Fashion Degrees: Dressing Up Your Grammar Skills

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Fashion Degrees: Dressing Up Your Grammar Skills

What items of clothing did we learn last lesson?

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and use the degrees of comparison in sentences related to fashion and clothes.

What do you already know about comparing things?

Introduction

Degrees of comparison are used to compare different qualities or characteristics of fashion items. 

They help us express whether something is more, less, or as much as another thing.

Positive Degree

Positive degree is used when we compare two similar things without emphasizing any difference. For example, 'This dress is beautiful.'

Comparative Degree

Comparative degree is used when we compare two things and emphasize the difference between them. For example, 'This dress is more beautiful than that dress.'

Superlative Degree

Superlative degree is used when we compare more than two things and express the highest degree of a quality. For example, 'This dress is the most beautiful.'

Exercise - Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentences with the appropriate degree of comparison: 

1. This jacket is __________ than that one. 

2. She is __________ girl in the room.

Exercise - Text Analysis

Read the following text and identify the degrees of comparison used: 

'The fashion show featured the trendiest clothes of the season. Models strutted down the runway in elegant dresses, but the most stunning outfit was the sparkling gown worn by the famous actress.'

Pg. 112 - Exercise 2

Glen is going to a party and wants a new outfit. He went shopping with his mother and they

have selected 3 outfits. 

Read what they have to say about each one, and then answer the

questions.

What outfit do you prefer? Why?

Underline the words that are used to describe the outfits

Glen: I really like outfit A; it's the trendiest and I think it would make me the coolest guy in the room. The shirt is a bit more formal than I am used to, but the shoes make it look quite sporty. It's way cooler than the shirt in B. I would feel more comfortable wearing this outfit; to me it's the most comfortable outfit. And let's not forget about the price. This outfit is cheaper than the others. In fact, it's the cheapest. Outfit C is less suitable; I think, it's just too formal for me.

Underline the words that are used to describe the outfits

Glen: I really like outfit A; it's the trendiest and I think it would make me the coolest guy in the room. The shirt is a bit more formal than I am used to, but the shoes make it look quite sporty. It's way cooler than the shirt in B. I would feel more comfortable wearing this outfit; to me it's the most comfortable outfit. And let's not forget about the price. This outfit is cheaper than the others. In fact, it's the cheapest. Outfit C is less suitable; I think, it's just too formal for me.

Underline the words that are used to describe the outfits

Mum: I am crazy about outfit C. This suit makes Glen look really smart; it's actually the smartest of all 3 outfits! The trousers and teh jacket are very simple and modern, the belt is of good quality leather. Maybe the tie is a bit much? I don't really mind that this outfit is the most expensive because it is so stylish. My least favourite is outfit B. I think outfit A is nicer than this one.

Underline the words that are used to describe the outfits

Mum: I am crazy about outfit C. This suit makes Glen look really smart; it's actually the smartest of all 3 outfits! The trousers and the jacket are very simple and modern, the belt is of good quality leather. Maybe the tie is a bit much? I don't really mind that this outfit is the most expensive because it is so stylish. My least favourite is outfit B. I think outfit A is nicer than this one.

How would you describe outfit B? Use words from the box to complete the sentences.

affordable - casual - cheap - colourful - expensive - fancy - fashionable - modern - old-fashioned - original - stylish - trendy - ugly - ultra-posh

The trousers are......

The shirt is.....

The boots are.......

Challenge Exercise

Write a short paragraph describing your favorite fashion item using all three degrees of comparison. Highlight the differences in qualities and express your preference.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.