English Class Activities 2017-2018

UNIT 3 "fASHION"

READING: THE FASHION TRAP AND

HOW TO AVOID IT

Those expensive moccasin boots you bought last January are “out”! But

those awful vests your dad wore in the 1980s and your mom´s old

platform shoes are now “in”! Fashion changes fast, and we spend a lot of

money on it. Last year, American teenagers spent more than $80 billion

dollars! But is it really necessary? Here are a few ideas to escape the

fashion trap.

1. Find your own style. Don´t wear the latest fashion or what

everyone else is wearing. Wear what you like and what suits you.

2. Don´t let your clothes define you. Remember, clothes are just

clothes! They don´t make you an interesting, funny, or happy

person! A $200 dollar pair of jeans isn´t going to make your life

better.

3. Shop at discount stores, secondhand shops, and online. A lot of

secondhand shops are cheap and back in style. Brand-new clothes

are a lot more expensive. Remember, what you need is more

important than where you buy it.

4. If you buy something expensive, make sure it is really of good

quality. A few good quality things, like a winter coat or a leather

jacket, can last for years.

Follow these tips, and you will save money and be in style at the same

time!

Simple Past Activity

1.   WRITE TWO SENTENCES: THE FIRST ONE, AFFIRMATIVE; THE
SECOND ONE, NEGATIVE. BOTH SENTENCES SHOULD BE WRITTENUSING SIMPLE PAST.

a.   Mary / buy / a pair of jeans

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b.   David and I / wear / the same t-shirts yesterday

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c.   My sister / spend / a lot of money in a simple dress

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d.   My parents / save / money to buy new clothes for their grandchildren

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e.   You / wear / beautiful earrings

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2.   TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH:

a.   Jaime estaba leyendo sobre moda en el periódico.

b.   Yo no estaba usando tus zapatos.

c.   ¿Estaban comprando ropa interior en el almacén?

d.   Ella estaba usando un reloj muy costoso.

e.   Ellas no estaban gastando mucho dinero en esos collares.

4.   ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN

INFORMATION:

a.   What kind of clothes do you wear?
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b.   What clothes were you wearing last Saturday?

c.   Remember the happiest day of your life so far. What were you wearing that day?

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Simple Past Activity

1. Answer using affirmative and negative sentences:

Did you buy the red shoes yesterday?

Did you see the fashion show last night?

Did your sister wear the boots for the interview?

Did they go to the discount shop this afternoon?

Did he see the new shoes at the store?

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2.   Translate into English:

a.   ¿Usaste el vestido rojo en la fiesta?_

b.   ¿Qué compraste en el almacén?___

c.   ¿Cuándo compraste esa camiseta?_

d.   Yo no quería usar este reloj.

e.   Ella no usó los lentes._

f.    El trajo su ropa.__________

g.   Ellos lavaron su carro nuevo._

h.   Yo compré un hermoso collar de oro.

i.    Nosotros te vimos usando un anillo muy

costoso.________

j.    Mis padres prepararon un desfile de modas para el

evento.

3.   Organize the sentences:

a.   Get /bracelet / wanted / she / the / didn´t / silver / she

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b.   Of / Saturday / bought / jeans / a / we / last / pair / new

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c.   Those / you / ? /when / buy / shoes / did

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d.   You / cap/ gave / who / that

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e.   Jewelry / was / loved / when / I / younger / wearing / I

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f.    At / I / wasn’t / when / he / mall / arrived / the

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g.   Home / you / night / were / last / at/ ?

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h.   Wonderful / wore / outfit / she / a

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i.    Gorgeous / her / heels / were / high

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j.    Got / rain / my / the / wet / clothes / with

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4. Find the 8 mistakes of this paragraph: