An Italian car company called DR Automobiles got into trouble for saying their cars were made in Italy when they were mostly made in China. They used parts from Chinese brands like Chery, BAIC, and JAC, but only did small finishing touches in Italy. The Italian government fined them $6.4 million for this. DR Automobiles said they will fight the fine because they never said the cars were fully made in Italy.

Italy and the European Union (EU) are being strict about cars made outside their region. Recently, cars made in Morocco with Italian flags were taken away in Italy. The company that made them, Stellantis, had to remove the flags. The EU also wants to put high taxes on Chinese electric cars because they think these cars are a threat to their own car makers.

This situation shows that some car companies are not honest about where their cars are made. Regulators want to make sure that companies tell the truth about their products. The fines and strict rules are to protect local businesses and stop false advertising. This means companies need to be clear and honest about where their cars come from.

Original news source: Firm fined for selling China-made cars as Italian (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a slip of paper with a car-related word or phrase from the article (e.g. "Italian car", "Chinese electric car", "false advertising"). One person from each group will act out the word or phrase without speaking, while the others in the group try to guess what it is.
– News Summary
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– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Write the following statement on the board: "Car companies should always be honest about where their cars are made." Have the students indicate their opinion by standing on one side of the room if they agree, and the other side if they disagree. Then, allow students to share their reasons for their opinion, encouraging them to use English to express their thoughts.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Prepare a list of car-related vocabulary words from the article (e.g. "manufacturer", "regulator", "advertising"). Divide the class into teams. One person from each team will come to the front of the class to draw a word without using any letters or numbers. Their team members must guess the word based on the drawing.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a set of sentence strips with key information from the article. One student will have 1 minute to summarize the information on the sentence strip to their partner, who must then try to summarize it back in their own words. After 1 minute, switch roles and repeat the activity with a new sentence strip. Encourage students to speak as quickly and accurately as possible.

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1. What is a car company?
2. How would you feel if you bought a car that was made in one country but the company said it was made in another country?
3. Do you like cars? Why or why not?
4. What do you think about car companies using parts from different countries?
5. How would you feel if you found out that the car you bought was mostly made in a different country?
6. Do you think it's important for companies to be honest about where their products are made? Why or why not?
7. What do you think about the fines that the Italian government gave to DR Automobiles? Do you think it was fair? Why or why not?
8. How do you think the Italian government can protect local businesses?
9. Do you think it's important for countries to support their own car makers? Why or why not?
10. Have you ever bought a product that was made in a different country than you thought? How did you feel when you found out?
11. What do you think about the EU wanting to put high taxes on Chinese electric cars? Do you think it's a good idea? Why or why not?
12. How can companies be clear and honest about where their products come from?

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