FAST FASHION

 

Pre-watching activities:

Answer to a survey about your consuming habits regarding fashion: 

Are you a fashion addict?

Prepare to watch the video and pay attention to the images. Then answer the questions and restate your previous ideas of its content.

 1) Match the words below with a suitable definition:

1. ____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5._____ 6. ______

1. quickly	a) Work environments that are unsafe, unhealthy, or uncomfortable for employees, often involving long hours, lack of proper equipment, or inadequate pay
2. international trade	b) nations with a lower level of industrialization and lower standards of living, which are in the process of economic growth and development
3. cheap	c) In a short amount of time; at a fast speed or rate
4. developing countries	d) Salaries or hourly pay that are below the average or expected income for a particular type of work or industry.
5. low wages	e) the exchange of goods, services, and capital between countries, typically involving imports and exports.
6. Poor working conditions	f) low in cost or price; inexpensive

2) Which of the words from execise 1 can you use to describe this photo from the video?

 

3) Match the photos with the following words related to environmental problems. Which of these problems appear in the video as a consequence of fast fashion?

animal extinction - fam land– deforestation - pollution – chemicals -  landfill -

1-                       appears / doesn’t appear	2-              appears / doesn’t appear
3-                      appears / doesn’t appear	4-                      appears / doesn’t appear

 

4) Listen to the video and in pairs, say whether the statements are true or false

1.     Fast fashion is expensive and high-quality clothing. T / F
2.     In the past, clothes were mostly made at home or by small local businesses. T / F
3.     Innovations like the sewing machine, made clothing cheaper and faster to produce. T / F
4.     The monster of fast fashion was created without the help of international trade. T / F
5.     Clothes made in developing countries are often produced with higher wages. T / F
6.     The fashion industry is one of the biggest contributors to pollution. T / F
7.     Making clothes requires a lot of natural resources, including water and farmland. T / F
8.     Clothes from Australia are always made locally. T / F
9.     A large amount of unwanted clothing from Australia ends up in landfills in Ghana. T / F

10.  Some companies are trying to recycle old clothes and create more eco-friendly clothing. T / F

5) In pairs, listen and complete the sentences with these words from the video:

developing countries – landfills - working conditions - fast fashion 

– natural resources  –eco-friendly 

 
1) ________    ________ is cheap, usually poorly-made clothing which exists so we can afford to buy new clothes regularly and be trendy.

2) Companies can cut costs by having clothes made in  ___________      ________________
3) Making clothes uses a lot of ___________      _____________ like farmland and water, chemicals and energy.
4) The clothes that we throw out end up in __________________.
5) Some companies are trying to find more _____________________ ways of making clothing or recycling old clothes.

6) Many governments and organisations are trying to build better _______________________

6) Change the following active sentences from the text into passive:

1) Back in the old days, people made clothes at home. 
Back in the old days, clothes________________________________
2) Companies produce clothes in developing countries
Clothes__________________________________________________
3) Some companies try more environmentally-friendly ways of making clothing.
More environmentally-friendly ways of making clothing _____________________________
4) Many governments and organisations will improve working conditions.
Working conditions______________________________________________
5) Clothing industries use a lot water to make clothes.
A lot of water ______________________________________

7) According to what you have learnt from the video about fast fashion and its consequences for the environment, which of the following statements would you choose for a school campaign to contribute to sustainable fashion? Discuss in groups

·       Buy second-hand clothes.

·       Buy slow fashion brands.

·       Follow every micro-trend.

·       Wash clothes in cold water.

·       Upcycling old clothes into new outfits.

·       Buy fewer high-quality pieces

·       Donate unwanted clothes.

·       Throw away clothes you don’t need.

·       Recycling clothes.

·       Buy fast fashion every week.

·       Wear clothes for longer periods of time.

·       Exchange clothe with your classmates.

·       Buy clothes made from eco-friendly materials.

 

Think about a good slogan for the school campaign: “Tips to contribute to sustainable fashion” (You can use the ideas in exercise 1 to help you). Follow these instructions to use Canva and create your poster:

 

1. Canva: https://www.canva.com/
2. Sign in with an account.
3. On the little house icon: Create a design
4. Choose poster: choose a free option (without a crown)
5. Modify photos, texts...
6. To save the project, click on COMPARTIR button, then DESCARGAR (choose PDF estándar en tipo de documento).
7. Email the poster to your teacher.