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Level 6 - 4th September, 2019

Vegan fashion is becoming more popular

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Contents
The Article 2 Discussion (Student-Created Qs) 15
Warm-Ups 3 Language Work (Cloze) 16
Vocabulary 4 Spelling 17
Before Reading / Listening 5 Put The Text Back Together 18
Gap Fill 6 Put The Words In The Right Order 19
Match The Sentences And Listen 7 Circle The Correct Word 20
Listening Gap Fill 8 Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) 21
Comprehension Questions 9 Punctuate The Text And Add Capitals 22
Multiple Choice - Quiz 10 Put A Slash ( / ) Where The Spaces Are 23
Role Play 11 Free Writing 24
After Reading / Listening 12 Academic Writing 25
Student Survey 13 Homework 26
Discussion (20 Questions) 14 Answers 27

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THE ARTICLE

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There has been a dramatic increase in the popularity of veganism around

the world in the past decade. Many people are becoming vegans in an

attempt to lead a lifestyle that is more conducive to helping the planet.

Giving up eating meat, dairy and other food from animals constitutes the

bulk of changes vegans make to their lives. However, an increasing

number of vegans are now extending their beliefs to fashion. There is a

considerable increase in the sales of vegan clothing, footwear and

accessories. Retailers are marketing products that are free from cow skin

and other animal products. Shops are full of synthetic fur coats, plastic

belts, and shoes made from tree bark, recycled plastic bottles, rubber

and coconut fibre.

Research in the United Kingdom revealed that 42 per cent of shoppers

considered animal welfare before buying clothes. The researchers

discovered that people of all ages would consider purchasing vegan

footwear. The trend in vegan fashion has also reached luxury brands.

Designer Stella McCartney has designed a new range of fashion that is

free from leather and makes use of recycled products. Her new collection

is based on a theme of the iconic sixties pop group the Beatles. Ms

McCartney's father, Paul, was lead singer of the group. She has designed

leather-free Yellow Submarine sneakers and colourful fake fur coats. Ms

McCartney is a committed animal rights activist.

Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49409405
https://www.livekindly.co/stella-mccartney-beatles-vegan-shoes/
https://vegconomist.com/fashion-und-beauty/stella-mccartney-and-taylor-swift-team-up-for-
vegan-fashion-line/

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WARM-UPS

1. VEGAN FASHION: Students walk around the class and talk to other students
about vegan fashion. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will
the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?

dramatic / increase / vegan / dairy / fashion / footwear / accessories / marketing /

shoppers / animal welfare / trend / luxury / range / recycled / theme / iconic / fur

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. TURNING VEGAN: Students A strongly believe all of us should become vegan

to help the planet; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and
talk about your conversations.

4. VEGANISM: What are the pros and cons of these vegan thinsg? Complete this
table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

Pros Cons

Food

Clothes

Shoes

Pets

Furniture

Travel

5. PLANET: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate
with the word "planet". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them.
Together, put the words into different categories.

6. GOING VEGAN: Rank these with your partner. Put the best reasons for being
vegan at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• healthier • save the planet

• cheaper • feed the world
• tastier • be slimmer
• be slimmer • it's cool

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VOCABULARY MATCHING
Paragraph 1

1. dramatic a. A period of ten years.

2. decade b. The majority or greater part of something.

3. conducive c. Is a part of a whole.

4. constitutes d. Making a certain situation or outcome likely

or possible.

5. bulk e. Sudden and striking.

6. retailers f. Made by chemical to imitate a natural

product.

7. synthetic g. Shops and stores; people who sell things.

Paragraph 2

8. revealed h. Not real.

9. trend i. Made previously unknown or secret

information known to others.

10. range j. Relating to or of the nature of a symbol or

something very well known.

11. theme k. Feeling dedication and loyalty to a cause,

activity, or job.

12. iconic l. A set of different things of the same general

type.

13. fake m. An idea that everywhere in or pervades a

work of art.

14. committed n. A general direction in which something is

developing or changing.

