Cowboy Boots

10/10/2020 6:12:00 PM
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Do you know?

  • Cowboy boots never disappeared, but their popularity did wane for a while. Thanks to the popularity of westerns, cowboy boots came back in style in the 1940s.
  • Most modern cowboy boots are used for line dancing.

Let's explore more in the passage!

 FACT: The history of cowboy boots begins in Britain.

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Listen and decide whether the statements are TRUE, FALSE or NOT MENTIONED.

  • Cowboys wear cowboy boots to work.
  • Cowboy boots have pointed toes and heels because the pointed toes slipped easily into the stirrups on a saddle. 

Cowboys wear cowboy boots for working.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • NOT MENTIONED

Cowboy boots have pointed toes and heels because the pointed toes slipped easily into the stirrups on a saddle. 

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • NOT GIVEN

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Why did cowboys wear cowboy boots? A cowboy’s boots helped him work. The boots had pointed toes. They had . Why did cowboy boots have pointed toes and heels?

spent a long time riding their horses. The pointed toes easily into the stirrups on a saddle. They also slipped out quickly. This was very important. If a cowboy fell, he did not want his boots to get stuck in the stirrups. He needed to be able to roll free of his horse so he would not get dragged.

Cowboys often had rough rides. They up and down in the . The boot’s heels helped the cowboy’s foot in the stirrup. They kept the cowboy’s feet from slipping. They helped the cowboy stay on his horse.

Read and answer the following questions.

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Why did cowboys wear cowboy boots? A cowboy’s boots helped him work. The boots had pointed toes. They had heels. Why did cowboy boots have pointed toes and heels?

Cowboys spent a long time riding their horses. The pointed toes slipped easily into the stirrups on a saddle. They also slipped out quickly. This was very important. If a cowboy fell, he did not want his boots to get stuck in the stirrups. He needed to be able to roll free of his horse so he would not get dragged.

Cowboys often had rough rides. They bounced up and down in the saddle. The boot’s heels helped anchor the cowboy’s foot in the stirrup. They kept the cowboy’s feet from slipping. They helped the cowboy stay on his horse.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 2

'Front' is to 'back' as _____

  • 'toe' is to 'heel'.
  • 'toe' is to 'boot'.
  • 'toe' is to 'saddle'.
  • 'toe' is to 'stirrup'.
If something is "anchored," it _____
  • bounces.
  • is important.
  • is held down.
  • slips out quickly.

This article is mainly about _____.

  • how to make cowboy boots
  • the origin of cowboy boots
  • the popularity of cowboy boots
  • the purpose of cowboy boots' design

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. Why did cowboy boots have pointed toes and ?
  2. spent a long time riding their horses. 
  3. The pointed toes easily into the stirrups on a saddle. 
  4. Cowboys often had rough rides. They up and down in the . 
  5. The boot’s heels helped the cowboy’s foot in the stirrup. 

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text. 

  1. A stone was digging into my .
  2. He swung himself into the and rode off.
  3. I don't much like films.
  4. We ourselves to the rocks with a rope.
  5. The ball twice before he could reach it.
  6. He a coat over his sweatshirt.