Vocabulary
Give the French for cheap.
Pas cher.
Making clothes uses a lot of this resource, especially for cotton.
Water
Name one fast fashion brand.
Zara, Shein, H&M...
This shopping day encourages mass buying with big discounts, often leading to overconsumption.
Black Friday
Fast fashion items are made to last a long time.
False
Give a synonym of pricey.
Expensive.
This synthetic material, common in fast fashion, releases micro-plastics.
Polyester
Name one eco-friendly fashion brand.
Sézane, Patagonia, Veja...
This event is promoted as an ethical alternative to Black Friday, encouraging repair and reuse.
Buy Nothing Day
The babyboomer generation is the biggest consumer of fast fashion.
False Gen Z
Give the English for magasins de seconde main.
Thrift shops
Clothes that end up in landfills contribute to this type of pollution.
textile waste
Give an app that allows you to sell your clothes online.
Vinted.
What do stores do to attract more customers?
Sales, loyalty cards...
Fast fashion relies on low-paid employees to cut costs.
True
Give the opposite of fast-fashion.
eco-friendly pr sustainable.
What can you do instead of buying new?
Borrow, swipe, repair, thrift shop
Name two websites that provide cheap merchandise from Asia.
Aliexpress, wish, shein, temu.
Workers often suffer from these two unsafe conditions due to poor ventilation and long hours.
heat and chemical exposure
Greenwashing is the act of making a product that is good for the environment.
False, Greenwashing is a type of marketing. It is a way to make products more appealing to customers who care about the environment.
Give one word related to consumption.
consumers, over-consumption, sales, waste, trends, merchandising, seller...
Why is repairing clothes helpful?
It saves money and reduces waste.
Name 10 fast fashion brands in less than 20 seconds.
Zara
H&M
Shein
Primark
Forever 21
Bershka
Pull & Bear
Stradivarius
C&A
New Look
Missguided
Boohoo
PrettyLittleThing
In 2013, this factory collapse in Bangladesh killed over 1,100 garment workers.
The Rana Plaza disaster
Workers in fast fashion factories usually have safe working environments.
False