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ELS Nasibe Sevgi-English Through Reading(BOOK 5)-33-100
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- 2. The Chinese and Western New Years A)
- 3. At Chinese New Year A)
- E X E R C I S E 3: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column B in EXERCISE 1. 1.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
a) concerning the moon b) system of dividing time into years, months, and days c) large, special meal d) large imaginary animal in legends (usually a winged reptile) e) small explosive device which makes a noise and is used for entertainment purposes f) belief in cause and effects with no scientific links g) cleaning the floor with a brush or broom h) rubbish 68 • ELS E X E R C I S E 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage. 1. The aim in shortening the Chinese New Year season was A) to bring it closer to the Western New Year traditions B) to lower the cost of celebration C) to reduce the number of feasts held D) to prevent the streets from becoming too congested with dragon and lion dances E) to minimize disruption of work 2. The Chinese and Western New Years A) share certain similarities B) are both celebrated in January C) have absolutely nothing in common D) both last for about a month E) are both based on the lunar calendar 3. At Chinese New Year A) children are the most important people B) debts are traditionally cancelled C) the Chinese observe a lot of superstitions D) nobody eats from dishes E) disagreements in the family are settled E X E R C I S E 3: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column B in EXERCISE 1. 1. If you do the I'll clean the windows. 2. According to English if a black cat crosses your path, you'll have good luck, while in the United States, the same event signals bad luck. 3. It takes the moon twenty-nine-and-a-half days to go round the earth, so this is known as a month. 4. There is so much on the beach that it is too dirty to sit on. 5. Although different religions and peoples around the world have their own methods for counting years, the used internationally is the one introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in the 16th century. ELS 69 LEVI STRAUSS In 1850, during the Gold Rush, a twenty-year-old immigrant from Bavaria named Levi Strauss stepped off the boat in San Francisco. He had with him a special cloth called Serge de Nimes, which would later be called denim in America. Levi Strauss hoped to sell the denim as material to make tents and covers for wagons, to the men who were going to the goldfields to look for gold. "You should have brought pants to sell. In the goldfields we need strong pants that don't wear out," one young miner advised Strauss. So Levi Strauss took some of his denim to the nearest tailor and had him make the miner a pair of pants. The miner was so pleased with his pants that he told other miners about the wonderful new Levi's pants or Levis, and soon Levi Strauss had to open a shop to manufacture enough trousers for the miners. The miners wanted trousers that were comfortable to ride in, that were low-cut so they could bend over easily to pick up the gold from under their feet, and which had big useful pockets. One miner complained that the gold in his pockets kept tearing them. So Levi put metal corners in the pockets to make them stronger. Very soon, miners and cowboys from all over came to get fitted up with Levi's pants. Today, more than a hundred years later, Levi's pants walk the world as Levi's blue jeans. Download 0.61 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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