Sustainable Style: Exploring Ethical Fashion and Its Impact

Dotadots

Reading

1. False "They are easily transportable and difficult to trace."
2. True "By checking an online register, police are able to identify owners of the stolen items once they have been recovered."
3. False "Identification numbers are not new."
4. False "One particular product."

Lexicon

• possess --- own
• moveable --- transportable
• decreased --- fallen
• lifeless --- inanimate

Phonetics

1. personal, permanent
2. mobile
3. developed

Use of English

1. "My iPod was stolen last night," Sue said.
   Sue said that her iPod had been stolen the night before/the previous night.
2. The dots can even be incorporated into thread.
   It is even possible to incorporate the dots into thread. / For the dots to be incorporated into thread.
3. Car theft in Australia has fallen dramatically.
   There has been a dramatic fall in car theft in Australia.
4. "What is the identification number?" the police asked.
   The police asked what the identification number was.
5. If he doesn't return my iPod, I will complain.
   Unless he returns my iPod, I will complain.
6. Seeing the identification numbers is impossible.
   It is not possible to see the identification numbers.

Airport Cities

Reading

1. True "Many people commute for business reasons."
2. True "High-tech firms are setting up offices that are convenient for airline commuters."
3. False "Some … airport cities … even include housing."
4. False (paragraph 5) "There are plans to build them in ... Hong Kong."

Lexicon

• boring --- dull
• immediately --- right away
• to give someone a place to live --- to house
• show --- display

Phonetics

1. time, flight, rise, items, online
2. even
3. "cities" /z/

Use of English

1. Smoking is forbidden in airports.
   You are forbidden to smoke in airports.
2. There was a lot of traffic so we missed our flight.
   If there hadn't been a lot of traffic, we wouldn't have missed our flight.
3. Although the weather conditions were good, the flight was cancelled.
   In spite of the good weather conditions, the flight was cancelled.
4. She asked: "Have you ever been to Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport?"
   She asked us if/whether we had ever been to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
5. I haven't flown for ten years.
   It has been ten years since I've flown.
6. Some "aerotropoli" include housing.
   Housing is included in some "aerotropoli".

Ethical Fashion

Reading

1. False "Ethical fashion is all about creating and promoting clothing which uses raw materials that can be recycled."
2. True "Ethical fashion aims to encourage local craft workers."
3. False "The Ethical Fashion Show in Paris featured 60 designers."
4. False (paragraph 4) "Those involved in ethical fashion hope that the movement will gain in popularity."

Lexicon

• motivate --- encourage
• covering --- coating
• washed --- rinsed
• more common and acceptable --- mainstream

Phonetics

1. "juice" boutique, fruit, food, boosting
2. "home" coating
3. recycled, employed

Use of English

1. In this method, the silk is rinsed many times in water.
   This method includes the silk being rinsed many times in water. / Rinsing the silk many times in water.
2. Those involved in ethical fashion hope that the movement will gain in popularity.
   Those involved in ethical fashion want the movement to gain in popularity.
3. They hope that this will happen to the ethical fashion movement, boosting sales and benefiting workers.
   If this happens, it will boost sales and benefit workers.
4. "What material is this made of?" she asked.
   She wanted to know what material that was made of.
5. I wish I had gone to the fashion show.
   I should have gone to the fashion show.
6. In my opinion, you should eat more organic food.
   If I were you, I would eat more organic food.