Sustainable fashion
Downsizing
Employment regulations
How businesses make money
Winter idioms and phrases
100

True or False? The fashion industry is less polluting than many other industries. 

False. The fashion industry is probably the third most polluting industry. 

100

Choose the correct option: When we have fewer/ less items, it is easier to keep the house clean and tidy.

fewer items

100

Compelte the sentence:

I’m planning to take  un  _  _  _  d  leave because I’ve used all my holiday.

unpaid

100

Choose the correct option. We work with a reliable supplier who delivers all our raw ingredients before 6 a.m. every day.


  1. a company that buys finished products from other companies

  2. a company that provides materials or products to another business

2. a company that provides materials or products to another business

100

say 3 words related to winter weather

chilly, freezing, windy

200

Agree with the following sentence:

I spent so much on clothes last week.

So did I.

200

True or False? Downsizing means choosing to have
fewer things and living more simply.

True

200

What is a sabbatical?

a longer period of time during which someone does not work at their job and is able to rest or travel, etc.

200

a business that sells directly to individual customers is a r....

retailer

200

Waht does it mean to get cold feet?

To suddenly become too nervous to do something you had planned. 




300

Agree with the following sentence (you have the same opinion or plan): 

They’re not going to buy anything new.

Neither am I. 

300

True or False? Downsizing can relate to someone losing weight.

False. 

300

The lowest amount of money that employers are legally allowed to pay someone

minimum wage

300

If you earn as much as you spend you  b.....e.....

break even

300

 I’m completely snowed under with tasks this week. 

What does it mean?

Overwhelmed with work or responsibilities.

400

What is a flea market?

a big place where people sell second-hand or cheap things; it’s usually outdoors

400

List  at least 3 types of houses

detached, semi-detached, bungalow, terraced house, flat, mansion

400

In France, people are entitled to switch off their work devices when they have left the office. What does it mean to be entitled to?

have the right to do something

400

What are overhead costs?

necessary expenses involved in running a business (e.g. insurance)

400

Give someone the cold shoulder - what does it mean?

To intentionally ignore someone.

500

What is a thrift store?

a shop that sells used things, usually to raise money for people in need or community projects (common in the US and Canada)

500

Downsizing in the company means that sometimes employees are made r......

redundant

500

What is annual leave?

a paid number of days each year that an employee can take off work

500

What is custom-made?

made or done to order for a particular customer.

500

Name at least 3 words with the word snow in them

snowman, snowflakes, snowball, snowfall