This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is discussing and debating “fast fashion”!
Fast fashion refers to the mass production of trendy, low-cost clothing that is quickly made and sold. While it is cheap or affordable, fast fashion often leads to environmental and ethical problems.
Let’s discuss our views on buying clothes, fast fashion companies, and the future of trends and styles.
Here are some conversation questions to get you talking!
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Conversation Questions:
- How often do you buy new clothes?
- What do you look for when you buy clothes? Price, quality, style, or something else?
- Do you follow fashion trends?
- How long do you usually keep your clothes before replacing them?
- Have you ever bought clothes from a fast fashion brand? Which ones?
- Would you ever buy second-hand or vintage clothes? Why or why not?
- Some people say fast fashion is bad for workers. What do you think about this?
- Would you pay more for clothes if they were made ethically and sustainably?
- Do you think fast fashion will continue to grow, or will people change their shopping habits in the future?
- Make Your Own Questions
Vocabulary
- Trends (noun): Popular styles or fashions at a particular time.
Example: Many people follow fashion trends to stay stylish. - Fast fashion (noun): Cheap, mass-produced clothing that follows the latest trends.
Example: Fast fashion brands release new collections very quickly. - Second-hand (adjective): Previously owned or used.
Example: I like buying second-hand clothes because they are more affordable. - Vintage (adjective): Old but high-quality or stylish, often from a previous era.
Example: Vintage clothing has a unique and timeless look. - Ethically (adverb): In a way that is morally right or fair, especially regarding workers or the environment.
Example: Some brands produce clothes ethically by paying fair wages. - Sustainably (adverb): In a way that does not harm the environment.
Example: Sustainable fashion brands use eco-friendly materials. - Quality (noun): The standard of something, especially how well it is made.
Example: I prefer clothes with good quality, even if they are more expensive. - Replace (verb): To get something new instead of an old or worn-out item.
Example: I replace my shoes when they start falling apart. - Affordable (adjective): Not too expensive; reasonably priced.
Example: Fast fashion is popular because it is affordable. - Shopping habits (noun): The way a person usually shops or spends money on products.
- Example: Many people are changing their shopping habits to be more sustainable
Conversation Club Times
Just a quick update about the UK daylight saving time change happening on March 30th. The UK will move from GMT to BST (British Summer Time), which means the clocks will go forward by one hour.
Here’s what this means for our conversation clubs:
- 12pm & 6pm (UK time) Tuesday/Thursday – These will stay at the same UK time, but the time in your country might change! Please double-check.
- 11pm Tuesday/Thursday (UK time) → Moving to 12am Wednesday/Friday (UK time) – Since I run these from Japan and most attendees are in places that don’t change their clocks, I’m shifting this club one hour later to keep it consistent for most people.
12pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 12:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 05:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 06:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 08:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 08:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 13:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 13:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 14:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Tue/Thur at 19:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Tue/Thur at 20:00 JST
18pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 18:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 11:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 12:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 14:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 14:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 19:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 19:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 20:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 01:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 02:00 JST
00:00am Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Wed/Fri at 00:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 17:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 18:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 20:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 20:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Wed/Fri at 01:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Wed, Wed/Fri at 01:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Wed/Fri at 02:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 07:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 08:00 JST
Model Answers & Vocabulary
To help you prepare for the Thinking in English conversation club this week, I have created vocabulary lists and some model answers.
The model answers are split into intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced level responses. Hopefully this will give you an idea on the differences in quality between intermediate and advanced responses, and perhaps inspire your own answers to these questions!
B1 (Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
B2 (Upper Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
C1 (Advanced Level)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
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