Unit 10
Levi Strauss, a young
1 1. from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in
1850, when California was in the middle of the Gold Rush. Originally he
planned to sell canvas to gold miners, which he thought they could 2. for
tents. However, he got another new idea when he heard miners 3.
that
they couldn't find clothes strong enough 4 the work they were doing. He
quickly took some of his canvas and made it 5. pants, which were
6.
in no time. Those strong pants which the miners needed later became
what we now know as jeans.
Today the company Levi started is known all over the world. And jeans
are considered not just practical but 7. as well. They come in various
styles, too. Tight jeans, baggy jeans, striped jeans, and plaid jeans. You can
choose & style you take a 9._to. Do you know that 453 million pairs
of jeans are sold every year?
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all those jeans in a line, and they will go
around the world 12 times!
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