European section                                                                                                              Tle L1 + ES2                         September 2006

Sequence 1                          Fair trade

 

1.                   Speaking  :  Back to school : the teacher offers a drink of fruit juice

Fair Trade è definition, benefits for farmers, workers, local populations.

 

1.                  Reading :      1st group : Kuapa Kokoo Cocoa Producers’ Co-operative, Ghana

2nd group : The Body Shop natural solutions + Ikea : A target for activists becomes a model

 

Underline the problems in red, the benefits in green

Highlight in yellow the benefits already mentioned in activity 1.

Highlight in another colour other benefits than those mentioned in activity 1.

 

CECR è B1-3 : je comprend, en moins de 10 minutes, l'essentiel de tout texte ne dépassant pas 40 lignes, rédigé dans une langue courante et traitant d'une thématique ou d'un domaine connus.

 

2.                   Listening :  Business booming for fair trade goods BBC video

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ifs_news/hi/nb_rm_fs.stm?news=1&nbram=1&nbwm=1&nol_storyid=5125262

 

MP3 audio file : fair-trade-BBC in espace d'échange TL1 and TES2

·     Products shown and  mentioned

·     Names of store chains

·     What is fair trade : transcript of the sentence

·     Is fair trade popular among shoppers?

·     The café owner's concern.

·     FairTrade  association's role

·     Proportion of fair trade coffee in the market

·     Potential growth of fair trade ?

·     Intervening in a market ?

 

CECR è B1-3 Je comprends l'information principale quand il s'agit d'un document sonore (radio, télévision ou vidéo) portant sur un thème qui m'intéresse et qui ne dépasse pas deux minutes, dans une langue standard.

 

3.                   Speaking (presentation and Interaction)              see Oral Communication Grid

 

Role play :

·     2 members of a Fair Trade Association

·     3 managers of Tesco. (another group + Trish / Teacher)

·     Aim : convince Tesco to sell a fair trade product.

 

Each group presents a fair trade product found in a local shop.                [Gr. 1,2,3 : room 308 with Trish]

 [Gr. 4,5,6,: Computer Room with the teacher]

·     Description of the product itself

·     geographic description of the place of production / map of the area

·     the producers (social, economic organisation)

·     the benefits for the producers

·     the benefits for Tesco

Possible products : Coffee, tea, chocolate, banana, fruit juice, sugar, rice, honey,

spices, flowers, wines and beers, cotton, garments, sports balls,

 

CECR è B1-3 : Je peux faire un exposé sur un thème familier ou dans ma spécialité en mettant en relief les points qui me semblent essentiels, quand je peux me préparer.

 

CECR è B1-3 : Je peux soutenir une conversation sur un sujet familier, même si je suis parfois obligé de demander à mon interlocuteur de répéter.

 

5. Writing: Each group writes a brochure for the Tesco managers (a written version of their presentation, containing the map. 150 words max).

 

6. Writing: Suggestion for a European section exam project:

Visit your local supermarket and carry out a survey – how many fair trade products do they stock, and how many brands?

Look at where and how the products are displayed.                   Present the results as tables or on a world map.

You could also carry out a consumer survey, e.g. devise a questionnaire to gauge public awareness of Fairtrade and raise its profile. The results of the surveys could be analysed, displayed and written up as a report to the shop manager.

 

CECR è B2 : Je peux écrire un essai ou un rapport en transmettant une information ou en exposant des raisons pour ou contre une opinion donnée.