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The picture below shows a fashion show. Such shows are designed to make people want to buy new clothes, but is it a good idea to spend lots of money on fashionable outfits? What about the impact of fashion industry on our planet? In this section you are going to read a text about how to be both fashionable and eco‑friendly.

Poniższe zdjęcie przedstawia pokaz mody. Takie pokazy mają sprawić, żeby ludzie chcieli kupować nowe ubrania, ale czy wydawanie dużych sum na modne stroje to dobry pomysł? I co z wpływem przemysłu modowego na naszą planetę? W tej sekcji przeczytasz tekst o tym, jak być jednocześnie modnym i ekologicznym.

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On a catwalk
Na wybiegu
Źródło: Michael Lee, dostępny w internecie: https://unsplash.com/ [dostęp 9.08.2022], domena publiczna.
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Exercise 1
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Drag and drop into the correct category - use the dictionary below if necessary. The number of words in each set is not equal. 1. Fashionable Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. stylish, 2. popular, 3. bygone, 4. ancient, 5. out-of-date, 6. outdated, 7. trendy, 8. new, 9. modern, 10. out-of-fashion, 11. chic 2. Old-fashioned Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. stylish, 2. popular, 3. bygone, 4. ancient, 5. out-of-date, 6. outdated, 7. trendy, 8. new, 9. modern, 10. out-of-fashion, 11. chic
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Please read the text and do the exercises below.

Sława Rewerska, Marta Hilgier

Fashion‑Consciousfashion‑consciousFashion‑Conscious and Eco‑friendly? It’s Possible!

Our tipstips [tip]tips will help you to refreshrefreshrefresh your spring wardrobe without spending lots of money and they will help you save our planet too!

Don’t throw awaythrow awaythrow away your old clothes. Do you have an old dress which is too small or a blouse which you find boring? There are many Internet platforms where you can sell your clothes! You will make some money and give your clothes a second lifegive your clothes a second lifegive your clothes a second life.

Be creative! Are you good with your hands? Do you like cutting, sewingsewingsewing or experimenting with accessoriesaccessories [accessory]accessories? You can reuse reusereuse that old suit, so it will look like a new one after a few changes. Lots of online videos can help you.

Are you tired or bored of wearing the same clothes and want something new? Organise small 'clothes swapsclothes swapclothes swaps' with your friends - everyone can bring some clothes which they don’t wear to exchangeexchange (verb)exchange them with one another. Later, you can go home happy that you have some new clothes to wear.

And finally, if you have some money to spend - go to a  second‑hand shopsecond‑hand shopsecond‑hand shop. You can find some real bargainsbargains [bargain]bargains there at very low prices! You will save a lot of money and the planet too!

1 Źródło: Marta Hilgier, Sława Rewerska, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Exercise 2
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Read the text above and then, choose the correct answers to the questions below. Only one answer is correct in each point. 1. What would be a suitable alternative title for the text?
a) Refresh your wardrobe
b) Give your clothes away
c) Spring fashion trends
d) Being eco-friendly

2. This text could be a fragment of …
a) a leaflet.
b) an essay.
c) a blog.
d) an email.

3. The text’s main aim is to …
a) give tips on how to save the planet.
b) suggest ways to save money.
c) give advice on eco-friendly fashion.
d) offer tips on fashionable accessories.

4. The tone of the text could be described as …
a) strict.
b) friendly.
c) formal.
d) bored.
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Exercise 3
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Read the texts above and choose all the correct answers. More than one answer may be correct.
  1. You can find bargainsfoodcheap clothes in a second hand shop.

