Lecture 9 What’s your style?
In this week’s lecture… • • • • • • •
MORE presentations Quick review of lecture 8 Personal style survey Spending habits Comparative and superlative adjectives The game of Dominos Homework… because you it!!!
The past tense of be Affirmative Statements I was You were He was She was It was We were They were
Negative Statements was not were not was not was not was not were not were not
= wasn’t = weren’t = wasn’t = wasn’t = wasn’t = weren’t = weren’t
… at home last night.
The Class Slacker Teacher: Jack: Teacher: Jack: Teacher: Jack: Teacher: Jack: Teacher: Jack:
Good morning, Jack. Good morning. Sorry I’m late. My watch was broken. Was it broken yesterday, too? Pardon me? You were also late yesterday. Was your watch broken yesterday, too? No. But the bus was crowded. Interesting. And you weren’t here last week. How come? I was sick. I see. And do you have your homework? Homework?
Using Tone “Don’t use that tone with me!!!” Tone can really change a conversation, for the good or for the bad. Try the conversation on page 37 again, but change the tone. #1: The teacher is really mad but Jack doesn’t really care about the conversation or school. #2: The teacher isn’t too interested in Jack’s excuses but Jack’s excuses are the truth.
Who were they?
Past tense Wh- questions Where
was were was was were were was
I you he she we they it
yesterday? at this time last week? at this time yesterday? last July? last month? last night? last Saturday? last week? Example: last year? Monday, October 20, 2008 on Saturday? 1. Where were you at this time last week? on Saturday, October 25th? 2. Where were you last Monday? on your last birthday? 3. Where were you last week? 4. Where were you on Monday, October 20th? three days ago? three months ago? 5. Where were you seven days ago?
Key Vocabulary • • • • • • • • • • • •
awful broken crowded late long lost terrible line traffic alarm clock ticket blanked out
KEY EXPRESSIONS • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
at this time last week at this time yesterday last July last month last night last Saturday last week last year on October 25th on Saturday on your last birthday on your last vacation # months ago yesterday
Now on to today’s lecture…
Smart Choice Focus: Vocabulary, page 44
Clothes they are wearing a dress a white shirt baggy pants a nice jacket a colorful jacket high heels
a scarf a tie jeans a dark suit a baggy T-shirt sneakers
NOUN = a person/place or thing ADJECTIVE = describes a noun
Your Personal Style baggy jeans dress shoes sneakers designer jeans shirts scarf jeans suits nice jackets
What’s Your Style? 1. How often do you wear … jewellery? … basketball shoes? 2. What clothes do you like best? 3. What clothes do you really want to buy? 4. What clothes do you hate? 5. What celebrities do you think wear good clothes?
6. Do you read fashion magazines? 7. How much money do you spend on clothes? 8. Do your parents like your clothes? 9. Do you and your friends have the same style? 10. What colors do you usually wear?
What are your shopping habits?
Spending Habits A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B:
What kind of shopper are you? I’m a (shopaholic/ bargin hunter/ window-shopper). Do you use a credit card? Yes, I do./ No, I don’t. What do you usually spend your money on? I usually spend my money on ________. Did you ever buy something you didn’t really need? Yes, I once bought a _______. What’s the most expensive thing you ever bought? The most expensive thing I ever bought was a ________. If you were to win the lottery, what would you buy? If I won, I’d like to buy _____________.
The Window Shopper A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A:
B: A: B:
Excuse me, can I help you with something? Sure. I like that coat but I’m looking for a coat that is longer than that one. How about this one? Hmm… I don’t know. Is there one that isn’t as colorful? OK. What do you think about that one? Well, it’s not really my style but do you have one that is cheaper? Hmm… do you like this one? It’s on sale today. Yes, it’s cheaper but it’s also very plain, too. Oh! Umm… do you have one that isn’t as plain? Maybe a coat with some strips or a trendy pattern? Oh… I have a perfect coat for you then. How about this one? It’s cheaper, longer, it isn’t as colorful and it has very trendy polka dots. Yes, this is a very, very nice coat. Great! Would you like to try it on? Oh, no thanks. I’m just window shopping.
