English 9- Unit 2-Read

In the 1970s, people didn’t love wearing jeans because they were so cheap... .,… so many people began wearing jeans.. jeans students cheaper fashion sale... : Jeans became cheaper so

Welcome to our class

They are wearing jeans What are they wearing?

Lesson 4: Read a text about jeans

I Vocabulary:

- material (n)

- cotton (n )

- (to) wear out (v) lµm r¸ch, mßn

- style (n) kiÓu d¸ng,phong c¸ch

chÊt liÖu, nguyªn liÖu b«ng, sîi b«ng

- economical (a)

thuéc vÒ kinh tÕ

- out of fashion : lçi thêi

wear out

cotton

embroider

What and where:

c) When did jeans become popular?/ Why?

b) Where was jean cloth made in?

a) What were jeans made of?

d) What are some famous jeans designers?

jean cloth Europe

In the 1970s, because jeans became cheaper.

Levis’,

What do you want to know about jeans:

II/ Read

1 Put tick in the box T or F

a The word “ Jeans” comes from a kind of material in Asia.

b.The sailors in Italy often wore jeans.

c Jean cloth was made completely from cotton in the 16 It was made completely from cotton in the 18 th century th century.

e Today, young generation is still fond of jeans.

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In the 1970s, people love wearing jeans because they

were cheaper.

The word jeans comes from a kind of material in “ ”

Europe.

d In the 1970s, people didn’t love wearing jeans because

they were so cheap.

2.Filling the missing dates and words.

1 Workers like to wear ……… … . because the material

made from cotton was very strong and could hardly wear out.

2 A lot of university and college ……… … … wore jeans.

3.Jeans became …… ,… so many people began wearing jeans.

4 Jeans became high ………… …clothing.

5 The ……… … of jeans stopped going up.

jeans

students cheaper

fashion sale

3 Filling the missing dates

1 ………… :Workers like to wear jeans because the material made from cotton was very strong and could hardly wear out.

2 …………. :A lot of university and college students wore jeans.

3 ………… : Jeans became cheaper so many people began wearing jeans.

4 ………….: Jeans became high fashion clothing.

5 ………….: The sale of jeans stopped going up.

18 th century

1960s 1970s

1980s 1990s

4 Answer the questions:

1 Where does the word Jeans come from?

2 What does the 1960s fashions? ’

3 Why did more and more people begin wearing jeans

in the 1970s?

4 When did jeans at least become high fashion clothing?

5 Why did the sale of jeans stop growing?

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3 Why did more and more people

begin wearing jeans in the 1970?

In the 1970s, more and more people began wearing jeans because they

became cheaper.

1.Where does the word Jeans come from?

The word jeans comes from a kind

of material that was made in Europe.

2 What does the 1960s fashions? ’

jeans, painted jeans and so on.

4 When did jeans at last become high fashion clothing?

Jeans at last became high fashion clothing in the 1980s

5 Why did the sale of jeans stop growing?

(The sale of jeans stopped growing) Because the worldwide economic

situation got worse in the 1990s.

You’re lucky

1 Do you like wearing jeans? Why? Why not?

2 What type of jeans do you love wearing?

3 Do you think jeans are in fashion?

HOMEWORK: