UNIT 6 FAST FASHION

Fast Fashion means inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass market retailers in response to the latest trends. It is the bussiness model of replicating recent catwalk trends and high-fashion designs at low cost, driving high turnover of inexpensive seasonal and trendy clothing that appeals to fashion-conscious consumers.

The environmental costs of fast fashion

Water pollution, toxic chemical use and textile waste: 

fast fashion comes at a huge cost to the environment

text coursebook p. 69

👉the true cost of fast fashion VIDEO

WHAT CAN WE DO?

👉writing task 

UNIT 5 - ANIMAL RIGHTS

Animal rights means that  animals deserve certain kinds of consideration- consideration of what is in their best interests, regardless of whether they are “cute,” useful to humans or an endangered species.

👉 HISTORY OF ANIMAL RIGHTS VIDEO

student's paintings of animals

👉COURSEBOOK p. 51 ARTICLE

COURSEBOOK p. 56 Animals on Factory Farms

More than 9.5 billion chickens, turkeys, pigs and cows are slaughtered every year for food in the United States. The vast majority of these animals are raised on “factory farms,” where they are confined in huge numbers in barren, industrial settings. These facilities are not just inhumane, they are also environmentally unsound and dangerous for public health. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The ASPCA is calling for increased transparency in animal agriculture, an end to the cruelest factory farming practices, and adequate funding for a more humane food system.

relevant VIDEO "THE CASE FOR THE BETTER CHICKEN COMMITMENT"

COURSEBOOK p. 58-59: 

KEEPING ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY  video

endangered animals VIDEO

useful vocabulary Unit 5

   WRITING TASK FOR UNIT 5