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• Cristina Ferreras

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Vocabulary

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Circle the word with a similar meaning to the word in bold. 1. fashionable: practical • outdated • trendy 2. old-fashioned: out • formal • sensible 3. sensible: practical • formal • in 4. trendy: out • in • casual 5. modern: old-fashioned • outdated • fashionable

Grammar

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Write sentences about the pictures with the words below. Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives or (not) as … as.

1. the ring / expensive / the bracelet. ....................................................................................................................................... SALLY

LISA

2. Sally / fashionable / Lisa .......................................................................................................................................

3. the biscuits / fattening / the ice cream .......................................................................................................................................

BOB

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Bob / fast / runner

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Complete the sentences with the words below. Use too … or (not) … enough.

casual • expensive • tall • tired • warm 1. John isn’t going out tonight. He’s ………………… . 2. Phil can’t be a basketball player because he’s ………………… . 3. I like these jeans but they’re ………………… for me. 4. It’s ………………… to wear flip-flops today. Your feet will be cold. 5. This outfit is ………………… to wear for the wedding.

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Choose the correct answer. Before there was Zara or Mango, there was Biba. In the 1960s, Biba was one of 1 the most popular / more popular than / too popular shops in London. At the time, Mary Quant was a popular fashion designer in London, but her clothes were 2 not expensive enough / more expensive than / too expensive for most teenagers. Then in 1964, clothing designer Barbara Hulanicki opened the shop Biba. Biba’s clothing was 3 as trendy as / the trendiest / trendy enough the clothing at Mary Quant, but it was also 4 as cheap as / the cheapest / cheaper than Mary Quant’s clothing. The clothing at Biba was for teenagers and young people. Women over 30 were 5 the oldest / too old / not old enough for Biba clothing. Biba’s shop also became a popular place for celebrities to meet. Biba became one of 6 the biggest / bigger than / big enough tourist attractions in London. It was 7

the most popular / more popular than / less popular than Marks and Spencer or Harrods. Then in

1970, Biba became a department store, but for Barbara the business was 8 too big / big enough / the biggest. In 1975, she closed the shop. Although Biba has been gone for 35 years, people still remember Biba as 9 the best / better than / as good as shop from the sixties.

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