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Fashion models wear winter clothing at Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy.
Look at the photo and answer the questions.
1. What kinds of clothes do you see?
2. Which clothes do you like? Why?
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UNIT 9 GOALS
A. Compare Clothes
B. Buy Clothes
C. Decide What to Wear
D. Discuss Fashion
E. Describe Clothes
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A GOAL Compare Clothes
Vocabulary
A In pairs, label the pictures with the words from the box.
| belt blouse сар coat gloves handbag hat jacket jeans pants shirt shoes skirt sneakers socks suit tie T-shirt |
B You can use these adjectives to describe clothes. Match the opposites.
1. beautiful _______________ a. expensive
2. cheap __________________ b. ugly
3. stylish, trendy. __________ c. casual
4. light ____________________ d. old-fashioned
5. formal __________________ e. tight
6. loose, comfortable _____ f. heavy
C Complete the sentences with the adjectives from B. You can use more than one adjective for some sentences.
1. It's going to be cold tomorrow. You should bring a warm, _________________ sweater or a jacket.
2. You can't wear those _________________ jeans to a job interview!
3. That's a very _________________ handbag! Where did you buy it?
4. I work in a law office, so I always wear something _________________ when I meet clients, like a suit.
D Ask and answer these questions in pairs.
1. What adjectives describe the clothes in the picture in A?
2. What clothes are you wearing today? What adjectives describe them?
3. What types of clothes do you wear for special occasions? For example, a job interview or a family party?
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Grammar (See Grammar Reference pp. 156-157)
| Comparatives |
| Adjectives with one syllable Add -er. | cheap | Machine-made hats are cheaper than handmade hats. |
| Adjectives that end in -y (after a consonant) Change the -y to / and add -er. | pretty | I like that dress, but this one is prettier. |
| Adjectives with two or more syllables Use more or less before the adjective. | beautiful formal | Eleanor is more beautiful than Eva. These suits are less formal than those. |
| Irregular comparatives | good bad | Shopping in a store is better than shopping online. My grades are worse than yours. |
| * The comparative form is often followed by than. * Use much to make a comparison stronger: This coat is much better than the other one. |
E Complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in parentheses.
1. I like the green handbag, but it is _______________ (expensive) than the brown one.
2. These jeans are _______________ (nice) than my old ones.
3. These are stylish, but those black shoes are _______________ (good) for work.
4. This sweater is OK, but I need a _______________ (warm) one for the winter.
5. I think the blue blouse is _______________ (pretty) than the black one.
F 🎧46 Listen and read the conversation. Write in the missing comparative forms.
Danny: Can you help me? I have a job interview tomorrow, and I don't know what to wear.
Edris: Sure. This brown jacket is nice.
Danny: Yes, but this black suit is (1) _______________. And it matches my shirt.
Edris: Perfect! That's much (2) _______________. Do you have a tie?
Danny: I only have two. Black or blue?
Edris: The blue tie is (3) _______________. What about shoes?
Danny: Well, I like these brown shoes, but my black ones are (4) _______________.
G Practice the conversation in pairs. Switch roles and practice again.
F Create and practice a new conversation comparing clothes. Start the conversation with: Can you help me? I have a party tomorrow, and I don't know what to wear.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Compare Clothes
In pairs, say sentences using comparative adjectives to compare the clothes:
• you and your partner are wearing today.
• your mother or father usually wears with what you usually wear.
• you are wearing today and the clothes you wore yesterday.
• you wear for school or work and the clothes you wear on weekends.
Your shoes look more comfortable than mine.
My father wears more old fashioned clothes.
