Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 4

Unit 2 • Lesson A: Makeovers

Vocabulary
Appearance
care about your appearance (v)
give a friend a makeover (v)
give someone the chance to (v)
(choose a new look)
pay attention to (how you look) (v)
wear makeup (v)

Shopping for clothes

make a good choice (v)
spend money on yourself (v)

Colors
bright color (n)
pastel color (n)
pastels (n)

Comparisons
as little . . . as
just as . . . as
(not) as . . . as
(not) as many . . . as
(not) as much as
(not) as much . . . as

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Other words and expressions

scruffy (adj)
stylish (adj)
comfort (n)
look (n)
looks (n)
makeover show (n)
Overall, I think . . .

Grammar
Comparisons with (not) as . . . as
You can use as . . . as to compare people and things. Use as . . . as to say that they are the same,
and not as . . . as to say they are different in some way.

You can use (not) as + adjective + as:

The pants are just as comfortable as my jeans. (They're the same.)

The pants are not as comfortable as my jeans. (They're less comfortable.)

You can use (not) as + determiner + noun + as:

She spends as little time as possible on her makeup.

She doesn't wear as many bright colors as she should.

You can use (not) as + adverb + as:

I tried as hard as I could to find the right style for her.

I don't like short hair as much as long hair.

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