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It’s All in the Jeans

It’s All in the Jeans

Here ‘s an inspiring reading exercise for students at A2-B1 level. Rock bands wear them. Your parents and grandparents wear them. You wear them. Some of them are hard-wearing. They are the most popular item of clothing in the universe. Why? They’re comfortable, they’re stylish – they’re jeans. The story of jeans goes back to 1849, when the American Gold Rush started. Thousands of people went to California to try their luck at digging gold and making their fortune. Among them was a young man called Levi Strauss, who went to California from Germany at the age of 18. He made a lot of money, in spite of the fact […]