1) to practice vocabulary related to online shopping 

2) to practice money management skills 

3) to practice 21st-century skills

STEP 1: Go to the Fairtrade International Website. Read a short article and watch a video about Fair Trade. 

STEP 2: Find a local supermarket online. You have an equivalent of 50 euros in your country’s currency to spend on shopping to prepare a dinner for your family. Make a shopping list (write names of products you'll need to cook it and their prices). Use as many products with a Fair Trade mark as you can find. Work in pairs or groups of three. 

GO THE EXTRA INTERCULTURAL MILE 

TIP: These steps can also be completed in a cross-school, cross-country group. Your teacher will decide. 

STEP 3: Share and upload your shopping list to this PADLET. Then check out the other posted lists and compare how many Fair Trade products each group would be able to buy for the equivalent of 50 euros. Next, find the group that managed to 'buy' the most fair trade products on the Padlet. 

STEP 4: Conduct a debate on the availability of Fair Trade products in your area (city or country). Divide your group members randomly into pro-con sides and prepare arguments defending the situation or accusing of not enough Fair Trade. Use the guiding questions to help you.

GO THE EXTRA INTERCULTURAL MILE 

This debate can be conducted online SYNCHRONOUSLY across schools or countries, albeit it will take careful time management to set it up using a communicator everyone can access (ZOOM would be most convenient and your teacher can help set this up for you.) Alternatively, it can be conducted within your class with your classmates divided into pro-con groups. Ultimately, your teacher will decide. 

1. Has anything surprised you?

2. What kind of products were included in the list? Were they similar or different? 

3. What do the differences in the lists tell us about? 

4. Was this task helpful/useful in your life? 

5. Have you learned anything about the family expenses?