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BEFORE READING / LISTENING
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1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a. There has been a big increase in veganism in the past 10 years. T/F
b. Most vegans focus on diet. T/F
c. There has been a slight decrease in the sales of vegan footwear. T/F
d. Shops are selling shoes made from coconut fibre and rubber. T/F
e. Over half of UK shoppers consider animal welfare when buying clothes. T/F
f. The article said only younger people would buy vegan shoes. T/F
g. Paul McCartney's daughter is a fashion designer. T/F
h. A fashion designer made shoes to wear in submarines. T/F

2. SYNONYM MATCH:
Match the following synonyms. The words in bold are from the news article.

1. dramatic a. band
2. conducive b. trading
3. extending c. well-being
4. sales d. beneficial
5. synthetic e. subject
6. welfare f. dedicated
7. trend g. considerable
8. theme h. fake
9. group i. tendency
10. committed j. expanding

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1. the popularity of veganism a. marketing products

2. in the past b. activist
3. more conducive to c. welfare
4. Retailers are d. from leather
5. coconut e. helping the planet
6. animal f. pop group
7. luxury g. around the world
8. a new range of fashion that is free h. fibre
9. the iconic sixties i. decade
10. a committed animal rights j. brands

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GAP FILL
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There has been a (1) ____________ increase in the popularity of dairy

veganism around the world in the past (2) ____________. Many clothing
people are becoming vegans in an attempt to lead a lifestyle that
recycled
is more conducive to helping the planet. Giving up eating meat,
dramatic
(3) ____________ and other food from animals constitutes the

(4) ____________ of changes vegans make to their lives. bulk

However, an increasing number of vegans are now synthetic

(5) ____________ their beliefs to fashion. There is a considerable
decade
increase in the sales of vegan (6) ____________, footwear and
extending
accessories. Retailers are marketing products that are free from

cow skin and other animal products. Shops are full of

(7) ____________ fur coats, plastic belts, and shoes made from

tree bark, (8) ____________ plastic bottles, rubber and coconut

fibre.

Research in the United Kingdom (9) ____________ that 42 per purchasing

cent of shoppers considered animal (10) ____________ before activist

buying clothes. The researchers discovered that people of all ages
theme
would consider (11) ____________ vegan footwear. The trend in
revealed
vegan fashion has also reached luxury brands. Designer Stella

McCartney has designed a new (12) ____________ of fashion that fake

is free from leather and makes use of recycled products. Her new welfare
collection is based on a (13) ____________ of the iconic sixties pop
range
group the Beatles. Ms McCartney's father, Paul, was
lead
(14) ____________ singer of the group. She has designed leather-

free Yellow Submarine sneakers and colourful (15) ____________

fur coats. Ms McCartney is a committed animal rights

(16) ____________.

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LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check.
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1) the popularity of veganism around the world in ______

a. the passed decade
b. the parsed decade
c. the past decade
d. the paste decade
2) becoming vegans in an attempt to lead a lifestyle that ______
a. is more conducive
b. is more conclusive
c. is more con dew sieve
d. is more conned you sieve
3) Giving up eating meat, dairy and other food from animals constitutes the ______
a. bulk of changes
b. baulk of changes
c. back of changes
d. black of changes
4) However, an increasing number of vegans are now extending ______
a. their bailiffs
b. their belies
c. their believes
d. their beliefs
5) Shops are full of synthetic fur coats, plastic belts, and shoes made ______
a. from three barks
b. from tree bark
c. from tree barks
d. from three bark
6) revealed that 42 per cent of shoppers considered ______
a. animal well fare
b. animal well flare
c. animal well fire
d. animal welfare
7) Designer Stella McCartney has designed a new ______
a. range of fashion
b. grange of fashion
c. derange of fashion
d. strange of fashion
8) Her new collection is based on a theme of the ______ pop group
a. icon sixties
b. iconic sixties
c. iconic six ties
d. iconic sick sties
9) She has designed leather-free Yellow Submarine sneakers and colourful ______
a. flake for coats
b. fake fur coats
c. fake for coats
d. flake fur coats
10) Ms McCartney is a committed animal ______
a. right activists
b. rights activists
c. right activist
d. rights activist

