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Number

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clothing / clothes
browse
motivate
pastime
concern
appeal
fiber
affordable
organically
bargain
garment
surround
consideration
resist
second-hand
sustainable

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house.
1) Since Jake lost money on the stock market, he had to move to the
heat.
2) This new paint is designed to
is to reduce crime.
3) The government's primary

COMPREHENSION CHECK
you have a day out browsing in a mall?
1. What is the most appealing thing when

has become an important consideration for millions of shoppers?

2. What

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Eco-Fashion: We Are What We Wear

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. many more of us are shopping online because itz
easier and cheaper than shopping at local stores.e
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/ that / in which) we can shop.

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fashion.z
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Eco-fashion, also known for/ as / to) slow fashion and sustainable clothing, is trendy,
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‘ ’ slow fashion z
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produced fabrics.
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has become an important consideration for millions of shopper
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In fact, wearing recyeled or second-hand clothing - aV Decome lashonable and
as to be much more than a pasing trend.
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afford to
garment

latest
alter

earn second-hand

mend
go green

keep in mind carbon footprint

dig out responsible

* Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words above.

1) We are all unique in our own way and we should not try to or change that.
2) She never took a taxi even though she could
3) To a certain extent, we are all for this tragic situation.

COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. What did Poppy do with an old garment from her grandma?

2. Why can t Poppy buy all the latest fashions?

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Poppy: Fashion Angel

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her blog about fashion:
Poppy is a teenager with own

Poppy=
because I can't earn much money
buy all the latest fashions
at
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my age.

in mind.
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Once, instead of spending my money on something new, I dug out an old garment
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(what / thatl my grandma gave to me.
, z
2.

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I also love buying, altering, and wearing second-hand items because nobody else
have / has) the same things.
, a

My fixed-up clothes are unique, s0 nobody can copy my fashion.

Best of all, m caring for the planet, to0.

,

What's great about eco-fashion? ?

1. Reusing {what / that) you already have helps you save money.
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2. Going green allows you to reduce your carbon footprint and frespeet / respects
imals, people and the enviro
2.
, ,
.
3. Responsible shopping helps you create a new look that cannot uy/ be bought ▇
at a popular chain store. also helps you find out more about yourself and whatz
you really like and believe in.z
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Number Name

WORD CHECK
practice launch

make sure shade

source resource

material pioneer

ethically aim to

publicize division

come up with conservation

bamboo retail

cotton fiber

X Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words above.

1) am an imaginative person and I always try to new solutions to

existing problems.
2) As social workers, we improve opportunities for the less advantaged in

society.
3) To a certain extent, we are all for this tragic situation.

COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. What are many clothing chains doing to go green?

chains increasing?
2. What are many retail clothing

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They source their materials ethically and publicize their eco-practices.
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For instance, one designer came up with T-shirts aking/ m ▇ from bambo0
and organic cotton
, .a
Another designer la nched a new eco-friendly line of glasses (which / whose / that)
shades are made from over 50 percent natural and renewable res
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- Bono
One of the pioneers of ethical clothing is Bo
Bono . z
He and his wife aim to create a global fashion organization Jfocusing / focused *
rade with Africa and other developing countrie
( )
.
In 2007, they la nched a clothing division producing Tshirts that are 100 pere e
(sew) in Africa.
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Their organization has joined foroes with a conservation society form) the
Conservation Cotton Initiative.z
Conservation Cotton Initiative
This program promotes eco-friendly cotton farming and is helping to lin farmd 4
out of poverty.

Some popular stores are also going grd

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Many retail clothing chains are inereasing their use of organic
,
A few stores have also experimented with reeyeled fibers,
. a
In the meantime, 8ome stores are looking at ways {which / in whieh) they can
ge customers to recyele,
.
In 2015, one major store attempted (improve) its e00-standards by
giving its customers a big discount on a new pair of jeans when they donated
their old ones to be reryeled.
2015 ,
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