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www.hunterwellingtonboots.com MADE IN BRITAIN Adjectives for describing things 16 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2009 ✱WORDWISE ● skulls – crâne – Schädel – crani – doodshoofd – czaszki ● icon – icône – Ikone – icona – icoon – symbol ● trendy – à la mode – trendig – alla moda – trendy – modny ● rubber – caoutchouc – Gummi – di gomma – rubber – guma ● battle – bataille – Kampf – battaglia – slag – bitwa ● company – entreprise – Firma – società – bedrijf – firma Wellies Ten years ago, people thought wellies were for children, farmers and gardeners. Now, wellies are cool! What are wellies? Wellies are rubber* boots. They keep your feet dry on a rainy day. What do they look like? Ten years ago, wellies were green. Now, you can buy them in lots of different colours and designs. You can buy flowery wellies, stripy wellies or even wellies with skulls!*. ‘Wellies’ is a strange name. Where does it come from? The long name is ‘Wellington Boots’ but it’s easier to say ‘wellies’! The first person to wear ‘wellies’ was the Duke of Wellington who won the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Really? Why did the Duke of Wellington wear wellies? In his time, he was a style icon*. He asked his shoe maker to make a boot that was comfortable and stylish but also good for battles*! Who made wellies popular in the 2000s? Another style icon – Kate Moss, the model. She wore wellies to the Glastonbury Festival in 2005. Which brand of wellies are popular now? A company* called Hunter makes fashionable wellies for celebrities. They make 200,000 pairs of Hunter wellies every year. INTERNET SEARCH Go to www.wellieart.co.uk. Which wellies do you like? Why? Discuss with a classmate. DESIGN IT! Design a pair of wellies for teenagers. Describe your design. MUD! Everyone wears wellies at music festivals. Before you read: • Do you wear wellies?
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MADE IN BRITAINAdjectives for describing things
16 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2009
✱WORDWISE ● skulls – crâne – Schädel – crani – doodshoofd – czaszki ● icon – icône – Ikone – icona – icoon – symbol ● trendy – à la
mode – trendig – alla moda – trendy – modny ● rubber – caoutchouc – Gummi – di gomma – rubber – guma ● battle – bataille – Kampf – battaglia
– slag – bitwa ● company – entreprise – Firma – società – bedrijf – firma
Wellies
Ten years ago, people thought wellies were for children, farmers and gardeners. Now, wellies are cool!
What are wellies?Wellies are rubber* boots. They keep your feet dry on a rainy day.
What do they look like?Ten years ago, wellies were green. Now, you can buy them in lots of different colours and designs. You can buy fl owery wellies, stripy wellies or even wellies with skulls!*.
‘Wellies’ is a strange name. Where does it come from?The long name is ‘Wellington Boots’ but it’s easier to say ‘wellies’! The fi rst person to wear ‘wellies’ was the Duke of Wellington who won the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Really? Why did the Duke of Wellington wear wellies?In his time, he was a style icon*. He asked his shoe maker to make a boot that was comfortable and stylish but also good for battles*!
Who made wellies popular in the 2000s?Another style icon – Kate Moss, the model. She wore wellies to the Glastonbury Festival in 2005.
Which brand of wellies are popular now?A company* called Hunter makes fashionable wellies for celebrities. They make 200,000 pairs of Hunter wellies every year.
INTERNET SEARCHGo to www.wellieart.co.uk. Which wellies do you like? Why?Discuss with a classmate.
DESIGN IT!Design a pair of wellies for teenagers. Describe your design.
MUD! Everyone wears wellies at music festivals.
Before you read:• Do you wear wellies?
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