Unit 4's summary of grammar and vocabulary (contents) from MacMillan's Interface 4 addressed to students.

1. UNIT 4
FOLLOWERS OF FASHION

2. In this unit, we will work on…
• Vocabulary: Style adjectives
Phrasal verbs: clothes
• Grammar: Relative pronouns
Some/ any/ no compounds
The future
• Reading: ‘A short history of shoes’
• Listening: ‘A famous young designer’
• Writing: ‘A comparison’

3. Style adjectives
• Trendy: a la moda, de nova tendència
• Casual: informal
• Fashionable: a la moda
• Sporty: esportiu
• Impractical: no pràctic
• Colourful: acolorit
• Old-fashioned: antiquat, passat de moda
• Conventional: convencional, típic, tradicional

4. • Formal
• Glamorous: glamurós
• Comfortable: còmode
• Loose: ample
• Tight: ajustat

5. Phrasal Verbs: clothes
SEPARABLE INSEPARABLE
GIVE AWAY = donar
I don’t want this belt. I’m going to GIVE it
AWAY. / I’m going to GIVE AWAY this belt.
TAKE OFF = treure’s roba / enlairar-se (un
avió)
PICK OUT = escollir
PICK UP = recollir
PUT AWAY = apartar, guardar
PUT ON = posar-se (roba)
THROW AWAY = llençar
TRY ON = emprovar-se (roba)
WEAR OUT = desgastar-se (les soles de les
sabates)
GET INTO = ficar-se
This jumper is too small. I can’t GET INTO
it. (Aquest jersei és molt petit. No em puc
ficar dins!)
GO WITH = anar amb, combinar
This skirt GOES WITH this bag. (Aquesta
faldilla combina amb aquesta bossa)
LOOK FOR = buscar
I’m LOOKING FOR a new pair of jeans.
(Estic buscant uns nous texans)

6. RELATIVE PRONOUNS

7. Examples:
• Xavier is the boy WHO/THAT I met at the
party. (people)
(Xavier és el noi que vaig conéixer a la festa.)
• This MacBook is the computer WHICH/THAT I
like. (things)
(Aquest MacBook és l’ordinador que m’agrada)
• A Husky is the dog WHICH/THAT Maria has.
(animals)
(Un Husky és el gos que té la Maria)

8. • The time WHEN I was studying, I was living in
London.
(El temps que estava estudiant, estava vivint a Londres)
• Badalona is the city WHERE I have always
lived. (place)
(Badalona és la ciutat on jo sempre he viscut)

9. Some/any/no compounds

10. PEOPLE PLACES THINGS
Affirmative (+) SOMEONE
/SOMEBODY
(algú)
There is
someone/somebod
y over there. (Hi ha
algú per aquí)
SOMEWHERE
(algun lloc)
We can travel
somewhere in
Europe. (Podem
viatjar a algun lloc
d’Europa)
SOMETHING
(alguna cosa)
I’m hungry. I want
something to eat.
(Tinc gana. Vull
alguna cosa per
menjar)
Negative (-) ANYONE /
ANYBODY (ningú)
There isn’t anybody in
the classroom.
(No hi ha ningú a la
classe)
ANYWHERE
(cap lloc)
She doesn’t have
anywhere to go.
(Ella no té cap lloc
on anar)
ANYTHING
(res, cap cosa)
I can’t do anything
for you.
(No puc fer res per
tu)
Questions (?) (algú)
Does anybody
know the answer?
(Algú sap la
resposta?)
(algun lloc)
Do you know
anywhere to go?
(Coneixes algun
lloc per anar?)
(alguna cosa)
Do you know
anything fun to do?
(Saps alguna cosa
divertida per fer?)

11. PEOPLE PLACES THINGS
Affirmative (+) with
negative meaning
NO ONE /
NOBODY
(ningú)
There is no one/
nobody here.
(No hi ha ningú
aquí)
NOWHERE
(cap lloc/ enlloc)
She has nowhere to
go.
(Ella no té cap lloc
on anar)
NOTHING
(res)
I have nothing to
do.
(No tinc res a fer)

12. THE FUTURE

13. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
AM/IS/ARE
GOING TO +
infinitive
WILL +
INFINITIVE
MIGHT +
INIFINITIVE
USE - Arrangements
(plans acordats
que segur es
faran)
- Intentions
for the
future.
- Predictions
based on
evidence.
(prediccions
basades en
proves)
- Instant
decisions.
- Promises
- Offers
- Requests
(coses que
demanes)
- Uncertain
things for the
future (coses
incertes o amb
poca
possibilitat que
passin al futur:
‘és poc probable,
possible que…’)
EXAMPLE I’ve just
phoned my
grandma.
Tomorrow I’m
visiting my
grandma!
Next week I’m
going to the
doctor’s
Someday I’m
going to study
at University.
Look at the
black clouds!
I’ts going to
rain!
I will go to the
gym once a
week, I
promise!
You need help
in Maths: I’ll
help you!
It’s a really hot
summer: it
might not/
mightn’t snow!
(És un estiu
molt calurós:
segurament no
nevarà!)

14. • For more information about the future tenses
and all their uses, look at the photocopy I
handed in to you in class.
• To review the whole unit you can see pages
56-57 on the SB and pp. 112-113 on the WB;
do the ‘Progress Check’ on p. 55 and practise
the exercises of ‘Revision’ from WB pp. 43.