The English company started selling their lemon cider in February 2020. The German store started selling their drink in May 2022. The English company's lawyer wants the judge to try both drinks without knowing which is which to see if they are the same. The English company says they worked hard and spent a lot of money to make their drink popular.
The German store's lawyers say their drink is different because it has a different name and look. They say the most special thing about the English company's drink is its name. The German store had a similar problem last year with another store over a Christmas drink. The judge hasn't decided who is right yet.
Original news source: Judge invited to taste test cider in Aldi row (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Provide each team with a list of words related to the article (e.g. company, drink, court, lemon cider, German store). One student from each team will act out a word without speaking while their team tries to guess the word. The team that guesses correctly gets a point.
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, students take turns summarizing the article in their own words. Encourage them to include the main points and key details. Afterward, have a class discussion to compare and discuss their summaries.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a list of vocabulary words from the article (e.g. cider, similar, judge, lawyers). One student will choose a word and draw it while their partner tries to guess the word. They can only communicate through drawing, no speaking allowed. The pair that guesses the most words correctly wins.
– Speed Summarizing
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a set of sentence strips with key points from the article (e.g. "A company in Somerset, England is having a problem with a German store." "The English company says the German store's drink is too similar.") Each group must arrange the sentence strips in the correct order to summarize the article as quickly as possible. The group that completes the task first wins.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Assign one student to represent the English company and the other student to represent the German store. Have them brainstorm and discuss the pros and cons of their respective positions in the court case. Then, pair up the students from different pairs to debate and defend their positions. Encourage them to use the vocabulary and arguments from the article.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The problem is that the German store made a drink that looks and tastes too much like the English company's lemon cider.
The English company started selling their lemon cider in February 2020.
The German store started selling their drink in May 2022.
The English company's lawyer wants the judge to try both drinks without knowing which is which to see if they are the same.
The German store says their drink is different because it has a different name and look.
Yes, the German store had a similar problem last year with another store over a Christmas drink.
No, the judge hasn't made a decision yet.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A company in Somerset, England that makes drinks is a problem with a big from Germany. The English company says the German store made a drink that looks and tastes too much like their cider. They are talking about it in court in London. The says the German store's drink is too similar, but the German store says it's not true. The English company started their lemon cider in February 2020. The German store started selling their drink in May 2022. The English company's lawyer wants the judge to try both drinks without knowing which is which to see if they are the same. The English company they worked hard and spent a lot of money to make their drink . The store's lawyers say their drink is different because it has a different name and look. They say the most special thing about the English company's drink is its name. The German store had a similar problem last with another store over a drink. The judge hasn't decided who is yet.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a lemon cider?
2. How would you feel if someone made a drink that looked and tasted just like a drink you made?
3. Do you like trying new drinks? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's fair for the judge to try both drinks without knowing which is which? Why or why not?
5. Have you ever had a problem with someone copying something you made? What happened?
6. How do you think the English company feels about the German store's drink?
7. Do you think the German store's drink is really the same as the English company's drink? Why or why not?
8. How important do you think the name of a drink is?
9. Have you ever tried a drink that you didn't like? What was it?
10. Do you think it's fair for the German store to say their drink is different because it has a different name and look? Why or why not?
11. What do you think will happen in the court case? Why?
12. Do you think it's important for companies to protect their products from being copied? Why or why not?
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