Lesson 12

fake

Part One

Watch the video and do the exercises

Part Two

Some of the worlds most counterfeited brands

Cartier

2,000 fake Cartier watches being crushed by a steamroller on New York's Fifth Avenue

Coach

In 2012, Coach won a $44 million judgment against a New York-based mother-and-daughter team who were operating several fake Coach websites

Disney

The Chinese authorities decided in the run-up to the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort that copying Disney is just pants

Tobacco

In Turkey for example, 16.2 billion fake cigarettes a year are thought to be smoked in the country and President Erdogan has described fake tobacco as more dangerous than terrorism.

Meds

Counterfeit medication, such as fake versions of the swine flu drug Tamiflu, are estimated to kill at least one million people a year.

Part Three

How to spot fake news

Part Four

Meanwhile in China...

Further Reading

Listening

Listen to the Importance of Being Earnest from BBC Learning

Writing

Do you think about Fake News? What do you think you should do to find out if a story is true?

OR

Do you think fake fashion is a problem? Why is it a problem and what should be done about it?

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