Thursday, December 3, 2015

That's English! - Module 9 - Unit 6: As nice as pie

Tastes in food and clothe have changed a lot recently and this is the topic of this lesson. Let's start with some questions and/or reflections:
  • In food: new products and new ways of cooking due to technology;  more allergies an new tendencies (celiac, vegan, Mediterranean diet, etc.) "globalization" of food such as sushi, tex-mex, couscous,  Chinese food, delicatessen stores and so on.
  • In clothing: new designs and materials, people spend more time and money on going shopping; international trade marks such as Zara or Next; revivals or vintage clothes.
ACTIVITY 1
Discuss with your mate what changes in food have you notice in the place you live: supermarkets, restaurants, ways of cooking at home, products which are reduced and some others which have become familiar, etc.

Talk about your favourite food now and the one you loved as a child. Has your taste changed a lot?

ACTIVITY 2
In the book they talk about soul food. What's your favourite soul food? How do you make itor where do you get it? Ak your partner about this and give reasons and details with your answers.

ACTIVITY 3
Has your way of dressing changed a lot since you were a teenager? Talk about the main changes and try to explain why you've changed. What would you like to wear if you could afford it?

A good way to see how fashion has changed is to compare your dressing as a child and nowadays. What are the main differences?

ACTIVITY 4
Food an dressing are part of our own culture and both show a personal taste. Try to compare what you've learnt in the book about British style and Spanish style. Try to see the good points and the drawbacks of both.

In addition to these activities, remember you have some exercises in your textbook to practise your speaking. Go to them with your partner.

About grammar, this unit deals with quantifiers; here you are some exercises to work on this:
The other topic is relative sentences. remember this kind of clauses are used to improve your writing, to give more detail about something mentioned before and to have a more lively description. Here you are some exercises as well:
Although this listening is not about the topic, it might be helpful to work with it; click here

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