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Fashion in Technology 6

Reading and Vocabulary

A. Discuss with a partner.

1. Think of four ways technology has made life easier.
2. What disadvantages do you think there are in the increased use of technology?
3. How do you think technology has affected the fashion industry?

B. Complete the sentences using the words in the boxes. Use a dictionary to help you.

consumer society fair-trade faux merchandise outsourcing retailer surplus sweatshops

1. I prefer buying from an independent , rather than a chain store.

2. It’s important for me to buy products, so I know they’ve been ethically made.
3. I imagine companies selling ethical are still making more money than the
producers.

4. I don’t see any problem with to the Majority World if it makes things cheaper for me
to buy.
5. The people working in in the Majority World should be pleased to have a job.
6. I would never buy fur – it looks so realistic, people would still accuse me of animal
cruelty.
7. I think companies who have clothing should donate it to charity.
8. Being part of a has more advantages than disadvantages.

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