Unit 10 The Jeaning of America
Unit 10 The Jeaning of America
Contents Pre-reading 2 Macro-reading 3 Micro-reading Post-reading
1 Pre-reading 2 Macro-reading 3 Micro-reading 4 Post-reading Contents
raorrs About Jeans ·Jeans are trousers made from denim. Originally work clothes, they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Historic brands include Levi's and Wrangler. ·Today Jeans are a very popular form of casual dress around the world 老贴长家园 专wWw,135之.CD州
About Jeans • Jeans are trousers made from denim. • Originally work clothes, they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. • Historic brands include Levi's and Wrangler. • Today Jeans are a very popular form of casual dress around the world
What does the title mean? What is the key word in this title? 。Jeaning ·What is"jeaning"? ·jeans?jeaning? Then what does this title refer to?
What does the title mean? • What is the key word in this title? • Jeaning • What is "jeaning"? • jeans? jeaning? • Then what does this title refer to?
ostraction Nominalization To nominalize means to form a noun from a verb or an adjective. ·When such suffixes as“-ness”,“-ing”,“-tion”, “-ity”and“-dom”are added to a verb or an adjective,they can turn the verb or adjective into an abstract noun. ·The word“jeaning”is an abstraction based on "jean",meaning the process of making jeans part of the American culture
Abstraction & Nominalization • To nominalize means to form a noun from a verb or an adjective. • When such suffixes as “-ness”, “-ing”, “-tion”, “-ity” and “-dom” are added to a verb or an adjective, they can turn the verb or adjective into an abstract noun. • The word “jeaning” is an abstraction based on “jean”, meaning the process of making jeans part of the American culture
The title suggests how an American symbol,namely the jeans,came into being.Note the basic meaning of the structure "the -ing of noun".In the text,the title literally means "how America is jeaned".Since the jeans are a symbol,it should be interpreted as how America came to be symbolized by the jeans"or "how that American symbol was invented
• The title suggests how an American symbol, namely the jeans, came into being. Note the basic meaning of the structure "the + -ing + of + noun". In the text, the title literally means "how America is jeaned". Since the jeans are a symbol, it should be interpreted as " how America came to be symbolized by the jeans" or "how that American symbol was invented
Symbols of American culture I WANT YOU &6oa6
Symbols of American culture
Jeans Jeans are trousers made from denim. Originally work clothes,they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Historic brands include Levi's and Wrangler. Today Jeans are a very popular form of casual dress around the world
Jeans • Jeans are trousers made from denim. • Originally work clothes, they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. • Historic brands include Levi's and Wrangler. • Today Jeans are a very popular form of casual dress around the world
Some Famous Designers ●COMMEdesGARCONS ●Calvin Klein ●VIS ●Vrangler ●DY ●FAIRWHALE ●Miss sixty ●Texwood
Some Famous Designers • COMMEdesGARCONS • Calvin Klein • LEVIS • Wrangler • DKNY • FAIRWHALE • Miss sixty • Texwood
Types of Jeans a●Acid-wash.jeans ●Double-kneedjeans ●Designer jeans ●Boot-cut.jeans
Types of Jeans • Acid-wash jeans • Designer jeans • Double-kneed jeans • Boot-cut jeans