The Story of JEANS

... after reading of the text on p. 12 (Project 4_Unit 1C) ...

1. Choose the correct possibility! Vyber správnu možnosť!

1. When was the gold discovered in California? 2. Levi Strauss was...
a) in 1848 a) a well-known man from California
b) by someone from California b) a German immigrant
c) by a German immigrant c) a man from San Francisco
3. How old was Levi Strauss when he came to the 4. Why did Levi arrive to California?
USA? a) to find the gold
a) forty-two years old b) as a traveller around the world
b) twenty-four years old c) to import goods and sell them to the shops
c) We don’t know.
5. One of Levi’s customer was ... 6. Jacob Davis was a ....
a) a Russian immigrant a) a railway worker
b) a wholesaler from Germany b) a miner
c) a man called Jacob Davis c) a tailor
7. Jacob started to make trousers from ... 8. He made trousers (jeans) also with....
a) denim a) glass buttons
b) silk b) copper rivets
c) polyester c) iron pockets
9. Jacob didn’t have money to buy a patent to 10. Jeans were so popular that they had to started
protect his product, so Levi bought it for... to make them in a factory.
a) 68 dollars a) true
b) a hundred pounds b) false
c) The amount is not known. c) it doesn’t say

2. Choose the correct possibility again! Vyber správnu možnosť!

1. In the 19th century someone discovered GOLD / SILVER / COPPER in California.
2. Levi Strauss was a RUSSIAN / GERMAN / IRISH immigrant who imported goods and sell them.
3. Levi also used to sell of lot of FOOD / CLOTH / SILK to a tailor in Nevada.
4. Tailor’s name was Jacob Davis and he made trousers for BUSSINESSMEN / FARMERS / MINERS.
5. They needed strong but comfortable trousers – he started to use DENIM / IRON / COTTON to make
them.
6. Jacob also used STEEL / COPPER / GLASS rivets on the pockets and other places on the trousers.
7. He wanted to DO / SELL / PROTECT his idea but he didn’t have enough money to buy a patent.
8. So Levi Strauss gave him money to buy a PATENT / DENIM / MACHINE and they became bussiness
partners.

3. Fill in the missing (given) words! Doplň správne slová!

styles, factory, bussiness, wear, popular, workers, pop, fashionable
When Levi Strauss gave money to Jacob Davis they became (1)..................................... partners. Blue jeans
were very (2).................................... and they had to build a (3)................................ to produce them. For
fifty years they were worn mainly by (4)................................... but later film stars, (5).......................... stars
started to (6).......................... them and they became very (7)...................................... around the world
and today they are produced in all kinds of (8)................................. and colours – shorts, shirts, skirts,
dresses, hats, suits, even shoes and boots.

© PaedDr. Mária Konečná

The Story of JEANS (after reading activity)

ANSWERS:
1.
1–A 6-C
2–B 7-A
3–B 8-B
4–C 9-A
5–C 10 – A

2.
1. GOLD 5. DENIM
2. GERMAN 6. COPPER
3. CLOTH 7. PROTECT
4. MINERS 8. PATENT

3.
1. BUSSINESS 5. POP
2. POPULAR 6. WEAR
3. FACTORY 7. FASHIONABLE
4. WORKERS 8. STYLES