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VOCABULARY    ..

What Is the meaning of the underlined words? Circle the ietter of the correct answer.

1.    Strauss was a young immigrant.

(afc person who moves to another

country

b. person who is good in business

2.    Canvas is a heavy fabric.

a.    machinę .

b.    cioth

3.    The miriers complained that they didn’t have strong ciothes.

told about problems b. told' stories

4.    Strauss wanted to imprpyę his pants. (ak make them better

b. make them cleaner

5. Strauss dyed the denim, a. changed the texture (Sj changed the color

6- Today, jeans are considered good for many uses. a. thought to be (?> madę to be

7.    Blue jeans are practical.

a.    cheap useful

8.    Blue jeans are fashionable.

(a) popular to wear

b.    interesting

COMPREHENSiON

A. Looking for Main Ideas

WrJte complete answers to these ąuestions.

1. Why did Levi Strauss come to California?

2.    What did the miners need?

3.    How did Strauss improve his pants?

B. Looking for Details

One word in each sentence Is not correct. Cross out the word and write the correct answer above it.

1.    Levi-Strauss came to Germany in 1850.

2.    There were thousands of men digging for canvas.

3.    Levi Strauss came to buy canvas.

4.    The miners needed clean pants. •

5.    Strauss madę tents from denim,

6.    Strauss got the denim from Germany.

7.    Strauss dyed the denim red.

8.    Levi jeans are known all over the United States,

GRAMMAR

Replace the underlined prcnouns in the sentences with the correct nouns.

canvas    Miners    Levi Strauss    pants    the denim

1.    They came to California for gold.

2.    He came to California to sell canvas.

3.    Miners used it to make tents.

4.    Strauss used canvas to make them.

5.    He dyed it blue.

6.    Miners came to him to buy blue jeans.

DISCUSSION

Discuss the answers to these cpiestions with your classmates.

1.    Do you think Levi Strauss was a goód businessman? Why or why not? Are you good in business?

2.    If you could have your own business, what would it be?

3.    What can clothes tell you about people?

BLUE JEANS