news bulletin – answers

Shoe that grows with kids’ feet

correct the sentences

1. Children grow out of shoes before they can wear them. very soon after they have been bought
2. The solution to this is to but very large shoes. a larger size not very large shoes
3. German scientists are selling children’s shoes. they are developing them
4. Children’s shoes can be sloppy. children slop about in them (i.e. their feet move around inside the shoes)
5. The German team consists of 6 people. 8, (an 8-strong team)
6. The team spent two years testing children’s walking habits. walking and running
7. Children wore the shoes during the trial. the trial was done prior to developing the shoes
8. 17% of children wear shoes that are too big. 70%
9. Foot problems are caused by big shoes. by children bending their toes to keep shoes that are too big on their feet
10. The growing shoe is now available in Germany. it won’t be available until the autumn, we don’t know if it will be only Germany or not