LEVI`S, THE ORIGINAL BLUE JEAN Epreuve d` ANGLAIS

LEVI'S, THE ORIGINAL BLUE JEAN
1. When he was 18 years old, Levi Strauss left his home in Bavaria hoping to find the
American dream. He took some heavy cloth from Nîmes. He did not know it was
going to make him rich and famous.
2. Strauss arrived in the West at the time of the Gold Rush, with thousands of gold
miners. He soon realised that instead of using his cloth to make tents and wagon
covers, it was better to use it to make strong pants. In 1850 the first pair of Levi's was
made.
3. In the next 80 years blue jeans became an important part of the working man's
uniform. They were worn by cowboys, miners and farmers. By the 1930s Levi's
jeans had become an accepted fashion. They were adopted by young people in the
1950s as a symbol of their rebellion against society and desire for freedom.
4. Since the 1960s, blue jeans have become the most popular clothes in the world. Many
people have several pairs of jeans, one for sports, one for going to the disco, one
for going to school, one for going to work.
5. // Today Levi Strauss is still a family business based in San Francisco, but it is also
a multinational business, with headquarters in Brussels. //
6. Fashions may change, different styles or colours may become popular, but the
advertising slogan of " the best quality for the best price " // that was used to sell the
first Levi's jeans is still used to day. // And the approximately four billion dollars
spent on Levi's all over the world in 1990 prove that thousands of people agree. //
Source : EASY SPEAKEASY
Cloth = de la toile
to wear, I wore, wom = porter ( un vétement )
ACADEMIE DE LILLE
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TRAVAIL A FAIRE PAR LE CANDIDAT
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Répondez EN ANGLAIS aux questions suivantes, non par de
simples mots, mais par des phrases complètes.
1. Where was Levi Strauss born ?
2. How old was he when he left his native country ?
3. Can you imagine the reasons why he decided to emigrate to the U.S.A. ?
4. Why did many emigrants rush to California in the 1850s ?
5. What decision was at the origin of Levi Strauss 's commercial success ?
6. Why were Levi's jeans popular with miners ?
7. Were Levi's jeans worn by aristocrats in the 19 th century ?
8. What did jeans symbolise for young people in the 1950s ?
9. In 2 or 3 lines, explain the reasons of the success of Levi’s jeans today.
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Traduisez en français les paragraphes 5 et 6.
( de " Today Levi Strauss...." à la fin du texte )
Ecrivez en anglais la question qui correspond aux éléments écrits
en gras et soulignés dans les phrases suivantes. (1/2 point x6)
1. Peter gets up at six.
2. It's nine o'clock.
3. Betty is nineteen years old.
4. The garden is 500 meters long.
5. Robert made a nice cake last week.
6. Joe went to Boston last month.
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par des barres obliques. 1,5 point par unité correctement traduite et 1 point pour la qualité
d'ensemble de la traduction. Retrait de fraction(s) de point ou de point selon la gravité des erreurs
commises, jusqu'à concurrence de 1,5 point par unité.
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