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LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
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There has (1) ___________________ increase in the popularity of veganism

around the world in (2) ___________________. Many people are becoming

vegans in an attempt to lead a lifestyle that is more conducive to helping the

planet. Giving up (3) ___________________ and other food from animals

constitutes the bulk of changes vegans make to their lives. However, an

increasing number of vegans are now extending their

(4) ___________________. There is a considerable increase in the sales of

vegan clothing, footwear and accessories. Retailers are marketing products

that are free from cow (5) ___________________ animal products. Shops

are full of synthetic fur coats, plastic belts, and shoes made from tree bark,

(6) ___________________, rubber and coconut fibre.

Research in the United Kingdom revealed that 42 per cent of shoppers

considered (7) ___________________ buying clothes. The researchers

discovered that people (8) ___________________ would consider purchasing

vegan footwear. The trend in vegan fashion has also reached luxury brands.

Designer Stella McCartney has designed (9) ___________________ of

fashion that is free from leather and makes use of recycled products. Her

new collection is based on a theme of (10) ___________________ pop group

the Beatles. Ms McCartney's father, Paul, (11) ___________________ of the

group. She has designed leather-free Yellow Submarine sneakers and

colourful (12) ___________________. Ms McCartney is a committed animal

rights activist.

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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
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1. What kind of increase in veganism did the article say there was?

2. What did the article say veganism was conducive to?

3. What are many vegans extending their beliefs to?

4. Who is marketing products free from cow skin?

5. What kind of fibre is being used to male vegan shoes?

6. What did 42% of UK shoppers care about when buying clothes?

7. How old are the people who would buy vegan clothes?

8. What has the trend in vegan fashion reached?

9. What did Stella McCartney design that had a yellow submarine theme?

10. What did the article say Stella McCartney was committed to?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
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1) What kind of increase in 6) What did 42% of UK shoppers care

veganism did the article say there about when buying clothes?
was? a) animal welfare
a) a slight increase b) quality
b) a dramatic increase c) colour
c) a steady increase d) price
d) a predicted increase
7) How old are the people who would
2) What did the article say veganism buy vegan clothes?
was conducive to? a) 12-20
a) lowering cholesterol b) aged
b) gardening c) all ages
c) good cooking d) people in their 30s
d) helping the planet
8) What has the trend in vegan
3) What are many vegans extending fashion reached?
their beliefs to? a) luxury brands
a) religion b) the whole world
b) politics c) new levels
c) fashion d) meat eaters
d) philosophy
9) What did Stella McCartney design
4) Who is marketing products free that had a yellow submarine theme?
from cow skin? a) a boat
a) retailers b) underwear
b) farmers c) a popcorn holder
c) the milk industry d) sneakers
d) Amazon
10) What did the article say Stella
5) What kind of fibre is being used to McCartney was committed to
male vegan shoes? a) nice clothes
a) high speed fibre b) good food
b) coconut fibre c) animal rights
c) hemp fibre d) ethical fashion
d) silk fibre

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ROLE PLAY
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Role A – Health
You think health is the best reason for being vegan. Tell the
others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their
things. Also, tell the others which is the worst reason of these
(and why): tastiness, being slimmer or saving the planet.

Role B – Tastiness
You think tastiness is the best reason for being vegan. Tell the
others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their
things. Also, tell the others which is the worst reason of these
(and why):: health, being slimmer or saving the planet.

Role C – Being Slimmer

You think being slimmer is the best reason for being vegan.
Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong
with their things. Also, tell the others which is the worst reason
of these (and why):: tastiness, health or saving the planet.

Role D – Saving The Planet

You think saving the planet is the best reason for being vegan.
Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong
with their things. Also, tell the others which is the worst reason
of these (and why):: tastiness, being slimmer or health.

