Bargain or Problem?Shopping, Fast Fashion and the Planet
Première bac pro · CEFR A2 → B1 · Threads: Planet, Fairness, Power
“Is a £5 T-shirt a bargain or a problem?”
The big question
When something is very cheap, who pays the real price: workers, the planet, or all of us?
The journey
The real price of a T-shirt: Guess what is inside a price.
Rana Plaza, 2013: Discover the human cost of fast fashion.
Don’t Buy This Jacket: See whether a business can be green.
Where do our clothes go?: Follow clothes after the bin.
Create your own game: Shop Smart: Invent a cooperative board game with a shared planet counter.
Final task: pitch a Second Life business: Pitch a business project.
Sentence starters
This T-shirt is cheap because…
The building collapsed because…
Black Friday makes people…
After the bin, clothes go to…
If you land on…, you…
Our service helps customers…
Game: Shop Smart
A cooperative board game: shop squares and planet squares. Each choice moves your score and the shared planet counter, so the whole class wins or loses together.
Final task
Situation B training (B1): pitch your Second Life service (3 minutes) like a business project, then answer questions.
My effort badges
☐ Word Hunter☐ Team Player☐ Game Designer☐ Brave Speaker☐ Comeback Badge