W03 - Environmental impact online shopping

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Week 3

The environmental impact of online shopping

Lesson 1: Listening

Lesson 2: Reading

Today's lesson

1. Introduction

2. Vocabulary

3. Interactive listening

4. Discussion

Next lesson:

Reading

Introduction

How many clothes do you own?

Where do you mainly buy your clothes?

Do you try to be sustainable?

Vocabulary from the video

Let's do this!

Translate the word in between brackets!

The cotton is (harvested).

There is (a huge quantity) of cotton fields).

These can be (carcinogenic).

The fabric (is treated with)...

They contain many (harmful compounds).

(Human labour) is required.

Bangladesh (has surpassed) China.

They have (poor working conditions and low wages).

Cotton production has an enormous (carbon footprint).

Some countries produce (domestically).

The public's (willingness) to buy

There is a dramatic shift in (clothing consumption).

The fashion branche is the second largest (polluter).

01:02

How many liters of water are needed for the production of 1 t-shirt?

1. 27
2. 2700
3. 270
4. 27000

01:54

Which one of these is NOT part of the spinning process?

1. Stretch
2. Comb
3. Mill
4. Twist

02:08

Is cotton itself initially white after the first process?

1. Yes
2. No

02:57

True or false: The whole process of creating clothes can be automatized.

1. True
2. False

04:19

billion garments

percent increase

percent of global carbon emissions

gallons of water 

80

400

10

40

05:08

What are you going to do to lower your carbon footprint?

Supply Chain

Name the supply chain seen in the video

Supply Chain

Cotton farm/fields --> spinning facility --> Factories --> 

High-income countries

Has watching this video changed your attitude about online shopping?

Yes

No

Neh

IDC

Discussion

Make groups, pick one statement and discuss.

Statement 1: We should invest in sustainable fashion.

Statement 2: I am prepared to pay more for an item if its ecological footprint is better. 

Lesson 2

The environmental impact of online shopping

Reading

Lesson build-up

1. Introduction

2. Vocabulary

3. Reading

4. Questions

5. Use of English

What did we discuss yesterday?

Who remembers?

the activity of selling goods to the public

1. retail
2. landfill
3. impact
4. carbon footprint

the powerful effect that something has on something else

1. retail
2. landfill
3. impact
4. carbon footprint

The calculation of how much CO2 a person, company, organisation, etc. produces, which is used to measure the environmental damage they cause

1. retail
2. landfill
3. impact
4. carbon footprint

a place where large amounts of rubbish are buried in the ground

1. retail
2. landfill
3. impact
4. carbon footprint

a person or shop that sells goods to the public

1. purchase
2. campaign group
3. ecological
4. a retailer

a group of people that organises actions or protests to achieve a particular aim

1. purchase
2. campaign group
3. ecological
4. a retailer

relating to the relationship between plants, animals, people, water, land, air, etc.

1. purchase
2. campaign group
3. ecological
4. a retailer

to buy something

1. purchase
2. campaign group
3. ecological
4. a retailer

Do now

1. Preparation task 1

2. Reading together

3. Do exercise 2, 3, 4

4. Checking your answers