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AFTER READING / LISTENING
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1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates,

other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'vegan' and
'fashion'.

vegan fashion

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down

some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
• Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise.

Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new,
interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups,

pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try
to recall how they were used in the text:

• dramatic • welfare
• lead • ages
• bulk • brands
• number • based
• sales • pop
• bark • fake

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VEGAN FASHION SURVEY
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Write five GOOD questions about vegan fashion in the table. Do this in pairs. Each
student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3

_____________ _____________ _____________

Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

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VEGAN FASHION DISCUSSION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. What did you think when you read the headline?

2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'vegan'?
3. What do you think of veganism?
4. How does veganism help the planet?
5. Why is veganism increasing around the world?
6. Is a vegan diet healthier than a meat-based diet?
7. Are clothes made from non-animal products best?
8. Why do people like real fur coats?
9. Will people in the future look unkindly on how we use animal products?
10. What do you think of shoes made from coconut fibre?

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VEGAN FASHION DISCUSSION
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12. What do you think of when you hear the word 'fashion'?
13. What do you think about what you read?
14. How important is animal welfare to you?
15. Do you consider animal welfare before you buy clothes?
16. Do luxury brands have a responsibility to lead the vegan clothes trend?
17. What do you know about the Beatles?
18. What three adjectives best describe this story?
19. Will all clothes be made from animal-free products in the future?
20. What questions would you like to ask vegan clothes retailers?

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________

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LANGUAGE - CLOZE
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There has been a (1) ____ increase in the popularity of veganism around the world
in the past (2) ____. Many people are becoming vegans in an attempt to lead a
lifestyle that is more (3) ____ to helping the planet. Giving up eating meat, dairy
and other food from animals constitutes the (4) ____ of changes vegans make to
their lives. However, an increasing number of vegans are now extending their
beliefs (5) ____ fashion. There is a considerable increase in the sales of vegan
clothing, footwear and accessories. Retailers are marketing products that are free
from cow skin and other animal products. Shops are full of synthetic fur coats,
plastic belts, and shoes made from tree (6) ____, recycled plastic bottles, rubber
and coconut fibre.

Research in the United Kingdom (7) ____ that 42 per cent of shoppers considered
animal welfare before buying clothes. The researchers discovered that people of all
(8) ____ would consider purchasing vegan footwear. The trend in vegan fashion has
also reached luxury brands. Designer Stella McCartney has designed a new range of
fashion that is (9) ____ from leather and makes use of recycled products. Her new
collection is based (10) ____ a theme of the iconic sixties pop group the Beatles. Ms
McCartney's father, Paul, was lead singer of the group. She has designed leather-
free Yellow Submarine sneakers and colourful (11) ____ fur coats. Ms McCartney is a
committed animal rights (12) ____.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1. (a) dramatic (b) drama (c) dramatically (d) dramatized

2. (a) decadence (b) decanter (c) decade (d) debacle

3. (a) cabinet (b) propaganda (c) conducive (d) navigating

4. (a) black (b) balk (c) baulk (d) bulk

5. (a) to (b) as (c) at (d) on

6. (a) woof (b) bark (c) growl (d) howl

7. (a) reviled (b) revolted (c) reveled (d) revealed

8. (a) aged (b) ages (c) aging (d) age

9. (a) gratis (b) complimentary (c) free (d) charge

10. (a) of (b) as (c) at (d) on

11. (a) flack (b) fluke (c) flake (d) fake

12. (a) action (b) activist (c) protest (d) demonstrate

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SPELLING
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Paragraph 1

1. a daimatcr increase

2. the uappltrioy of veganism

3. more voucencdi to helping the planet

4. clothing, footwear and ossiseccrae

5. tleaisrre are marketing products

6. hentysict fur coats

Paragraph 2

7. animal rlfaewe

8. aucrgsphin vegan footwear

9. uuxryl brands

10. Her new collection is based on a temeh

11. the noiicc sixties pop group

12. a committed animal rights asvcttii

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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
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Number these lines in the correct order.

