GREAT LEARNERS GREAT THINKERS
Lesson aim: To think about how and why to shop ethically Video: Buy it. Use it. Buy it again! SEL Social and emotional learning: Being considerate ETHICAL SHOPPING
5 Ethical shopping means buying things which were produced according to a set of positive values and/or which do not harm the environment or society. Here are some simple ways to be an ethical consumer. • Make sure the product was made by people working in fair and decent conditions. • Buy environmentally-sustainable products from renewable sources. • Check that no animals were hurt to create the product. • Find out if the profits from the product are shared fairly with the people who actually created the product (e.g. farmers in developing countries). • Don’t buy something if you don’t really need it. Or buy second-hand (‘pre-loved’!) products. Or upcycle old objects and turn them into whatever you want! How to shop ethically Lorem ipsum speaking According to the text, are these things examples of ethical or unethical shopping? Explain why.
speaking Ask and answer these questions. 1 Do you ever buy second-hand or recycled products? Why/Why not? 2 We all know the word ‘recycle’. What do you think the word ‘upcycle’ means? Guess.
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Watch this video about a special shopping centre. Watch it without
2a video
sound and try to answer the questions. 1 Why do you think this shopping centre is special? 2 What else do you think you know about the shopping centre?
Watch the video again with sound. Were your ideas in 2a correct?
2b video
Were you right about ‘upcycling’?
Complete the sentences with one or two words or a number. Watch
3
video
the video again if necessary. 1 The shopping centre is in
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2 There are
shops in the shopping centre.
1 organic food 2 fast fashion 3 eggs from hens that live freely on a farm in the country
4 recycled paper 5 plastic cups 6 electric cars 7 cosmetics tested on animals
3 The shopping centre is next to a . 4 One of the most popular shops there sells 5 Their bestseller is a lamp made from old 6 The shopping centre sold products worth 7 They say that recycling and upcycling are good for the and .
for the home.
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dollars.
speaking Work with a partner. Think about your shopping habits. Would you generally say you are an ethical shopper or not? Give examples and reasons for your answer. Decide to make two or three changes to your shopping habits to become a more ethical consumer.
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GREAT THINKERS Think-Puzzle-Explore
speaking You are going to read a short text about ethical shopping. Before you read, work with a partner and follow these instructions. 1 What do you think you know about this topic? Make a list with ideas. 2 What questions or puzzles do you have about the topic? Write them down. 3 Now read and explore the text opposite and see if it answers any of your questions or puzzles. If not, try to explore other sources to find the information.
GREAT LEARNERS Great learners show solidarity with others SEL
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Ethical shopping is closely connected to the idea of solidarity, knowing that other people are being treated well and fairly. Why do you think it’s so important to show solidarity with others?
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