Smart Choice Focus: Conversation, page 45
The Shopaholic Amy: Kate: Amy: Kate: Amy: Kate: Amy: Kate: Amy: Kate: Amy: Kate:
What are you looking for? I need a new shirt and a pair of shoes. What about these? Hmm. Which one is more expensive? The black one. How much is it? Wow! It’s $150. Hmm. What about the red one? It’s $39.00. I think the black one is cooler than the red one. Yeah. But the red one is cheaper. I’m not surprised!
Smart Choice Focus: Lang. Practice, page 46
Adjectives ADJECTIVE
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
cheap
cheaper
the cheapest
cool
cooler
the coolest
new
newer
the newest
baggy
baggier
the baggiest
stylish
more stylish
the most stylish
comfortable
more comfortable
the most comfortable
What about these adjectives…?! nice colorful old good bad
Comparing Clothes
The yellow pants are shorter than the brown pants. (adjective)
(“be”=is/are) + (comparative adj.) (adjective)
The _____ dress ___ _______ than the _____ dress. The _____ sweater ___ ______ than the _____ sweater. The _____ jeans ___ ________ than the _____ jeans.
Using Adjectives The red dress is cheaper than the black one. The black dress isn’t as cheap as the red one. The black dress is more expensive than the red one. The red dress isn’t as expensive as the black one. The _______ is/ are (comparative adj.) than the _______. The _______ isn’t/ aren’t as (adj.) as the _________. The red dress is the cheapest. The black dress is the most expensive. The _______ is/ are the (superlative adj.)
What do you think?
The _______ is/are (comparative adj.) than the _______. The _______ isn’t/aren’t as (adj.) as the _________. The _______ is/are (superlative adj.)
The Shopaholic Amy: Kate: Amy: Kate: Amy: Kate: Amy: Kate: Amy: Kate: Amy:
What are you looking for? I need a sweater. What about these? Hmm. Which one is the (sup. adj.)? The ______ one. How much is it? It’s $30. Hmm. What about the _____ one? It’s $30, too. I think the ____ one is (comp. adj.) than the ____ one. Yeah. But the red one is (sup. adj).
Dominos 1. There are 12 dominos, take 6. 2. Goal of the game is to get rid of all your dominos. So how do you get rid of your dominos? It’s easy Make a sentence using the piece of clothing on your domino and the adjective on the domino on the table.
The ______ is/are (comparative adj.) than the ______. The ______ isn’t/aren’t as (adj.) as the ________.
Key Vocabulary baseball cap designer clothes dress gloves high heels jacket jeans pants regular clothes scarf school uniform
shoes skirt sneakers socks suit sweater tie T-shirt
baggy tight colorful nice stylish green red
more expensive more stylish newer nicer worse the tightest the most beautiful
better cheaper cooler hotter more colorful more comfortable
This week’s homework Smart Choice: page 39 (#1), 40 (#1 & 3), 41 (#4-5), 42 (#7-8).
Last Week’s Homework Smart Choice: page 31 (#1-3), 32 (#4), 33 (#8), & 34 (#1-3)
Last Week’s Homework Answers PAGE 31 Activity #1 2. was 3. was 4. were 5. were 6. was
Activity #2 2. Luke and Gloria weren’t here last week. 3. The pizza wasn’t awful. 4. I wasn’t at the gym last night. 5. Maria and I weren’t at a tennis game. 6. The line wasn’t very long. Activity #3 b. Was the barbecue good? c. Who was there? d. Why weren’t you at the barbecue? e. Was Felicia there?
Last Week’s Homework Answer Continued Page 32 Activity #4 2. Was Sally at home? Yes, she was. 3. Was Sally sick? Yes, she was. 4. Were Andy and Bob at home yesterday? No, they weren’t. 5. Were Andy and Bob at school? Yes, they were. 6. Were Andy and Bob late? Yes, they were.
Last Week’s Homework Answer Continued Page 33 Activity #8 2. was 3. it 4. wasn’t 5. where 6. Why 7. Because
Page 34 Activity #1 1. B 2. C Activity #2 2. She was studying French and German. 3. She speaks Spanish because her parents are from Puerto Rico. 4. Last summer she was in Europe. 5. In Germany the weather was awful. Activity #3 1. False Adam was in Houston last year. 2. False Adam is studying Italian. 3. False Adam plays on the university basketball team. 4. True.