UNIT 4

FOLLOWERS OF FASHION

In this unit, we will work on…

• Vocabulary: Style adjectives

Phrasal verbs: clothes

• Grammar: Relative pronouns

Some/ any/ no compounds

The future

• Reading: ‘A short history of shoes’

• Listening: ‘A famous young designer’

• Writing: ‘A comparison’

Style adjectives

• Trendy: a la moda, de nova tendència

• Casual: informal

• Fashionable: a la moda

• Sporty: esportiu

• Impractical: no pràctic

• Colourful: acolorit

• Old-fashioned: antiquat, passat de moda

• Conventional: convencional, típic, tradicional

• Formal

• Glamorous: glamurós

• Comfortable: còmode

• Loose: ample

• Tight: ajustat

Phrasal Verbs: clothes

SEPARABLE INSEPARABLE

GIVE AWAY = donarI don’t want this belt. I’m going to GIVE it AWAY. / I’m going to GIVE AWAY this belt.

TAKE OFF = treure’s roba / enlairar-se (un avió)PICK OUT = escollirPICK UP = recollirPUT AWAY = apartar, guardarPUT ON = posar-se (roba)THROW AWAY = llençarTRY ON = emprovar-se (roba)WEAR OUT = desgastar-se (les soles de les sabates)

GET INTO = ficar-seThis jumper is too small. I can’t GET INTO it. (Aquest jersei és molt petit. No em pucficar dins!)

GO WITH = anar amb, combinarThis skirt GOES WITH this bag. (Aquestafaldilla combina amb aquesta bossa)

LOOK FOR = buscarI’m LOOKING FOR a new pair of jeans.(Estic buscant uns nous texans)

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Examples:

• Xavier is the boy WHO/THAT I met at the party. (people)

(Xavier és el noi que vaig conéixer a la festa.)

• This MacBook is the computer WHICH/THAT I like. (things)

(Aquest MacBook és l’ordinador que m’agrada)

• A Husky is the dog WHICH/THAT Maria has.

(animals)

(Un Husky és el gos que té la Maria)

• The time WHEN I was studying, I was living in London.

(El temps que estava estudiant, estava vivint a Londres)

• Badalona is the city WHERE I have always lived. (place)

(Badalona és la ciutat on jo sempre he viscut)

Some/any/no compounds

PEOPLE PLACES THINGS

Affirmative (+) SOMEONE /SOMEBODY

(algú)

There is someone/somebody over there. (Hi ha

algú per aquí)

SOMEWHERE(algun lloc)

We can travel somewhere in

Europe. (Podemviatjar a algun lloc

d’Europa)

SOMETHING(alguna cosa)

I’m hungry. I want something to eat.

(Tinc gana. Vullalguna cosa per

menjar)

Negative (-) ANYONE / ANYBODY (ningú)

There isn’t anybody in the classroom.

(No hi ha ningú a la classe)

ANYWHERE(cap lloc)

She doesn’t have anywhere to go.

(Ella no té cap llocon anar)

ANYTHING(res, cap cosa)

I can’t do anythingfor you.

(No puc fer res per tu)

Questions (?) (algú)Does anybody

know the answer?(Algú sap la resposta?)

(algun lloc)Do you know

anywhere to go?(Coneixes algunlloc per anar?)

(alguna cosa)Do you know

anything fun to do?(Saps alguna cosadivertida per fer?)

PEOPLE PLACES THINGS

Affirmative (+) with negative meaning

NO ONE / NOBODY(ningú)

There is no one/ nobody here.

(No hi ha ningú aquí)

NOWHERE(cap lloc/ enlloc)

She has nowhere to go.

(Ella no té cap lloc on anar)

NOTHING(res)

I have nothing to do.

(No tinc res a fer)

THE FUTURE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

AM/IS/ARE GOING TO +

infinitive

WILL + INFINITIVE

MIGHT + INIFINITIVE

USE - Arrangements(plans acordatsque segur esfaran)

- Intentions for the future.

- Predictions based on evidence.

(prediccionsbasades en proves)

- Instant decisions.

- Promises- Offers- Requests

(coses quedemanes)

- Uncertainthings for the future (cosesincertes o ambpocapossibilitat quepassin al futur: ‘és poc probable, possible que…’)

EXAMPLE I’ve justphoned my grandma. Tomorrow I’m visiting my grandma!

Next week I’m going to the doctor’s

Someday I’m going to study at University.

Look at the black clouds! I’ts going to rain!

I will go to the gym once a week, I promise!

You need help in Maths: I’ll help you!

It’s a really hot summer: it might not/ mightn’t snow!

(És un estiumolt calurós: segurament no nevarà!)

• For more information about the future tenses and all their uses, look at the photocopy I handed in to you in class.

• To review the whole unit you can see pages 56-57 on the SB and pp. 112-113 on the WB; do the ‘Progress Check’ on p. 55 and practisethe exercises of ‘Revision’ from WB pp. 43.