A In your copy, go investigate. 1. What is a developing country? 2. Explain the Fairtrade Premium. 3. How can Fairtrade farmers use the Fairtrade Premium to improve their business? 4. How does Fairtrade affect the environment? 5. How do developed countries grow out-of-season fruit and vegetables? 6. How would you know if a product is Fairtrade?


B In your copy, give your opinion. 1. Why do you think Fairtrade products are more expensive? 2. What do you think is the best ‘for’ argument? 3. What do you think is the best ‘against’ argument? 4. Think of at least one point to add to either the ‘for’ or the ‘against’ argument. 5. Would you buy Fairtrade having read this debate? 6. Have you ever seen or bought a Fairtrade product? What was it?


C Vocabulary 1. In groups, brainstorm all of the words you can think of to do with Fairtrade.


2. On a sheet of paper, use black, blue and green pencils or markers to draw the Fairtrade symbol. With these colours, use the words you have brainstormed to fill the Fairtrade symbol. Words can be repeated as many times as you need.


D Cloze procedure: ‘Clean, Safe Water’. Fill in the blanks. organisations Premium not farmers water tackle access to improving pumps


Fairtrade is It is also about


just about helping people and communities. the local environment. Fairtrade


work with local communities to


problems such as a lack of access to clean, safe Many Fairtrade


where


A new village well in Mali


or piping clean water . and growers working in regions


to water is a problem, use the Fairtrade to help pay for digging wells, installing people’s homes and businesses.


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