Vocabulary
garments
habits
The clothes made from polyester or nylon are friendly environmental. True or false?
False
All the fashion industry brands pay their workers the minimum wage. They earn $4 an hour or $7 an hour ?
$4 per hour.
Explain the quote by British designer Vivienne Westwood, “buy less, choose well, make it last". What does it mean?
It means that the most effective thing we can do is to buy less and use clothes for more time. We don't need to own ten pairs of jeans.
landfill
une décharge
Why are microfibres dangerous?
They harm marine creatures and damage whole ecosystems
How many people does Bangladesh employ in the T-shirt business?
1 million ? 3 millions ? 4,5 millions ?4,5 million
What should we do with the clothes that get out of style?
We could try to find different ways to style the outfits with the clothes that we already own.
Waste
gaspillage
Where do most of the fast fashion brands produce their items?
A) China, Spain and India
B) USA, India and Bangladesh
C) China, India and Bangladesh
C China, India and Bangladesh
Many workers are forced to work ______ hours a day.
A) 14-16
B) 6-8
C) 8-10
A) 14-16
In which type of shops should we start buying clothes?
We should stop buying at second-hand shops or charity shops and try to find environmental friendly brands.
Second-hand shop
friperie
It can take around ______ litres of water to produce just one pair of denim jeans.
A 6.000-8.5000
B 7.500-10.000
C 2.000-5.000
B 7.500-10.000
Why do people like fast fashion?
It's cheap, trendy, and easily accessible for everyone.
What can you do to reduce negative impact of fast fashion? Name at least 3 things.
You can:
1. repair and re-use old clothes,
2. choose second hand,
3. wear what you already own instead of looking for new outfits,
4. buy textiles made from recycled or organic fabrics,
5. washe clothes less, use drying machines less to save energy.
carbon footprint
empreinte carbone
What happens to all the clothes that we throw away?
Every year, more than 500 million kilograms of unwanted clothes end up in landfills. Less than one per cent of this is recycled. It can take as long as 200 years to decompose, harming the environment.
How does social media affect fast fashion?
It promotes trends rapidly, increasing demand for new clothes.
How can you use an old or unwanted T-Shirts in the of their life-cycles? Suggest at least 2 ideas.
We can use them as cleaning rugs, recycle, pass them to someone else or donate them to a charity shop.