Reading: Fill in the blank
Vocabulary Meanings
Vocabulary Stress and Syllables
100

Today, most fast fashion companies produce clothing in countries with low ______ and few labour laws.

Wages

100

This word means “man-made.”

Synthetic 

100

Labour

Lá.bour (2)

200

Fast fashion companies use simple designs and synthetic materials to________________________.

speed up production and lower prices

200

If something is thrown away or no longer wanted, what word describes it?

Discarded

200

Sustainable 

Sus.stáin.a.ble (4)

300

Around 98% of the world's 60–90 million clothing workers do not earn a ______ .

Living wage

300

What word means “convincing people to buy products and services”?

Marketing

300

Affordable

Af.fór.da.ble (4)

400

According to the reading, we can make the most sustainable choice of all by simply ______.

Buying less

400

What word describes something that can continue or be used long-term without causing damage?

Sustainable 

400

Synthetic 

Syn.thé.tic (3)

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