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Converse All Star (A2)
A – Before you start
Answer the questions with a partner.
1. Do you like wearing sneakers or trainers? Why (not)?
2. How many pairs have you got?3. Which is your favourite ran!?
Why?
B – Listen and answer
Read these statements. Then listen (without reading) and
write T (true) or F (false).
1. "he #mericans an! the $ritish have !ifferent wor!s for this
type of shoe.
2. "he %onverse company got its name from its foun!er.
3. "he company starte! in 1&1'.
. $asketall was not a new sport at the eginning of the 2
th century.
*. %onverse gave %huck "aylor a +o ecause he sai! he like! their
shoes.
,. #fter Worl! War -- most of the sports shoes sol! were
%onverse.
/. "he company ecame ankrupt in 21.
'. 0ow %onverse owns 0ike -nc.
C – Read and answer
Read the article and answer the questions.
1. -n what way !i! %onverse want his company to e
in!epen!ent?
2. What kin! of footwear !i! %onverse pro!uce at first?
3. Which mo!el is the most famous?
. Who helpe! to !esign it?
*. Which ranch of the arme! forces use! %onverse shoes?
,. How !i! the status of asketall change after Worl! War --?/.
Who were %onverse shoes worn y in the 1&/s?
'. Why !i! the company manage to survive after it went
ankrupt?
D – Learn it! Use it!
Complete these sentences with words from the glossary. (You may
have to adapt the epression in
some way! e.g. change the su"#ect$ or change from singular
to plural.)
1. Where !o - have to put my on this contract?
2. hort "shirts aren4t any more.
3. "his ook over a million copies.
. #re you the of the car that4s locking the roa!?
*. 5re!!ie spen!s a lot of time rea!ing .,. "hey4re offering
!iscounts on electrical goo!s this week.
/. Which of washing pow!er !o you usually uy?
'. 6ane can4t play with the team tomorrow ecause she4s her
arm.
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E – Ready for KE ("a#er $% "art &)
%onverse sneakers 1 (are%have%were) een an iconic symol of
the 7#2 ("y%from%for) many !eca!es. "he %onverse 8uer hoe
%ompany 3
(is%was%has) create! in 1&' y 9ar:uis 9ills %onverse
(who%that%which) was one of
the first * ( persons%person%people) to realise that
sports ha! ,
("ecome%"ecoming%"ecame) part of the #merican Dream. %onverse
was the first company/ (of%in%through) the worl! to pro!uce a
asketall shoe. "he same shoe the #ll tar was'
(after%net%later ) re!esigne! with the help of asketall player
%huck "aylor.
' – Ce* your #ronuniation
&nderline the stressed sylla"le in each of these words.
asketall in!epen!ent fashionale complaine! signature
re!esign success competitors ankrupt susi!iary
+ – ,rite a-out it
'rite a"out your favourite piece of clothing. ention
what it4s like. where you got it.
why you like it.
. – al* a-out it
*n pairs or groups.
1. When an! where !o people wear sports shoes in your
country?
2. Why are they so popular in your opinion?
3. #re there any places or situations where it4s est not to wear
them?
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AnswersB – Listen and answer
1. " 2. " 3. 5 ; -t starte! in 1&'. . 5 ; -t was a new
sport. *. 5 ; "hey gave him a +o ecause
he complaine! aout their shoes. ,. " /. " '. 5 ; 0ike -nc. owns
%onverse.
C – Read and answer
1. He !i!n4t want it to follow fashion. 2. "hey pro!uce! ruer
oots. 3. "he #ll tar. .$asketall player %huck "aylor. *. "he 7
#rmy. ,. -t ecame a professional sport. /. "hey
were worn y rock musicians an! the younger generation. '.
$ecause the ran! was still strong
an! the new owners save! the company.
D – Learn it! Use it!
1. signature 2. fashionale 3. has sol! . owner *. comics ,. huge
/. ran! '. hurt
E – Ready for KE
1. have 2. for 3. was . who *. people ,. ecome /. in '.
later
' – Ce* your #ronuniation
asketall in!epen!ent fashionale complaine! signature
re!esign success competitors ankrupt susi!iary
