| LESSON OVERVIEW
This ESL fashion lesson plan is based on the Huffington Post video “The Problem with Fast Fashion”. It pertains to the issue which is very up-to-date and raises a lot of controversy. Students have a chance to learn a lot of words and phrases connected with fashion as well as the environment.
WORD FORMATION AND VOCABULARY
There are two tasks dealing with vocabulary in this fashion lesson plan. The first one is a word-formation exercise in which students need to come up with adjectives from the words given. All these adjectives are connected with clothing and style, e.g. classy, unstylish. Moreover, if you have time, you can ask students follow-up questions consisting these words. The next exercise is pair work – discussing questions connected with students’ personal attitudes towards fashion. All questions include common words and phrases connected with fashion such as in vogue or a fashion victim.
VIDEO AND DISCUSSION
Further, students move to a quiz and discussion concerning the textile industry and its human, social and environmental effects. First of all, they have to guess the correct answers in the quiz. Then, they have to watch the video and check whether they’ve been right. When watching the second time, students need to write three consequences of fast fashion. The last task is a discussion. As usual, students have to express their opinions on the issue.
RELATED WORKSHEET – THE SLOW FASHION MOVEMENT
We bring you also a worksheet on Slow Fashion to supplement your discussion about the fashion industry. It includes a bunch of adjectives to talk about the fashion industry (fair, transparent, ecological, long-lasting, etc.) and a lot of speaking opportunities for your students. They will need to rack their brains to discuss the concept of slow fashion and how to be a part of it! See it yourself: Slow fashion: an alternative to fast fashion.
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I love this lesson plan and am excited to use it with my students! Thank you for your work!
Thank you ☺️
Great! It really helps to get focused on terminology – it boosts language awareness.
I really like the worksheet! it’s also important for me that it’s got a clear, student friendly layout! Thank you!
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Thanks for the great lessons!!! I am very impressed with your concept and hope to donate something soon or even become a patron. There is a typo on this handout “3. Read the quiz and tick you answers, a, b or c.”
Thanks again 🙂
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Typo fixed!
I found you guys yesterday and am now a Patreon. I’ve not used any of the lessons so far, although plan to run with How to plan Happiness tomorrow with my class. And I’m looking forward to trying this lesson out. A really good way to approach the topic of clothing. Thank you for your wonderful work, that brings creativity and big subjects together.
Hi Alicia! Welcome on board and have fun using our lesson plans. I hope you and your students are going to enjoy them much 🙂
Thanks a lot for this awesome lesson. Congrats on your wonderful work! 🙂
Thank you! It’s so great to hear it!
Great video, thank you, and a very interesting topic.
Lovely material. Thanks!
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Awesome video!
thank you for your work. i will use it immidiately))
The video on the website Hufflepuff is removed. I cannot teach this material.
Thanks for letting us know! We’ve just updated the links in the worksheets as well as in the e-lesson plan and embedded the video here as well so you shouldn’t have any problems now.
This worksheet is perfect, not to difficult for my students but still enough new and useful words to make them speak about fast fashion. And the video is just to the point, not too long and it gives just what is necessary to know.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks for taking the time to comment and leave us some feedback! We’re happy to hear that you find this lesson so useful 🙂