  2. Clothes swaps are a good idea if you are tiredboredafraid of wearing the same clothes.

  3. You can sell your old clothes in a boutiqueon the Internetonline .

  4. If you don’t wearhaveneed some of your clothes, you can bring them to a clothes swap.

  5. Don’t throw away your rubbishold clothesdresses.

  6. Lots of online videos can help you to reusechangethrow away your clothes.
    Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
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    Exercise 4
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    Drag and drop the words below to the correct places. There are two extra words that you will not need. 1. Many 1. throw away, 2. bargain, 3. platform, 4. second, 5. accessories, 6. refresh, 7. low, 8. reuse, 9. sewing, 10. swaps, 11. hands, 12. fingers-hand shops belong to charity organizations.
    2. Clothes 1. throw away, 2. bargain, 3. platform, 4. second, 5. accessories, 6. refresh, 7. low, 8. reuse, 9. sewing, 10. swaps, 11. hands, 12. fingers are a popular party theme for teenage girls.
    3. You can buy clothes on the Internet to 1. throw away, 2. bargain, 3. platform, 4. second, 5. accessories, 6. refresh, 7. low, 8. reuse, 9. sewing, 10. swaps, 11. hands, 12. fingers your old wardrobe.
    4. Your old suit will look like a new one with a few 1. throw away, 2. bargain, 3. platform, 4. second, 5. accessories, 6. refresh, 7. low, 8. reuse, 9. sewing, 10. swaps, 11. hands, 12. fingers like a tie or fancy buttons.
    5. Don’t 1. throw away, 2. bargain, 3. platform, 4. second, 5. accessories, 6. refresh, 7. low, 8. reuse, 9. sewing, 10. swaps, 11. hands, 12. fingers your old clothes, donate them to Oxfam.
    6. Lots of online videos teach people 1. throw away, 2. bargain, 3. platform, 4. second, 5. accessories, 6. refresh, 7. low, 8. reuse, 9. sewing, 10. swaps, 11. hands, 12. fingers.
    7. I managed to buy the latest smartphone for only $100. What a 1. throw away, 2. bargain, 3. platform, 4. second, 5. accessories, 6. refresh, 7. low, 8. reuse, 9. sewing, 10. swaps, 11. hands, 12. fingers!
    8. If you want to find cheap clothes, check this 1. throw away, 2. bargain, 3. platform, 4. second, 5. accessories, 6. refresh, 7. low, 8. reuse, 9. sewing, 10. swaps, 11. hands, 12. fingers on the Internet.
    9. This is a really 1. throw away, 2. bargain, 3. platform, 4. second, 5. accessories, 6. refresh, 7. low, 8. reuse, 9. sewing, 10. swaps, 11. hands, 12. fingers price for such good quality.
    10. Sam is very good with her 1. throw away, 2. bargain, 3. platform, 4. second, 5. accessories, 6. refresh, 7. low, 8. reuse, 9. sewing, 10. swaps, 11. hands, 12. fingers, so she often alters her clothes herself.
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    Słownik

    accessories [accessory]
    accessories [accessory]

    / ækˈsesəriz / / əkˈsesəri /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    akcesoria, dodatki [akcesorium, dodatek]

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
    alters [alter] (clothes)
    alters [alter] (clothes)

    / ˈɔːltəz / / ˈɔːltə /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    tu: przerabia [przerabiać] (ubrania)

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
    bargains [bargain]
    bargains [bargain]

    / ˈbɑːɡɪnz / / ˈbɑːɡɪn /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    okazje, towary w atrakcyjnej cenie [okazja, towar w atrakcyjnej cenie]

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
    clothes swap
    clothes swap

    / kloʊðz /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    wymiana ubrań

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
    exchange (verb)
    exchange (verb)

    / ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    wymienić

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
    fashion‑conscious
    fashion‑conscious

    / ˈfæʃn̩ ˈkɑːnʃəs /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    świadomy/świadoma mody

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
    give your clothes a second life
    give your clothes a second life

    / gɪv jə kləʊðz ə ˈsɛkənd laɪf /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    dać swoim ubraniom drugie życie

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
    refresh
    refresh

    /rɪˈfreʃ/

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    odświeżyć

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
     reuse
     reuse

    / riˈjuːs /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    użyć ponownie

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
    second‑hand shop
    second‑hand shop

    / ˌsekənd hænd ˈʃɑːp /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    sklep z używaną odzieżą

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
    sewing
    sewing

    / ˈsoʊɪŋ /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    szycie

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
    throw away
    throw away

    thetaroʊ əˈweɪ /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    wyrzucić

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe
    tips [tip]
    tips [tip]

    / ˈtɪps / / ˈtɪp /

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

    wskazówki, rady [wskazówka, rada]

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    Nagranie dźwiękowe

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