EVERY YEAR, PEOPLE BUY TWO BILLION COTTON T-SHIRTS

 Cotton T-shirts are one of the most popular clothing items in the world. People wear them every day, in every season, and for all kinds of activities. Did you know that every year, people buy two billion cotton T-shirts? That’s a huge number! In this lesson, we will talk about why people buy so many, the effects of that, and how we can make better choices. We’ll use grammar like the present simple, present continuous, past simple, future tenses, modals, comparatives, superlatives, frequency adverbs, and prepositions to describe habits, actions, and ideas about clothing and the environment.

Examples:

• People buy billions of T-shirts each year.

• I am wearing a cotton T-shirt right now.

• We bought many shirts last summer.

• In the future, we will need more sustainable materials.

• We should recycle old T-shirts.

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🧠 GRAMMAR

1. Present Simple – for facts and routines.

• Cotton T-shirts are comfortable and popular.

• People buy T-shirts all around the world.

2. Present Continuous – for current actions.

• I am wearing my favorite T-shirt today.

• Factories are making new T-shirts every minute.

3. Past Simple – for finished past events.

• I bought three T-shirts last month.

• They didn’t know how many were sold.

4. Future (Will / Going to)

• People will continue to buy T-shirts.

• I am going to donate my old shirts.

5. Modal Verbs

• We should reduce the number of T-shirts we buy.

• You mustn’t throw clothes away carelessly.

• We can recycle old cotton.

6. Comparatives and Superlatives

• Cotton is softer than many other fabrics.

• This is the most comfortable T-shirt I own.

7. Frequency Adverbs

• I often wear cotton T-shirts.

• She rarely wears anything else in summer.

8. Prepositions

• This shirt is made of 100% cotton.

• I bought it at a local market.

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🧾 VOCABULARY (10 Words)

1. Cotton – a soft material made from plants.

2. Fabric – material used to make clothes.

3. Popular – liked by many people.

4. Comfortable – easy and pleasant to wear.

5. Sustainable – good for the planet, not harmful.

6. Pollution – dirty or harmful material in nature.

7. Recycle – to use something again.

8. Donate – to give to someone in need.

9. Production – the process of making things.

10. Overuse – using something too much.

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💬 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• I wear cotton T-shirts all the time.

• That’s a lot of shirts!

• T-shirts are easy to match with anything.

• They are comfortable and cheap.

• We should think before we buy.

• Don’t throw them away—donate them.

• Do you really need another T-shirt?

• Let’s recycle our old clothes.

• It’s better to buy less but better.

• The planet needs our help.

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✏️ SENTENCES

Positive:

• I love wearing cotton T-shirts in summer.

• People buy them because they are soft and cheap.

Negative:

• I don’t want to waste money on more T-shirts.

• We mustn’t forget about the environmental cost.

Questions:

• How many T-shirts do you have?

• Do you wear cotton every day?

• Are you going to recycle your old shirts?

• Will people buy fewer T-shirts in the future?

• Should we buy better quality clothes?

Answers:

• I have about 20.

• Yes, I wear cotton almost every day.

• Yes, I’m going to recycle them.

• Maybe. People are learning more.

• Yes, we should buy what we need.

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🗣️ CONVERSATION

Nina: Hey, do you know how many cotton T-shirts people buy every year?

David: I have no idea. How many?

Nina: Two billion! Every single year.

David: Wow! That’s unbelievable. I wear one almost every day.

Nina: Me too. They’re comfortable, but that’s a lot of shirts.

David: I am going to check how many I own. Maybe I should donate some.

Nina: Good idea. We shouldn’t buy so many without thinking.

David: Yeah. I will try to buy only when I need something.

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📖 LONG READING

The World of Cotton T-Shirts

Cotton T-shirts are everywhere. They are simple, soft, and easy to wear. People of all ages and styles love them. In fact, every year, people buy two billion cotton T-shirts! That’s more than one for every person on the planet.

Why so many? Cotton T-shirts are cheap and comfortable. You can wear them at home, at school, at work, or at the gym. They are easy to clean and come in many colors and sizes. But buying so many T-shirts has a cost.

Making one cotton shirt uses a lot of water and energy. Factories also create pollution. Many T-shirts are only worn a few times and then thrown away. This is bad for the planet.

I used to buy T-shirts every month. But now, I am buying less. I want to take care of the environment. So, I donate shirts I don’t wear and recycle old ones.

Questions:

1. How many cotton T-shirts do people buy every year?

2. Why do people like cotton T-shirts?

3. What problems do they cause?

4. What does the writer do now?

5. Why did the writer change?

Answers:

1. Two billion.

2. They are soft, cheap, and easy to wear.

3. They use water and cause pollution.

4. Buys fewer shirts and donates or recycles them.

5. To help the environment.