FAST FASHION

Vocabulary

100

garments

habits

200

landfill

une décharge

300

Waste

gaspillage

400

Second-hand shop

friperie

500

carbon footprint

empreinte carbone

Environmental Impact

100

The clothes made from polyester or nylon are friendly environmental. True or false?

False

200

Why are microfibres dangerous?

They harm marine creatures and damage whole ecosystems

300

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

400

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

500

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. 

Social Impact

100

All the fashion industry brands pay their workers the minimum wage. They earn $4 an hour or $7 an hour ?

$4 per hour.

200

How many people does Bangladesh employ in the T-shirt business?  

1 million ? 3 millions ? 4,5 millions ?

4,5 million

300

Many workers are forced to work ______ hours a day.

A) 14-16

B) 6-8

C) 8-10

A) 14-16

400

Why do people like fast fashion?

It's cheap, trendy, and easily accessible for everyone.

500

How does social media affect fast fashion?

It promotes trends rapidly, increasing demand for new clothes.

Ways to reduce impact

100

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.

200

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.

300

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. 

400

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.  

500

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.