B1 – Intermediate
For almost two years now, the world has been living through the Covid-19 pandemic. This means there have been many restrictions in the activities that we could do.
However, with the progress we have made to end the pandemic, the restrictions have been relaxed more and more. And because of this, people can go out again and do things almost as normally as before, including going out and dressing up again. Now, we go shopping for nice clothes again. This made the sales of clothing companies like Levi’s to increase again.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript on Levi Strauss & Co.’s sales going up again.
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Discussion Questions:
- What is your reaction to this news?
- Have you shopped more after the pandemic restrictions have been relaxed? Why or why not?
- Do you think that businesses in your city/country are recovering now? Elaborate.
- What businesses suffered the impact of the pandemic? How have they been affected?
- Do you like wearing jeans? Why or why not?
4 replies on “People Buy Jeans Again”
What is your reaction to this news?
It’s normal. people come back to buy after pandemic, because everybody can come out, to wear normal clothes like jeans
Have you shopped more after the pandemic restrictions have been relaxed?
A little bit, to be honest, I use to make littel things to protect myself from viruses
Why or why not?
Probably by fear
Do you think that businesses in your city/country are recovering now? Elaborate.
Lots things, for example, Hair salon, They come back to cut the hair of the people, I remember, in pandemic, I use to cut my hair at home
What businesses suffered the impact of the pandemic? How have they been affected?
Travels, for example, fly companies
Do you like wearing jeans? Why or why not?
Yes, it’s very confortable and casual, abaliable for business too
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1. I am glad that people have returned to the normality that we had before the covid
2. Yes, but I still buy almost everything online for the comfort it offers.
I only buy in a physical store in stores that do not have an online store
3. I think the small shops that sell clothes have not recovered yet.
They were closed for quite a few months and it is a pretty big waste of money since they had to continue paying the cost of the store
4. Small stores that sell clothing as they cannot compete with large stores with online sales
5. I love wearing jeans. I usually wear stretch jeans because they are more comfortable. I like to wear jeans because they match any outfit
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