Who Pays for Bargains? (Gate, April 2023)

1) What does clothing expert Derek Guy think about the prices of good-quality clothes?

• The prices are too high.

• The prices are too low.

• The prices are OK - they correspond to the quality.

• The article doesn't say the answer.

2) How much fabric do we need to make a men's shirt?

• 4 meters

• 3 meters

• 2.7 meters

• 1.6 metres

3) Which cotton is the cheapest?

• Czech

• American

• Chinese

• Turkish

4) TRUE / FALSE? Extras as buttons, thread, equipment, salaries and shipping fees don't cost any money.

• TRUE

• FALSE

5) Write ONE word: When we sew two parts of fabric together, it is called... (česky: sešívání).

(a)  

6) When manufacturers want to make the prices lower, it might be bad for... (more correct options)

• the clothes

• their customers

• human beings

• our planet

7) TRUE / FALSE? "Factory-made" clothes are not only made by robots.

• TRUE

• FALSE

8) Why do people have to sit at sewing machines?

• The machines sometimes stop working.

• The machines are too slow.

• The fabric tears and stucks in the machine.

• The machines can't cut cloth, the people use scissors.

9) What is a "sweatshop"?

• It is a factory where sweatshirts are made.

• It is a factory where only good-quality clothes are made.

• It is a factory where clothes can be made cheaply.

• It is a factory where the workers have high salaries.

10) TRUE / FALSE? It is usually illegal that the workers in sweatshops don't get health care and work long hours.

• TRUE

• FALSE