Phrases
1 Choose the correct options.
Max: Excuse me. I’m looking for a present Laura: Hi, Max. How’s it 3coming / doing /
for my girlfriend. going?
Assistant: What are you 1looking / after / Max: Laura! Hi! I thought you were at home.
wanting? Laura: No, I meet Sue here 4every / each / all
Max: I’m not sure. 2Something / Someone / other Saturday. We’re going shopping
1 LIFESTYLES
Somewhere unusual. I want to surprise today. I need some new clothes for my
her. birthday party. 5Anyway / However /
Assistant: How about some silver bangles? Although, what have you got there?
Max: Oh, yes, these are great. Oh no! Here’s Max: Er … nothing, I … er …. Oh, is that the
my girlfriend now. time? I must go. See you later.
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5 8
10
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1 bandana 4 h 7 s 9 t t
2 j 5 b 8 t 10 t b
3 f -f 6 t 11 s
FACESPACE GROUP
I love cool clothes! Qu: What 4do you wear / are you wearing at the moment?
I’m at school at the moment. 5I wear / I’m wearing a fleece. The
Qu: Where 1 do you usually shop /
school is really cold today, so 6I don’t wear / I’m not wearing
are you usually shopping for
cool clothes!
clothes?
Qu: This is a question for the boys! 7Do you ever wear / Are you ever
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I always buy / I’m always buying
wearing bangles or 8do you think / are you thinking they are
my clothes from the market. They
only for girls?
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sell / are selling the coolest (and
cheapest) clothes. Well, 9I wear / I’m wearing some now. I wouldn’t go to the shops and
buy them, but sometimes 10I borrow / I’m borrowing my sister’s!
Dialogue 1
Note
a) Beth: Yes, please. I’m looking for Use
a shirt. • We use the present simple to talk about permanent
b) Beth: It looks good. How much situations, routines and for timetabled events in the future.
is it? They live in Greece.
• We use the present continuous to talk about things that are
1 c) Assistant: Can I help you?
happening now or around now.
d) Beth: That’s a bit expensive. I’ll
My mum is cooking at the moment.
leave it.
• We don’t usually use stative verbs in the present continuous,
e) Assistant: How about this one? e.g. like, love, hate, understand, know, want, believe.
f) Assistant: It’s £25. I don’t believe in Santa Claus.
NOT I’m not believing in Santa Claus.
Dialogue 2
1 d u l l, b l -p d 2 d g r ,e c n
3 g m o ,w -p 4 w t w ,r w d
This is a great opportunity. It’s very 1 creative / It’s a 5stressful / badly-paid / interesting
dull / stressful as you can use your artistic job – only 50p an hour! The work is
skills to make each burger different! You meet 6
exciting / glamorous / dull – the same
new people every day and the job can be very thing all day, every day. It’s also 7tiring /
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educational / exciting / tiring when a famous film safe / educational as you are on your feet
star or singer comes in for a burger. The green and all day. It can be 8rewarding / creative /
yellow uniform is very 3glamorous / rewarding / dangerous, too – three people burnt
worthwhile and the job is also dangerous /
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themselves last week!
well-paid / educational as you will learn exactly
how many fries there are in a 100g portion.
Come and apply now!
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Read Write
1 Match the headings (1–4) to the correct texts (A–D). 3 Complete the article with the words from
the box.
1 A shopping centre 3 Jumble sales
2 A market 4 Charity shops
• looks • buys • see • wearing
A
• boots • market • wears • usually
My parents are members of a local theatre group and • dressed • cool
they often organise these to raise money. I always help
them because, as I’m sorting out the bags of clothes A friend whose fashion style I admire.
that people give us, I often find something for myself. I The friend I want to write about is Nicola.
always pay for them, but nothing costs more than 50p! She always wears really 1cool clothes and
B she 2 great whatever she has
I rarely buy new clothes. These shops are great for on.
finding unusual old jackets, trousers and shirts that Nicola loves 3 hats. You never
people don’t want anymore. They’re really cheap and
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her without one on her head.
the money you spend all goes to people who need help. Sometimes she wears women’s sun hats,
There are three in our main shopping street. but 5 she wears old-fashioned
C men’s hats like you see in gangster films!
Language round-up
1c
My friends and I usually get the bus here on Saturdays. She 6 a mixture of styles. Last
It’s great. There are 130 shops, four restaurants and week, she came to school 7 in a
a cinema. Some of the shops are quite expensive, but summer dress with a man’s jacket and a pair
there are often sales so you can usually find some good of old walking 8 .
bargains. Nicola usually 9 her clothes from
D the 10
. She goes there every
This is a great place to buy clothes. I love walking Saturday and she spends hours looking for
around the different stalls. The only problem is that interesting new things to wear.
there are no changing rooms so, if you want to try 4 You are going to write a similar article
things on, everyone can see you! It’s OK for jackets and about one of your friends. Before you
start, organise your ideas.
jumpers, but not so easy if you want to buy trousers.
clothes/accessories he/she wears
2 Read the texts again. Answer true (T), false (F) or
doesn’t say (DS).
1 Text A: The speaker’s parents do a lot of acting. DS adjectives to describe his/her look
2 Text A: The best thing about helping is that you
don’t have to pay for the clothes that you find.
other information (where he/she buys his/
3 Text B: The clothes sold here are not new. her clothes, etc.)
4 Text C: The girl and her friend usually go to the
cinema after shopping.
5 Text D: You can’t try clothes on here 5 Now write the article.
because there are no changing rooms.
A friend whose fashion style I admire.
The friend I want to write about is …
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