ГДЗ Английский язык за 8 класс Ваулина - Spotlight - УчебникModule 4 – Going Green – 4

🔊 Take a look at the clothes you are wearing. Are they made from natural fabrics such as cotton, linen or silk or from synthetic fabrics, like nylon or polyester? Which type of fabric do you think is more 1) environmentally friendly, natural or synthetic? You may be surprised by the answer!
Most people believe that natural fabrics are 2) better for the environment than synthetic ones, but this isn't always true. For example, while it only takes 500 g of cotton to make one T-shirt, it takes a 150 g of pesticides to grow the cotton in the first place! Then, the cotton may be treated with all kinds of chemicals to change the colour. 3) Unfortunately, all of these chemicals end up as waste, which contaminates our rivers and soil.
So what is the best thing to do? Well, when it comes to buying new clothes these days you don't have to worry, as you can 4) simply choose to buy organic! This means buying clothes that are produced in a way that causes as little harm to the environment as possible. Here are some of the 5) different options on offer.
Bamboo clothing is as soft as cashmere and allows your skin to 6) breathe. It also keeps you cool in hot weather and warm in cold weather.
Flax grows more 7) quickly than cotton and needs fewer chemicals to produce it.
Eco-Fleece is a kind of polyester from recycled plastic bottles. At the 8) recycling centre, the plastic is washed, chopped and turned into flakes, which are then melted, made into fibres and woven into cosy pullovers.
It doesn't take a lot of effort to be naturally 9) fashionable, so why not give it a try! 🔊 I learned what eco-friendly clothing means and how it affects the environment. It turns out that this is not so and good for nature! But I didn't know how much safe eco clothing costs. It would be interesting for me.