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Vocabulary

1. Circle the word with a similar meaning to the word in bold.

1. fashionable: practical outdated trendy
2. old-fashioned: out formal sensible
3. sensible: practical formal in
4. trendy: out in casual
5. modern: old-fashioned outdated fashionable

Grammar

2. Write sentences about the pictures with the words below. Use the comparative or superlative
form of the adjectives or (not) as as.

1. the ring / expensive / the bracelet.

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SALLY
LISA

2. Sally / fashionable / Lisa

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3. the biscuits / fattening / the ice cream

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BOB

4. Bob / fast / runner

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3. Complete the sentences with the words below. Use too or (not) enough.

casual expensive tall

tired warm
1. John isnt going out tonight. Hes .
2. Phil cant be a basketball player because hes .
3. I like these jeans but theyre for me.
4. Its to wear flip-flops today. Your feet will be cold.
5. This outfit is to wear for the wedding.

4. Choose the correct answer.

Before there was Zara or Mango, there was Biba. In the 1960s, Biba was one of 1 the most popular /
more popular than / too popular shops in London. At the time, Mary Quant was a popular fashion
designer in London, but her clothes were 2 not expensive enough / more expensive than /
too expensive for most teenagers. Then in 1964, clothing designer Barbara Hulanicki opened the shop
Biba. Bibas clothing was 3 as trendy as / the trendiest / trendy enough the clothing at Mary Quant,
but it was also 4 as cheap as / the cheapest / cheaper than Mary Quants clothing.

The clothing at Biba was for teenagers and young people. Women over 30 were 5 the oldest / too old /
not old enough for Biba clothing. Bibas shop also became a popular place for celebrities to meet. Biba
became one of 6 the biggest / bigger than / big enough tourist attractions in London. It was
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the most popular / more popular than / less popular than Marks and Spencer or Harrods. Then in
1970, Biba became a department store, but for Barbara the business was 8 too big / big enough /
the biggest. In 1975, she closed the shop.

Although Biba has been gone for 35 years, people still remember Biba as 9 the best / better than /
as good as shop from the sixties.