Séance 1 – Get Ready for the Séquence

Objectifs linguistiques : Shoe and company vocabulary.

Objectifs travaillés : Video comprehension

Resources :

Video: A couple of sneakerheads 

Contents

Vocabulary

Write the words, and their translations into your copybook.

Translations should be written in pencil, until they have been checked.

  • CEO (Chief Executive Officer) (n.)
  • collab(oration) (n.)
  • collectible (n.)
  • counterfeit / fake (adj.)
  • customise (v.)
  • eco-friendly (adj.)
  • endorsement / support (n.)
  • environment (n.)
  • ethics (n.)
  • exhibition (n;)
  • fabric (n.)
  • icon (n.)
  • iconic (adj.)
  • kicks / sports shoes (n.)
  • leather (n.)
  • Nike
  • retailer (n.)
  • rubber (n.)
  • second-hand (adj.)
  • shoe company (n.)
  • sneakerhead (n.)
  • sneakers (n.)
  • sole (n.)
  • sustainable (adj.)
  • trademark (n.)
  • vintage (n.)

A couple of sneakerheads

Copy the table, and complete it using the information in the video.

Next, copy these questions and complete them:

A: Does the second man wear his shoes? Why (not)?

B: Match the dates with the events they correspond to:

mid 1800s •.           • Black urban communities became the new sneaker market. 
1917.          •.           • Goodyear invented the vulcanised rubber sole. 
1980s.        •.           • Converse created the first canvas top.

C: Tick the correct statements:

☐ Both men are sneakerheads. 
☐ The sneaker culture is different from the hip-hop and streetwear culture. 
☐ Sneakers are sometimes like art, that is why they are exhibited in museums. 
☐ Owning a pair of famous sneakers is absolutely not a status symbol. 
☐ The men estimate their total expenses on sneakers up to $50,000.

Evaluation

Answer questions about this lesson.

Test yourself with questions about this seance