29 B1 | 5. Klasse | Unit 06: All the rage Your own personal style A fashion blog has invited people to write about their own personal style. Study the Grammar reminder, then complete the blog comments with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. WRITING + LANGUAGE 5 a Grammar reminder We use the past simple to talk about things that happened in the past. When I was younger, I wore pink a lot. But then my friends said pink was for little girls, and I didn’t like it anymore. We use the present perfect to say that something has been going on up to now. Since then, I have had many favourite colours. We use the present simple to say that something is generally true now. Now, I prefer dark colours, and I never wear pink anymore. When I was younger, I (1) (buy) new clothes all the time. But then I (2) (realise) what a waste this was, and I (3) (become) interested in second-hand clothes. Since then, I (4) (collect) many gorgeous outfits. Now, I never (5) (buy) new clothes anymore, I only (6) (have) vintage clothes. When my mother was young, she (7) (wear) very fashionable designer clothes. But then she (8) (have) children, and she only (9) (want) to wear clothes that were practical and comfortable. Since then, she (10) (dress) mostly in casual clothes, and she (11) (feel) happiest in jeans and T-shirts. Write some sentences about your own personal style. Pay attention to the tenses and use these sentence starters: When I was younger … But then … Since then … Now … b Write a blog post about your own personal style. Use the fashion vocabulary you have learned and pay attention to the tenses. Include a paragraph describing how your style has developed (see 5b). 1 2 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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