FASHION RECYCLED
SENSIBLE FASHION
Word Meaning
1. Innovative – new ideas
2. Clients – customers
3. Owe – obligation
4. Immense – great
5. Commodities – products, goods
6. Rapidly – fast
7. Micro – small
8. Adapting – modifying, adjusting
9. Reject – not accepted, thrown away
Mitigate – reducing
seriousness, removing difficulties
B.2 From the text.
Myra
calls Natasha ‘a leader’. What, according to you, are some of the qualities of
a good leader?
According to me some of the
qualities of a good leader are,
They treat everyone equally
and with respect.
They work towards a goal and
others being motivated join them.
They are able to guide and
provide space for people to work together.
They appreciate and work on
solution rather than blaming others.
They show responsibility and
accountability.
What
are 3Rs?
The 3Rs are to reduce, to
reuse and to recycle.
Reducing helps in minimizing
the waste produce. For example, turning off lights when you are not in the room
or switching off vehicle engine when you are in traffic jam.
Reuse helps using the products
again in a different way before replacing them. For example, computers parts or
old clothing can have a second life.
Recycle means putting a
product to a new use instead of throwing it away. For example, we avoiding
single use and throw product.
B.6 Answer the following questions.
a. The
passage you have read is titled Sensible Fashion. What do you think is
meant by the term sensible fashion?
Sensible fashion that which
is practical and suitable for the purpose they are made for; and of course,
they appeal to our good sense or reason. With sensible fashion, the brands have
started using sustainable materials to produce goods and products. It also
supports the idea of reusing and recycling clothes.
b. Wha motivated
Natasha to work in reducing pollution on our planet?
As Natasha was growing up,
she started noticing the amount of waste was being produced on a daily basis at
homes or schools. People throw away slightly old or worn-out things and buy new
things at the drop of a hat. Easily available things and commodities had
resulted in the generation of an immense amount of waste. All these examples motivated
her to take the small step to reduce pollution.
c. Briefly
describe the steps for making a smartphone charger holder, as explained by
Natasha.
Natasha recycles and reuses
old pair of jeans and take the following steps to make smartphone holder.
Step 1: She carefully cuts
out the back pocket of the jeans.
Step 2: She uses the seam
part of the jeans’ leg portion and cuts the seam along the length to make the
handle of the charger holder.
Step 3: Using thread and
needle, she sews the handle behind the pocket and the charger holder is ready.
d. How is
fast fashion harming the world?
Fast fashion indicates the production
of inexpensive clothes rapidly produced in short time. It produces more carbon.
It is the second largest consumer of the global water supply. As shipping is added,
it also pollutes the ocean with microplastics. Hence, the world is harmed and
polluted.
e. What
is upcycling? Why is it important?
Upcycling is the process of
reusing or transforming rejected or used materials into new, good quality and
valuable products. It is also known as creative reuse.
We are already facing the
adverse effects of climate change and pollution due to immense wastage. Hence,
it is a very important practice which we need to integrate in our lifestyles
and promote to mitigate the global crisis of ever-increasing levels of
pollution.
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