 a.m.?
g. Fiona went to the beach wearing a modern pair of cut-off jeans and a
cool sleeveless top.
h. Elena went wearing old-fashioned khaki pants and a sweatshirt. Guess
who was hot!

3. Complete the sentences with the words that you underlined in exercise
2.
a. It’s going to be cold tomorrow. You should take a _______________
jacket.
b. You can’t wear those ________________ jeans. You need to buy some
modern ones.
c. ______________________ clothes are always more expensive than
machine-made clothes.
d. Looks are important, so I always wear a ____________________ suit
when I meet clients.
e. This sweater is too light. Where is my _____________________ one?

4. Match the opposites

1. formal a. cool
2. old- b. expensive
fashioned
3. cheap c. fashionable, modern
4. rough, hard d. heavy
5. handmade e. casual, informal
6. thick f. machine made
7. warm g. soft
8. light h. thin

Grammar

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Comparatives

1. Watch the video

Source : Video retrieved in YouTube Channel New Model for Learning English

2. Look at this explanation

Source : Time to Talk Elementary A1. Compass Publishing. p. 50.

Exercises

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3. Complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of the word in
parentheses.

a. I prefer the green handbag, but it is _____________________


(expensive) than the blue purse.
b. These scarves are _________________ (nice) than those.
c. These shoes are _________________ (formal) than those.
d. The wool gloves are __________________ (soft) than the leather ones.
e. I think the blue slippers are ________________ (pretty) than the black
ones.

4. Use the prompts below to write comparisons

a. Canada / big / japan Canada is bigger than Japan.


b. Dachshunds / smaller / labradors _______________________________
c. I / a good cook / my father
_____________________________________
d. Sue / tall / my brother
_________________________________________
e. Joe / interesting / Pete
________________________________________

Communication
Explain preferences
1. What things do you prefer to buy online? What things do you prefer to buy in
a store? Make a list.

Things I prefer to buy Things I prefer to buy store


online

Additional Materials

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Clothes

- https://www.vocabulary.cl/english/clothes.htm
- https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/beginner-to-pre-
intermediate/clothes-1
- https://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/clothes.html
- https://www.learnenglish.de/games/crossword4/clothes.html
- https://www.learnenglish.de/games/hangman/hangmangameclothes.html
- https://www.learnenglish.de/games/matchit/matchitclothes.html
- https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1006
- http://eoepsabi.educa.aragon.es/descargas/L_Miscelanea/l_1_recursos_ingles/2.In
termediate/1.24.Clothes.pdf
- https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/clothes-game/

Comparatives
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG9Sg7bPRSU
- https://agendaweb.org/grammar/comparative-adjectives-exercises.html
- https://www.englisch-
hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/comparative_sentences.htm
- https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/comparative-adjectives-exercise-1.html
- http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-comparative-adjectives-
exercise.html#.YCGUKehKjIU
- https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_08_012e?
cc=global&selLanguage=en
- https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/elementary/comparative-
adjectives-2
- https://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Comparative.htm

References
Clothes vocabulary images. (s.f.). 7esl. Recuperado el 15 de diciembre de 2020, de 7esl:
https://7esl.com/vocabulary-clothing-clothes-accessories/

Clothes vocabulary video. (s.f.). Orientacionandujar. Recuperado el 15 de diciembre de


2020, de Orientacionandujar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqRgbX4KTBc

Comparatives video grammar explanation. (s.f.). New Model for Learning English.
Recuperado el 15 de diciembre de 2020, de New Model for Learning English:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj3SbCwQd9I

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Listening exercise 1. (s.f.). Cengage learning. Recuperado el 15 de diciembre de 2020, de
Cengage learning:
https://ngl.cengage.com/assets/html/companion/wen_pro0000000511/studentbook/
level1/cd2/track_11.mp3

Listening exercise 2. (s.f.). Cengage learning. Recuperado el 15 de diciembre de 2020, de


https://ngl.cengage.com/assets/html/companion/wen_pro0000000511/studentbook/
level1/cd2/track_12.mp3

Milner, M. (2010). World English 1. Cengage Learning.

O’Neill, R. &. (2015). Time to talk beginner A1. Compass Publishing. .

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