( ) singer of the group. She has designed leather-free Yellow

Submarine sneakers and

( ) decade. Many people are becoming vegans in an attempt to lead a

lifestyle that is more conducive

( ) in vegan fashion has also reached luxury brands. Designer Stella

McCartney has designed a new

( ) colourful fake fur coats. Ms McCartney is a committed animal rights

activist.

( ) to fashion. There is a considerable increase in the sales of vegan

clothing, footwear and accessories. Retailers are marketing

( ) products that are free from cow skin and other animal products.
Shops are full of synthetic

( ) of changes vegans make to their lives. However, an increasing

number of vegans are now extending their beliefs

( ) on a theme of the iconic sixties pop group the Beatles. Ms

McCartney's father, Paul, was lead

( ) range of fashion that is free from leather and makes use of recycled
products. Her new collection is based

( ) welfare before buying clothes. The researchers discovered that

people of all ages would consider purchasing vegan footwear. The
trend

( ) to helping the planet. Giving up eating meat, dairy and other food
from animals constitutes the bulk

( ) Research in the United Kingdom revealed that 42 per cent of

shoppers considered animal

( ) fur coats, plastic belts, and shoes made from tree bark, recycled
plastic bottles, rubber and coconut fibre.

( 1 ) There has been a dramatic increase in the popularity of veganism

around the world in the past

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PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
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1. popularity . a is in dramatic There increase the

2. helping . more A lifestyle is conducive to that

3. and other eating dairy up food . Giving meat,

4. the make . bulk of Constitutes changes vegans

5. products cow that free are from Marketing skin .

6. considered Shoppers before welfare clothes . animal buying

7. vegan ages would People all of footwear . consider

8. luxury has fashion also Vegan brands . reached

9. a theme . collection new based on Her is

10. a is Ms rights animal McCartney committed activist .

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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
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There has been a dramatic increase in / on the popularity of veganism

around the world in the passed / past decade. Many people are becoming

vegans on / in an attempt to lead a lifestyle that is more reduction /

conducive to helping the planet. Giving up eating meat, dairy and other food

from animals constitutes the balk / bulk of changes vegans make to their

lives. However, an increasing number of vegans are now extending their

beliefs / believes to fashion. There is a considerable increase in the sales of

vegan clothing / cloth, footwear and accessories. Retailers are marketing

products that are flee / free from cow skin and other animal products. Shops

are full of synthetic / synthesis fur coats, plastic belts, and shoes made

from tree bark, recycled plastic bottles, rubber / rubbery and coconut fibre.

Research in the United Kingdom reveal / revealed that 42 per cent of

shoppers considered animal warfare / welfare before buying clothes. The

researchers discovered that people of all ages / age would consider

purchasing vegan footwear. The trendy / trend in vegan fashion has also

reached luxury blends / brands. Designer Stella McCartney has designed a

new range / ranger of fashion that is free from leather and makes use of

recycle / recycled products. Her new collection is based on a theme of the

iconic / icon sixties pop group the Beatles. Ms McCartney's father, Paul, was

lead singer of the group. She has designed leather-free Yellow Submarine

sneakers and colourful fake / flake fur coats. Ms McCartney is a committed

animal rights activism / activist.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and
why the correct word is correct.

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INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)
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_n_m_l r_g h t s _c t_v_s t .

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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS
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there has been a dramatic increase in the popularity of veganism around the

world in the past decade many people are becoming vegans in an attempt to

lead a lifestyle that is more conducive to helping the planet giving up eating

meat dairy and other food from animals constitutes the bulk of changes

vegans make to their lives however an increasing number of vegans are now

extending their beliefs to fashion there is a considerable increase in the sales

of vegan clothing footwear and accessories retailers are marketing products

that are free from cow skin and other animal products shops are full of

synthetic fur coats plastic belts and shoes made from tree bark recycled

plastic bottles rubber and coconut fibre

research in the united kingdom revealed that 42 per cent of shoppers

considered animal welfare before buying clothes the researchers discovered

that people of all ages would consider purchasing vegan footwear the trend

in vegan fashion has also reached luxury brands designer stella mccartney

has designed a new range of fashion that is free from leather and makes use

of recycled products her new collection is based on a theme of the iconic

sixties pop group the beatles ms mccartneys father paul was lead singer of

the group she has designed leatherfree yellow submarine sneakers and

colourful fake fur coats ms mccartney is a committed animal rights activist.

