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C GOAL Decide What to Wear
This woman's dress is made from tree bark.
WORD FOCUS
synthetic materials polyoctor, nylon, oto.
natural materials cotton, wool, etc.
REAL LANGUAGE
My shirt is made in Italy.
(made in + a country)
It's made from cotton.
(made from + material)
Language Expansion: Clothing Materials
A Read the article and answer the questions.
1. What materials do the women use to make clothes?
2. What type of clothing do people make with the materials?
3. Is your country famous for a type of clothing? What is it made from?
Traditional Material for Modern Clothes
In the town of Masaka, Uganda, women make clothing materials from tree bark (the outer layer of a tree). Local people wear the clothes for special occasions and, now, modern clothing designers are starting to make fashionable clothes from the material.
B Label the clothing materials.
| cotton leather silk synthetic wool |
1. _______________________ 2. _______________________ 3. _______________________ 4. _______________________ 5. _______________________
C Which of these clothes are usually made from the materials in B? You can say more than one material.
| gloves handbags jeans pants shirts shoes socks ties |
D MY WORLD Think about some of the clothes you are wearing today. What country are they made in? What material are they made from?
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Grammar (See Grammar Reference pp. 157-158)
| Superlatives |
| Adjectives with one syllable Add-est. | cheap | Polyester is the cheapest material. |
| Adjectives that end in -y (after a consonant) Change the -y to i and add -est. | heavy | Leather is the heaviest material. |
| Adjectives with three or more syllables Use most before the adjective. | comfortable | I think silk is the most comfortable material. |
| Irregular superlatives | good bad | Wool is the best material for winter clothes. However, it's the worst in the summer because it's so hot! |
E Complete the sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in parentheses.
1. The ________ (strong) belts are made from leather.
2. Which jacket is the ________ (warm)? The brown one, the red one, or the black one?
3. This store sells the ________ (traditional) suits for men.
4. These Italian shirts are made from the ________ (good) cotton in the world.
F Write a sentence in your notebook for each of the pairs of adjectives in the box.
| cheap / expensive |
| price | weight | warmth | texture | |
| silk | ++++ | + | ++ | ++++ |
| wool | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | + |
| cotton | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| synthetic fiber | + | ++ | ++ | ++ |
Conversation (Optional)
G 🎧49 Listen to two friends plan a weekend. What is Lindsay going to take?
Pablo: I don't know what to pack. What are you going to take?
Lindsay: Two T-shirts, some shorts, and my leather boots. Oh, and a pair of wool socks to wear when I'm hiking.
Pablo: Is that all?
Lindsay: I'm also going to bring a warm sweater for the evenings.
Pablo: Is that everything? I think it's going to rain on Saturday night. Lindsay: Is it? Maybe I should take my raincoat as well.
H Practice the conversation in pairs. Switch roles and practice it again.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Decide What to Wear
1. In small groups, choose one way to spend a weekend together.
2. Discuss which items of clothing you are going to take with you. You can only take six items each. Talk about the clothes and say why you are taking them.
in a city with a great nightlife
camping in the summer
by the ocean in the winter
SPEAKING STRATEGY
Checking and Suggesting
Is that all?
What about...?
Is that everything?
What else?
