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Go back to the list in task 02 you made together with your partner. Find another pair. Take turns to describe your partner’s products and what they are made of to the other pair. Write down the notes in the table to help you. Retail store/shop Main products What are they made from? Describe your products. Write about 80–100 words. Include the following information: What kind of store/shop is it? What products are sold there? What are they made of? The words from task 05 might help you. The product picture game. Your teacher will give you three sticky notes. • On the first note: Draw a picture of a product that you sell. • On the second note: Write the kind of retail store/shop you work in. • On the third note: Write what the product you drew is made of. Stick them to the whiteboard or a wall. Then take a sticky note from each category and try to find the person it belongs to. Someone will also be looking for you during the game! Patterns and designs When you have to say what something is made from, sometimes you have to also describe the 1. pattern = a set of lines, shapes, or colours that are repeated regularly or the 2. design = the way/style that something is made so that it works in a certain way or has a certain appearance on it. Pattern Design If you describe fabric or materials, for example, you need to know these phrases: • plain • chequered • paisley • striped • pinstriped • polkadots • floral pattern • tartan If you are describing products in a DIY or furniture store you may need these phrases: • woodgrain pattern • mattefinish • silkfinish • glossfinish • mirrorfinish • brushedmetalfinish • nonslip surface • simulated leather finish Sometimes when you describe the design (= style), you may need to use the following phrases: • modern, • traditional • ethnic • retro • stateofthe art • classic • elegant • customised Read the text above on your own and use your favourite translation tool to look up the words you don’t know. Then discuss the questions in a group of four. • What is the difference between a pattern and a design? • What are the ways of describing fabrics? • What furniture/kitchen designs do you like best? • What product styles and designs do you like best in electronic goods? 06 A2 07 A2–B1 08 A2–B1 09 A2–B1 94 Unit 17 Interaction Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv