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WORK IN THE USA

Levi Strauss, a Bavarian immigrant, could hardly imagine that,


when trying to make a fortune, he would start a new fashion.
It was in 1853 that he arrived in California from New York, with a
supply of strong canvas, which he intended to sell to miners for tents
However, when he arrived in San Francisco, he found that miners
didn't need any tents but they did need hard wearing pants. So,
Levi Strauss took his canvas to a local tailor and had several pairs of
pants made- They were a great success. Miners used to put gold ore
into their pockets, so Levi decided to reinforce each pocket with
cooper rivets.
After the Civil War, when Levi Strauss sent his trousers from the gold mines of California to the
cowboys in Texas, he became rich and famous.
During the Second World War Levi's jeans were mostly worn by people
employed in defence work. But it was the next generation, the Fifties
teenagers, that turned jeans into fashionable wear to them, jeans were sexy,
dangerous and worn by romantic cowboys and rebellious Hollywood heroes like Marion Brando, James
Dean and Elvis Presley,
And so, what began life last century as work wear for miners has become the fashion phenomenon
of the 20th century.
Denim is nowadays the uniform of the masses, and it is regularly used by the young as a freedom
flag against conventions.

1 True or False?
1 When Levi Strauss arrived in California he tried to sell canvas for jeans. _______
2 In S. Francisco the miners needed strong trousers. _______
3 Only during the Second World War did he become famous and rich. _______

2- Answer the questions:


1-Who was Levi Strauss? _______________________________________________________________
2-When did he arrive in California? _______________________________________________________
3-What did Strauss do with his supply of canvas? ____________________________________________

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4-Who wore jeans during the Second World War? ___________________________________________
5-Who turned jeans into fashion? ________________________________________________________

Grammar
a) Complete these sentences with going to and the correct verb (go, buy, rain, travel, visit, work).
1- Look at the clouds! It_________________ tonight.
2- When I finish school, I_____________________ to college. (negative)
3- They are saving money because they ____________________ a new house next year.
4- He ____________________ to Spain this Weekend.
5- _____________the children ____________________ their grandparents next Sunday?
6- My father ______________________ next Friday. (negative)

b) Complete these sentences with will and the correct verb (buy, help, switch, watch, go, pay).
1- It is too dark in here. I _____________ on the lights.
2- Tomorrow is Toms birthday. I ______________ him a present.
3-When I finish my homework, I _____________ you with yours.
4- There is a new film on T.V. today. I think I ______________ it. (negative)
5-_________ the Smiths _______ to the beach? No, they __________.
6- Paul _____________ his taxes. He has no money left. (negative)

c) Complete these sentences with the 1st Conditional:

1. If you___________(learn) English, you ___________ (be able to) work in England.


2. They ____________(borrow) a bus if they _________(want) to travel around the world.
3. If she____________(practise) regularly, she _________(play) very well.
4. He__________________(not need) an instrument if he _____________(be) a good singer.
5. If I ____________(share) it with my friends, I________(enjoy) the music more.
6. If they_____________(come) to their house later, their mum____________________(cook) them
dinner.

d) Complete the sentences with the relative pronouns who and which .
1. The man __________ spoke to you is an Englishman.
2. Those are the boys __________ play football.
3. The book __________ is on the table is my book.
4. A chair is a thing __________ we sit on.

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5. Mineral water is water __________ we drink after meals.
6. Mary is the girl __________ makes delicious cakes.
7. That is the man __________ wrote many books.
8. This is the cat __________ broke your vase.
9. Mrs Rose is the woman __________ has got five children.
10. That was the jacket __________ I wanted to buy.

e) Write the question tags:


1. There are some onions in the basket, _______________?
2. I am a good person, ____________?
3. Nobody has the right to hurt you, ______________?
4. Lets order some Chinese food, _______________?
5. Betty visited Cairo, ____________?
6. There were many people at the party, ________________?
7. Help me carry this box, _________?
8. My friends drink soft drinks with their meals, _______________?

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