Teddy Bear (English exercise n°26765 - Please quote this number when contacting us)Other English exercises on the same topicTeddy BearComplete the story IntermediateEnglish exercise "Teddy Bear" created by izzy (12-09-2007) with The test builderClick here to see the current stats of this English test1. It was at the Leipzig Toy Fair in March 1903 that the Steiff company added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways a new toy bear with movable arms and legs. 2. He was added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways simply as Bär (Bear) 55 PB, but today he is widely held to be the very first teddy. 3. Bär 55 PB wasn't actually the first bear to be made by the company; they were already appearing in Steiff added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways as far back as 1892. 4. But the early creations were much more added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways real bears. 5. Some were standing on their hind legs, added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways were on all fours. 6. Later, wheels were added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways to the feet. 7. It is thought that the idea for animal toys with movable added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways came to Richard Steiff (Margarete's nephew) after a visit to a travelling circus. 8. As an art student, he had added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways bears at Stuttgart Zoo. 9. Now the circus gave him another added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways to study the animals and their movement. 10. He began looking for added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways to reproduce that movement and the result was the so-called 55 PB that went on show at Leipzig. 11. The code simply meant that he measured 55 cm, was made of plush, and was 'beweglich', or added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways. 12. The added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways for the new bear was very lukewarm. 13. It began to look as added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways not a single order would be taken. 14. It was only as the fair drew to a added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways that a buyer for an American toy firm turned up, looking for something a little out of the ordinary. 15. The bear proved to be just the sort of thing he was added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways, and he quickly ordered 3,000. 16. Today, not a single example of this early bear is known to added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways. 17. The fact that he was hard and exceptionally heavy added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways many potential buyers. And he was also distinctly fierce-looking. 18. Richard Steiff and his aunt weren't added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways with the new creation and Richard set to work once more to improve on his design. 19. The following year, a smaller bear with gentler added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways was introduced. He was called Bär 35 PB. 20. This time the reception was added after catalogues close exist features introduced jointed known like limbs opportunity others put off reception satisfied sketched though warmer ways, and a total of 12,000 were sold. End of the learn English: Teddy Bear (27.06.2008 18:05)A free English exercise to learn English.
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