This document provides conversation prompts and grammar exercises about clothes and shopping preferences. It asks questions about what types of clothes students like to wear and whether they prefer comfort or style. It also discusses shopping habits like trying on clothes before buying. Grammar points covered include comparatives using "er" and "more/less than" and exceptions. Students are asked to compare cities, activities, and other topics using comparative structures.

1. Unit 2(1) - Clothes

2. Clothes /kleʊz/
• What kind of clothes do you usually like to wear? Why?
• Do you like clothes that are more comfortable or more
stylish/trendy? Why?
• Which of these do you prefer to wear if you go out in the
evening:
• (dress) pants / jeans / shorts / a skirt / a dress? Why?
• When you go shopping, do you always try on the clothes
before buying them? Why/why not?
• Some shops don’t let you try on clothes.
• Will you buy something if you can’t try it on?
• Why/why not? (it’s cheap/you love the design…)
• P. 8, 1B - Fill in the missing letters.
• 1C & D **too ≠ very** too =more than is needed or wanted

3. Shopping conversation
gray / brown pants
tight / baggy(loose)
stylish / outdated
bright / boring
practical / impractical
yellow / blue jacket

4. Comparatives Review
Talk to a partner
• What is the rule for deciding if you should use
“~er than” or “more (less) ~ than” when making
comparisons?

5. Saskatoon & Seoul
Saskatoon
Population: 230,000
Climate
 Temperatures range from 25~30°C
on the warmest summer days, to
-20~30°C on the coldest winter
days.
 Humidity is typically quite low.
 There are more hours of sunshine
annually than any other major
Canadian city.
[Source: Tourism Saskatoon]
Make sentences comparing Saskatoon and Seoul:
1. In the winter, Saskatoon is ___ (cold) Seoul.
2. In the summer, Seoul is ___ (hot) and ___ (humid)
Saskatoon.
3. However, Saskatoon is generally ___ (sunny) Seoul.
4. In the winter, Seoul is ___ (cold) Saskatoon.
5. Saskatoon is ___ (humid) Seoul.
6. Saskatoon streets are ___ (crowded) those in Seoul.
7. Traffic in Seoul is ___ (crazy) traffic in Saskatoon.
8. Nightlife in Seoul is ___ (exciting) that in Saskatoon.

6. • What is the rule for deciding if you should use
“~er than” or “more (less) ~ than” when making
comparisons?
Hint:
Think about how many syllables there are.
• Are there any exceptions??

7. • If there are two or more syllables, use:
more (less) ~ than
• more humid than
• more exciting than
• If there is one syllable, or two syllables ending
with ‘y’, use:
~er than
• colder than
• sunnier than
• For negatives, you can use:
not as~as
• not as cold as
• not as humid as

8. Exception!
• fun = enjoyable / funny = makes you laugh
• Comedies are ______________ than dramas.
• Going out in Sinchon is ______________ than
studying.

9. Exception!
• fun = enjoyable / funny = makes you laugh
• Comedies are funnier than dramas.
• Going out in Sinchon is more fun than studying.

10. Practice
Talk to your partner and make sentences
comparing the following:
• Yonsei University / Korea University
• Sinchon campus / Songdo campus
• beer / soju
• TV / computer games
• spring / summer (in Korea)
• winter clothes / summer clothes
• being stylish / being comfortable
• shopping for clothes / reading a book

11. Grammar Practice
• P. 10 3B
• P. 10 3C
Discuss
• Which types of clothes are popular and stylish in Korea
these days? Why?
• Do you like these styles? Why/why not?
• What are some differences between clothing fashions
now and when you were in middle school?
• Which styles do you like better? Why?
• Do you think it is important to wear
fashionable clothes? Why/why not?