
Activity 1: Read and complete the sentences.
(tricky, rich, light, heavy, wide, normal).
- We couldn’t swim across the river because it was too wide.
- My uncle owns four restaurants. He’s very rich.
- I can’t carry this big box. It’s too heavy for me. What’s in it?
- That puzzle was very tricky. It took me hours to do it!
- It’s completely normal to feel nervous before an exam.
- Cotton is a great fabric for thobes. It’s very light and cool.
Activity 2: Which clothes items do these sentences describe?
- Rich women wore them. - wigs, whalebone dresses
- They were long and wide. - flares
- Some were wider than doors. - whalebone dresses
- They made people look taller. - wigs, platform shoes
- It wasn’t easy to move in them. - whalebone dresses, platform shoes
Activity 3: Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.
1. Which century were wigs very popular in?
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- They were very popular in the 17th century.
- What were Marie Antoinette’s wigs decorated with?
- They were decorated with flowers, feathers and jewels.
- What are skirts and dresses usually made of today?
- They are usually made of light fabric.
- Why was it difficult for women to get around in whalebone dresses?
- The dresses were very big, heavy and wide.
- Why were platform shoes probably useful on rainy days?
- They probably kept people’s clothes dry.
- How much wider were flares than regular trousers?
- They were two times wider than regular trousers.
Lesson 12: Literacy: information texts (Writing)
Activity 1: Read the sentences. Then write them as one sentence with commas.
- Heba has long hair. It’s also curly.
- Heba has long, curly hair.
- I bought a comfortable jacket. It’s waterproof too.
- I bought a comfortable, waterproof jacket.
- Ali and Raed wore traditional dishdashas. They were cotton.
- Ali and Raed wore traditional, cotton dishdashas.
- The prince had a beautiful crown. It was gold.
- The prince had a beautiful, gold crown.
- You should wear some smart trousers. They should be black.
- You should wear some smart, black trousers.
- Sawsan wore a colourful scarf. The scarf was soft.
- Sawsan wore a soft, colourful scarf.
- Title: The Traditional Jordanian Thobe.
- Introduction: It is a traditional dress worn by women in Jordan on special occasions.
- Picture/Captions: A picture of a black dress with red embroidery (Jordanian embroidery is very famous).
- Labels: Silk fabric, embroidery, long sleeves.