Reading text TTO- Fast Fashion

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 3

Goals for today

At the end of this lesson: 

You have practiced your reading skills

You have learned more about fast fashion and are able to form an opinion

You are able to write your opinion down

Lesson program

Introduction to the concept of fast fashion

Read article about fast fashion + answer questions

Write your opinion down and present it to your classmates

How many items of clothing do you buy each month?

Nothing

1 or 2

3 or 4

5 or more

Where do you usually buy your clothes?

What do you do with clothes you don't wear anymore?

Throw them away

Sell them

Donate them

Other

If you had a 1000 euros, would you buy a lot of cheap clothes? or a few expensive items?

A lot of cheap items

A few expensive items

Who is familiar with the
term 'fast fashion'?

Reading text: The buy nothing movement 

Step 1: We'll do the preparation task together

Step 2: Read the text

     Step 3: Do task 1 and 2 

          

    Done? Find your own article and form your opinion

Form your opinion

You've read the two articles and have seen the video. Try to form your opinion about Fast fashion.

Use:

1. A mindmap

2. Flascards

Opinion: One positive and two downsides about fasfashion. 

Goal: present your opinion to the class

Form your opinion

Use:

1. A mindmap

2. Flascards

Opinion: One positive and two downsides about fasfashion. 

Find this hard? Try to answer this question:

Do you think buying cheap, trendy clothes is more important than helping the planet? Why or why not?

💬 Starting Your Opinion

"I think that…"

"In my opinion…"

"I believe that…"

"For me…"

"I feel that…"

⚖️ Giving Reasons

"Because…"

"The reason is…"

"This is important because…"

"It helps because…"

"It’s bad/good for the planet because…"

🔁 Adding More Ideas

"Also…"

"Another reason is…"

"And…"

"Not only that, but…"

❓ Comparing Ideas

"It is better to…"

"It’s more important than…"

"I prefer… because…"

"Buying less is better than…

Discussion

Did the text & video change your mind about 'fast fashion'?