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PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
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Therehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthepopularityofveganismaround

theworldinthepastdecade.Manypeoplearebecomingvegansinanatte

mpttoleadalifestylethatismoreconducivetohelpingtheplanet.Giving

upeatingmeat,dairyandotherfoodfromanimalsconstitutesthebulkof

changesvegansmaketotheirlives.However,anincreasingnumberofv

egansarenowextendingtheirbeliefstofashion.Thereisaconsiderablei

ncreaseinthesalesofveganclothing,footwearandaccessories.Retaile

rsaremarketingproductsthatarefreefromcowskinandotheranimalpr

oducts.Shopsarefullofsyntheticfurcoats,plasticbelts,andshoesmade

fromtreebark,recycledplasticbottles,rubberandcoconutfibre.Resear

chintheUnitedKingdomrevealedthat42percentofshoppersconsidere

danimalwelfarebeforebuyingclothes.Theresearchersdiscoveredthat

peopleofallageswouldconsiderpurchasingveganfootwear.Thetrendi

nveganfashionhasalsoreachedluxurybrands.DesignerStellaMcCartn

eyhasdesignedanewrangeoffashionthatisfreefromleatherandmakes

useofrecycledproducts.Hernewcollectionisbasedonathemeoftheico

nicsixtiespopgrouptheBeatles.MsMcCartney'sfather,Paul,wasleadsi

ngerofthegroup.Shehasdesignedleather-freeYellowSubmarinesnea

kersandcolourfulfakefurcoats.MsMcCartneyisacommittedanimalrig

htsactivist.

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FREE WRITING
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Write about vegan fashion for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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ACADEMIC WRITING
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We should all avoid buying animal products to help save the planet. Discuss.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the

text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to
build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news
story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. VEGAN FASHION: Make a poster about vegan fashion. Show your

work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. TREE BARK SHOES: Write a magazine article about us all wearing

shoes made from tree bark. Include imaginary interviews with people who
are for and against this.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any
new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next

stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the
next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on vegan fashion. Ask him/her

three questions about it. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read
your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will
answer your questions.

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ANSWERS
VOCABULARY (p.4)
1. e 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. b 6. g 7. f
8. i 9. n 10. l 11. m 12. j 13. h 14. k

TRUE / FALSE (p.5)

a T b T c F d T e F f F g T h a

SYNONYM MATCH (p.5)

1. dramatic a. considerable
2. conducive b. beneficial
3. extending c. expanding
4. sales d. trading
5. synthetic e. fake
6. welfare f. well-being
7. trend g. tendency
8. theme h. subject
9. group i. band
10. committed j. dedicated

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.9) WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER (p.20)

1. A dramatic increase 1. There is a dramatic increase in the popularity.

2. Helping the planet 2. A lifestyle that is more conducive to helping.
3. Fashion 3. Giving up eating meat, dairy and other food.
4. Retailers 4. Constitutes the bulk of changes vegans make.
5. Coconut fibre 5. Marketing products that are free from cow skin.
6. Animal welfare 6. Shoppers considered animal welfare before
buying clothes.
7. All ages 7. People of all ages would consider vegan
footwear.
8. Luxury brands 8. Vegan fashion has also reached luxury brands.
9. Sneakers 9. Her new collection is based on a theme.
10. Animal rights 10. Ms McCartney is a committed animal rights
activist.

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.10)

1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. d 7. b 8. d 9. c 10. b

ALL OTHER EXERCISES

Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)

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