Tale - C1 L1 Waste, Pollution & Activism

What is the "ethics"?

• what is physically good or bad

• what is morally good or bad

• what is vital and what is not

• what is secondary and what is not

Organize these elements into the right categories

Groups:

(a) clothes

,

(b) water

,

(c) electronics

,

(d) food

• water saving

• a meal

• to unplug

• a thrift shop

• a device

• to repair

• a closet

• fast fashion

• energy-saving

• homemade

• second-hand

• leftovers

• a bill

• to leave the tap running

• a packaging

• local ingredients

• a hole

• to collect rainwater

• refurbished

• a laptop

​ ​ (a)   happens when forests are cut down for factories and farmland. Many companies rely on ​ (b)   to produce cheap clothing in poor conditions. Materialism can lead to​ (c)   as you are never satisfied.

• environmental degradation
• sweatshops
• mental health issues
• workforce
• body issues
• globalization

THE ALTERNATIVES TO CONSUMERISM - Match the images and the words

• Experience Over Material Goods

• 
• Minimalism

• 
• DIY and repair culture

• 
• Second hand shopping

• 
• Ethical shopping

• 

Match the following

• consumers prioritize speed over ecology

• advertising

• products are designed to become outdated

• social pressure

• the influence pushed by others for norms

• convenience culture

• deep satisfaction fueled by dopamine

• emotional fulfillment

• attracts public attention to a product

• planned obsolescence

Label the pictures

a

b

c

d

e

long t-short

nose paper

to basket

washing machine

wash machine

vortex pool

to throw

whirlpool

long-sleeved t-shirt

tissues

Select the synonymS of "pivotal"

• essential

• vital

• crucial

• central

• superficial

What is it?

what is it?

What is it?