Listening Comprehension Test BLUE JEANS

LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST

5^th form

Blue Jeans

I What is the text about?

a) about California

b) about Levi Strauss

c) about trousers

d) about gold

II Complete the sentences:

1. Levi Strauss came to America from

1. Italy

2. Germany

3. Japan

1. There were many people in California because they wanted

1. to become rich

2. to buy new trousers

3. to find a job

1. Levi Strauss had a lot of

1. tents

2. strong material

3. blue colour

1. Now people all over the world wear

1. blue jeans

2. special trousers

3. blue clothes

III Answer the questions:

1. When did Levi Strauss arrive in San Francisco?

2. Why were there many people in California in those days?

3. Where did they spend much time?

4. Who had a lot of strong material?

5. What did Levi Strauss decide to do with his strong material?

6. Why did Levi Strauss colour the trousers blue?

IV Correct the wrong sentences:

1. Levi Strauss arrived in New York in 1850.

2. Levi Strauss had a lot of material to make tents of.

3. People looking for gold wanted to have light, beautiful jeans.

4. Levi Strauss coloured his jeans because he was fond of the blue colour.

V Say who made jeans and what material they are usually made of.