way2go! 6, Schulbuch

159 For more fairness in global trade Have you ever noticed Fairtrade labels on products you buy? Discuss what you think they mean with a partner. What is fair trade really about? Match the wrong ideas about fair trade on the left to the correct ideas on the right. SPEAKING + READING 15 a b fair trade: a way of buying and selling which makes sure fair prices are paid to the producers Fairtrade: the trademark of an international organisation which certifies fair trade products You are going to listen to a conversation between Lizzie, Dan and Emily. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, complete the sentences (1–6) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. LISTENING 16 a 31 0 Lizzie wants some coffee because . she is tired 1 Dan prefers the machine downstairs because its coffee . 2 The girls insist on . 3 Dan’s older sister Kathy has just come back from . 4 On fair trade coffee plantations, pickers earn . 5 Coffee picking on fair trade plantations is . 6 Lizzie and Emily are also going to use . Work in small groups. What do you think about Dan’s changed attitude? Do you also know somebody who is in favour of fair trade? Write two paragraphs of about 50 words each. In one you try to persuade a friend to only drink fair trade coffee, in the other one you try to convince a friend that only drinking fair trade coffee is a good thing to do.  See Strategies box , p. 101, for phrases you could use. b WRITING 17 1 Fairtrade products are more expensive than other products. 2 Fair trade is a form of charity. 3 Fair trade has been around long enough and isn’t needed any more. 4 Fair trade locks farmers into a fixed price. a Fair trade is not about donating money. It encourages long-term change through trade. In addition, it works to improve the lives of small farmers and their communities. b Only a small amount of global goods are sold on fair trade terms, and challenges like climate change or constantly changing market prices still create hard living conditions for farmers. c The ‘Fairtrade Minimum Price’ is calculated to cover the costs of production, and only comes into play if the market price of coffee falls below the level set by the Fairtrade organisation. d Fair trade cuts out the middlemen. Therefore the price of its products is roughly the same as that of conventional goods; however, more of the sales price goes to producers. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv