Fast fashion

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – broaden vocabulary on the theme of fast fashion and explore the global fashion industry’s environmental and social impact;
• – practice advanced language skills through sentence organization, categorization activities, reading comprehension, and discussion abilities;
• – watch a video about how Shein built a $66B fast-fashion empire and engage in critical discussions about fashion industry practices.

In this Proficiency ESL lesson plan, the goal is to broaden students’ vocabulary on the theme of fast fashion.

Warm-up
The lesson starts with an exercise where students organize words to create sentences. 

Video
Students will watch a video named “How Shein Built a $66B Fast-Fashion Empire.” Post-viewing, they will fill gaps in sentences to check for comprehension.

Exercises
In this part of the lesson, the students will organize fast fashion-related phrases into the correct categories.

Reading
Students will read a short text about fast fashion, followed by a Q&A session.

Discussion
To wrap up, students will discuss a famous quote.