• Fast Fashion Debate
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  • 18.08.2025
  • Englisch
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The true costs of your ward­ro­be

Con­su­mer



You love buy­ing new clo­thes often. Fast fa­shion stores have cheap, tren­dy clo­thes. You can buy new out­fits every month. But you've heard that fast fa­shion might be bad for the en­vi­ron­ment. You're not sure what to think.

Key points:

  • Cheap clo­thes

  • New styles often

  • Un­su­re about en­vi­ron­men­tal im­pact

The true costs of your ward­ro­be

Fa­shion De­si­gner



You work for a fast fa­shion com­pa­ny. Your job is to crea­te new de­signs quick­ly. You copy styles from ex­pen­si­ve brands and make them che­a­per. You worry about the qua­li­ty of the clo­thes and how long they last.

Key points:

  • Crea­te new de­signs fast

  • Copy ex­pen­si­ve styles

  • Con­cer­ned about qua­li­ty

The true costs of your ward­ro­be

En­vi­ron­men­tal Ac­ti­vist



You're wor­ried about how fast fa­shion hurts the pla­net. Ma­king so many cheap clo­thes uses a lot of water and crea­tes pol­lu­ti­on. Many clo­thes end up in land­fills. You want people to buy fewer, bet­ter qua­li­ty clo­thes.

Key points:

  • Fast fa­shion pol­lu­tes

  • Uses too much water

  • Clo­thes end up in land­fills

  • En­cou­ra­ge buy­ing less

The true costs of your ward­ro­be

Fac­to­ry Worker



You work in a clo­thing fac­to­ry in a poor coun­try. The work is hard and the pay is low. You work long hours to make clo­thes quick­ly. So­me­times the fac­to­ry isn't safe. But you need this job to sup­port your fa­mi­ly.

Key points:

  • Low pay

  • Long work hours

  • Un­safe con­di­ti­ons so­me­times

  • Need the job

The true costs of your ward­ro­be

Plea­se re­mem­ber

Use poli­te lan­guage when dis­agre­e­ing. Speak cle­ar­ly and at a mo­de­ra­te pace. Try to use some of the new vo­ca­bu­la­ry we've lear­ned about fast fa­shion.

Your Task:

You will be as­si­gned one of the fol­lo­wing roles:



Con­su­mer

Fa­shion De­si­gner

Fac­to­ry Worker

En­vi­ron­men­tal Ac­ti­vist







  1. Read the in­for­ma­ti­on pro­vi­ded for your role ca­re­ful­ly.

  2. In your group, pre­pa­re ar­gu­ments for your role (15 mi­nu­tes): What is your main opi­ni­on about the new fast fa­shion store? What are your main con­cerns or be­ne­fits? Pre­pa­re at least 3 strong points to sup­port your view.

  3. Du­ring the panel dis­cus­sion (15 mi­nu­tes): Pre­sent your view­point cle­ar­ly. Lis­ten to others and re­spond to their ar­gu­ments. Stay in cha­rac­ter and speak from your role's per­spec­ti­ve.

Use­ful phra­ses for a dis­cus­sion:



In­tro­duc­tion

I be­lie­ve that...

My main point is...



Sup­por­ting Your Ar­gu­ment

For ex­amp­le...
One re­a­son is..."



Con­clu­si­on

In con­clu­si­on...

Over­all, I think...



For En­ga­ging in a Dis­cus­sion

Agre­e­ing

I agree be­cau­se...

That's a good point.



Dis­agre­e­ing

I dis­agree be­cau­se...

I see what you mean, but...



As­king for Cla­ri­fi­ca­ti­on

Could you ex­plain?

How does that re­la­te?



Re­spon­ding to Coun­ter­ar­gu­ments

That's valid, but...

Ano­ther fac­tor is...



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