martes, 6 de marzo de 2012

THE ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

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lunes, 5 de marzo de 2012

FASHION VIDEO , ANSWERS

1   They look for the street scene, street culture, night club culture, and music culture.


2   It is a fearless way of dressing, anti- establishment, it has a rebel quality.


3   trend forecasting ; range; eager;  tap;


4   unparalelled, it has influenced capital desiners, it has won a centre for fashion and      style experimentation.


5   racial ; different aspects of different global cultures.


6   hip hop, ethnic references
     She looks like a Granny with her woollen hat, etc; the bag and the blazer don´t match.
     Her look is playful, fun; wit; laughed..  ;cute.


7  skinny, scruffy.


8 denim, sportswear, melting pot

The.........the....... comparatives ( answers)

a    2a  3 g  4 b  5d   6 f   7e  8 c


b   2  the sooner we start, the sooner we´ll finish
     3 The older you get, the wiser you become.
     4 The faster people drive, the more accidents they have
     5  The hotter the weather is, the more you need to drink
     6  The better you know her, the more you´ll like her.
     7  The more slowly you cook it, the better it´sll taste.
     8  The more work we do now, the less we´ll have to do later


c  2 the sooner we´ll arrive
    3 the fitter/healthier you´ll be
     4 the more clothes I wear
     5 the meaner they are

domingo, 4 de marzo de 2012

FASHION VIDEO


 Watch this video and answer these questions or fill in the gaps.

1 According to the speaker the international fashion industry increasingly looks for the capital for inspiration. In what way? What three aspects of culture she refers to?

2 How does the woman describe London´s way of dressing? 

3 Ruth is a scout for a __________  ____________ company
   Her clients ___________ from designer brands to high street stores all _______ to ________ into London´s unique street style.

4 How does she describe London´ s fashion style and has been sponged for it?

5 What is surprising about London´s fashion? In one way it has a  _______message and on the other way it is able to mix ______________________________________________

6 What vocabulary can you spot from the first girl´s description? Who does she resemble according to the speaker ? Which two items of clothing don´t match according to Ruth?
 Her look is  __________ fun. There´s an element of _____ and "cartoonistness" assuming she might get   ________ at by people.
 She´s _______ and young.

7 The boy´s look is different. In what way?

    It´s not just ______jeans and plimsolls.
    Very London, very  ____________ but cool.

8 The last girl appearing on the video  mixes ______ with _________ and she´s a good example of British ________ _________.
    

ADJECTIVES (answer key)

a   2 the long one or the short one  3 The Irish   4 homeless people 5 Japanese man/woman
     6 ok   7 the poor/poor people   8 the dead   9  ok   10 rich/ a rich man

b  2 blue denim   3 awful gold    4 bif dark   5 long black silk   6 beautiful  old wooden  7  small black leather   8 delicious spicy Thai   9  short brown curly hair   10 new blue and white striped