On February 26th, say Happy Birthday to Levi Strauss, the co-inventor of blue jeans! Get your students to learn about the history of these popular causal pants.
Read more about the history and invention of blue jeans here.
WARM UP QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TOPIC BLUE JEANS By ESL Made Easy:
1. Do you wear blue jeans? If so, when and where? How many pairs of jeans do you own? Would you find it hard to throw out your favourite pair of jeans? If so, why?
2. Are jeans popular and fashionable in your home country? If so, who typical wears them and when?
3. Do you remember your first pair of blue jeans? Do you remember the brand name and how much they cost?
4. What's the difference between a cheap pair of jeans and an expensive pair of jeans?
5. How has the look and feel of blue jeans changed over the years? What's the difference between the way they are marketed to men, women, children?
2. Are jeans popular and fashionable in your home country? If so, who typical wears them and when?
3. Do you remember your first pair of blue jeans? Do you remember the brand name and how much they cost?
4. What's the difference between a cheap pair of jeans and an expensive pair of jeans?
5. How has the look and feel of blue jeans changed over the years? What's the difference between the way they are marketed to men, women, children?
RECOMMENDED ESL LINKS AROUND THE TOPIC OF JEANS:
ESL Library: Famous things: Blue Jeans - reading and activity lesson: membership site
ESL Printables: A reading test on the history of blue jeans: lesson sharing site
Socks on an Octopus: Infographic on the history of blue jeans (Source: Amercian Eagle)
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