Lesson Topics: luxury goods, counterfeiting, Trump's trade war
Skill Focus: Listening, Speaking, Vocabulary
Approximate Class Time: 1.75 hours
Lesson Plan Download: luxury-brands-china-tariffs-advanced-042025.docx
- The lesson begins with warm-up questions about China and brands.
- Next, students preview vocabulary from the video and match the words to their definitions.
- The video, 3:11 minutes (AmE), features clips of several Chinese TikTokers who claim that their favorite luxury goods are all made in China. To avoid tariffs, they encourage consumers to buy directly from them. Their offer is enticing but also questionable, leaving the viewer wondering about the quality of the goods, which could be counterfeit.
- The video is followed by comprehension and follow-up questions.
- Next, students review the 11 vocabulary items by matching them to their corresponding definitions.
- After vocabulary matching, students form discussion questions with the target vocabulary.
- The lesson has two debate prompts about the value of luxury goods.
- There is one roleplay scenario in which a girlfriend confronts her boyfriend about a gift she received that seems to be counterfeit.
- For something different, the lesson includes a wardrobe upgrade activity. The student pretends to be a stylist and tries to put together three looks for their cousin who will enter the workforce next week.
- Next, students review famous quotations related to time and sleep.
- Finally, students review vocabulary and collocations before discussing some final discussion questions.
ADVANCED (C1/C2) Lesson on Luxury Brands
Warm-up-Questions
- Would you like to visit China? Why or why not?
- What are the most luxurious (expensive) items you own? Were they worth it?
- What are your favorite brands? How and where are their products made?
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Comprehension Question Answer Key
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- Many luxury items are made in Chinese factories, but brands only sew on the label elsewhere and sell them as luxury.
- President Trump's announcement of high tariffs on China.
- The goods might be counterfeit or unauthorized, meaning buyers could be at risk with no protection.
- She realized that many so-called luxury goods are the same as ones made in Chinese factories, only repackaged and sold at higher prices.
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Vocabulary: 1-retails, 2-counterfeit, 3-high-end, 4-lure sb in, 5-exposing, 6-manufacturer, 7-garment, 8-stitched, 9-merchandise, 10-origin, 11-authorized
Collocations 1-c, 2-e, 3-f, 4-a, 5-a, 6-d, 7-b