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1 ClothesShowLiveis a hugefashionexhibitionthat Leame,rCorpusshowsexarncandidatesoften mqkg mistakes
takesplaceeveryDecemberin Birmingham.Read with these.
this extractfrom the catalogueproofs.Checkthe Itlas impossible,tofind a oair in my size..
I'IOTlt was imposibte to find a pair in my size.
spellingbeforeit goesto print!Anexampleis given.
Thereareten moreerrorsto correct.
2 Correctthe spellingerrorsin thesesentences
written
by examcandidates.

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a You can immagine how excitedI was.
b There is a beautifull view from up there.
c The concertwas briliant
EliteP mierM d
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This was only the beggining.
According to the writter, it is expensive.
md,ehinq f They did not appologisefor this.
Fora career
;nmsdelif,g:
Youcouldbecome
the
g I hope you werent dissapointed.
nextsupermodel!
h Hapinessis the most important thing.

Express Phrasal
verbs
Getsome 0nyourhairstile.
freeadvice 3 Completethe followingsentences with phrasalverbs
Make-up
demonstrations
too. from the box in an appropriateform.
dressup get awaywith keep up with
Cool Accessories pull on put together smarten up stand out

Thebrightest
andmostoutragousdesigner
bags! I go to at leastten big fashion showsa yeat just
Fantastic
headgear
too,including
stylish
capsandhats.
to ....................... the latestdesigns.
...........
foan askedme to paint the flat with her, so I

lGeminif my tattiestpair of jeans.

an old sweatshirtand

Gemini makesbeautifuljewelery
fromcrystals
and
gemstones,including
braclets, andpendants.
earings c Henry could
thanyoumight
Andit'slessexpensiv think! wearingjeansin his lastjob, but now he has
had to .....himself

$imilyleather Nigel............... for the

Anexiting
rangeofleather
clothing,
fromcasual
jackets party, but when he arrived, he really
tothesmartestsuites.
Watches,
belts,
bagsand
sunglasses
alsoavailable. .....,as everyoneelsewas
wearing casualclothes.

I
I LoveBomb Alice has
outfit using recycledclothing and glassbeads.
.....an amazing

Unisexclubwear
forthereallyfashion-conscius,
withdiferent printsthatglowinthedarkl
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4 Lookat the photo of a pair of jeans.How old do you think they are?Read
the text quicklyto find out.
$25,000may sound excessive for a tatty
pair of ieans,but the onesin this picture
arenot an ordinarypair of Levi's.Theyare
saidto be one of the two oldestpairsleft.
Theyarecertainlythe mostexpensive!
Discoveredlast year in an old coal
mine in Colorado, they were initially
sold for $10,000and then sold on again
at a higherprice.ThenSethWeisserpaid
evenmore for them.Co-ownerof a store
appropriatelycalledWhat ComesAround
Goa Around,he decidedto contactLevi's
'l
in SanFrancisco. sentthem picturesof
the jeansand they were delighted.They
would havepaid$40,000, I think!'
Levit has its own museum and LYnn
Downey, the comPanYhistorian, said:
'I
knew this would be a treasure that
everyonein the companywould want us
to have,so Levi'sagreedto pay one of the
highestsumseverfor a pair of old jeansl
Apartfrom a holein theleft pocketand
frayededgesat the bottom, the jeans are
in remarkably good condition for their
age.Ms DowneYwas ableto datethem
Ui tit.it leatherpatch,which was added
il il;, ;J the singleback pocket.A
secondpocket was added in 1902.She
said:'Perhaps the most importantreason
wtry Lwit boughtthesejeansis that the
companylost everythingin the 1906San
Francisco earthquake and the first 50
yearsofour historywasdestroyedl

Now readthese Grammar

statementsabout the
text and saywhether Comparison
they aretrue or false. Makesentences usinga comparativeadjectiveand
a There are no other any other wordsneeded.An exampleis given.
jeansas old as a Cotton shirts/cheap/woollenones.
these. Cottonshirtsare cheaperthan woollenones.
b SethWeisserpaid ones.
b Flat shoes/comfortable/high-heeled
$10,000for the c |eans/casual/trousers.
jeans. d Supermodels/thin/otherpeople.
c Lynn Downey is an e Lily Cole/young/KateMoss.
employeeof Levi's. f New York/big/SanFrancisco.
d The jeansare made g |ogging/dangerous/bungee-jumping.
completely of one material. h Clubbing/tiring/studying.
e The jeans have fewer pockets than ones made
Rewritethe followingsentences usingthe structure
after 1902.
notas... asand the word in bold.
f The Levi'scompanyis more than 100yearsold'
a Last year the prices in this shop were lower.
6 formsin the text.
Underlinethe four superlative CHEAP
'n:':i:
7 Findwordsin the text that meanthe sameasa-f.
a too much
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I think this exerciseis easy.
b common DIFFICULT
c suitably This exerciseis .................... .........'....I
d pleased thought.
Ben won the racebut Georgecamesecond.
e worn out
FAST
f surprisingly Georgewas.................. Ben.
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