Unit 11 | Session 1

Fake!
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: talk about fakes
 Unit 11 | Session 1
Fake!
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: talk about fakes

Lesson Overview
1. GET STARTED: Shopping for fakes
2. PREPARE: Passive forms
3. PREPARE: Passive forms
4. SPEAKING: Counterfeit goods
5. PREPARE: Degrees of Truth
6. SPEAKING: World Problems
7. PROGRESS CHECK
 GET STARTED
Shopping for fakes
Discuss the questions. Use the vocabulary in your response.

1. Should it be legal to buy and sell fake goods?

2. How can you tell if something you buy is fake or not?
3. How can stores tell whether money is counterfeit or not?
4. What kinds of problems can second-rate electronics have?

When I went to New York several years ago, street vendors

everywhere were selling fake designer watches and sunglasses. authentic deadly
I knew they were fake because they were made with second-rate
materials. I bought a “Rolex” with fake diamonds for only $250! counterfeit fake
second-rate sophisticated
fireproof inferior
genuine legal
PREPARE
Passive forms
Complete each sentence using the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Sometimes there is more than one correct answer.
1. The little dog was carried / was being carried (carry) in her oversized handbag. No one saw it.
2. The shoes ______ (made) by a small, Italian company.
3. Our house ______ (renovate) by a professional company next year.
4. Instructions ______ (send) to you in the next few days.
5. The operation was a success. All the counterfeit money ______ (collect) by the police.
6. The fake jewelry ______ (shipped) to Texas in large trucks over night.
7. The store is closing. Everything ______ (sell) at half price.
8. The problem is that second-rate items usually______ (not design) to last long.
9. The counterfeit watches ______ (take) by the police and stored in a safe place.
PREPARE
Passive forms
Complete the statements with your own ideas. Use
passive forms.
1. The genuine leather shoes . . .
2. Deadly chemicals . . .
3. Sophisticated counterfeit watches . . .
4. Illegal copies of the artist’s drawings . . .
5. Fireproof blankets . . .
6. The fake gold necklace . . .

The genuine leather shoes were being sold

at a much higher price.

The genuine leather shoes

were manufactured in Thailand.
SPEAKING
Counterfeit goods
• Where are counterfeit goods usually sold in your city?
• Why do people buy them?
Discuss using the ideas below.

Fake goods: accessories, clothes, cosmetics,

electronic goods, shoes, etc.
Illegal copies: books, computer games, music,
movies, software, etc.

Fake brand-name watches have been sold in our

city’s markets for years. These days, they’re
sometimes found in stores, too. They’re usually
second-rate, but people buy them because . . .
PREPARE
Degrees of truth
Answer these questions. Use the vocabulary in your responses.

1. Do you think all news is trustworthy?

2. Where do you go online to find accurate information?
3. How can you tell if an e-mail looks suspicious?
4. Under what circumstances is it OK to tell a white lie?
5. Do you think rumors about celebrities are usually true,
partly true, or false?

biased rumor accurate

dishonest suspicious white lie
I don’t think all news is trustworthy. It depends on the
hoax trustworthy exaggerated source because some TV and radio networks are very
biased and give inaccurate information.
PREPARE
Passives with modals and modal-like expressions; passive infinitives
Use the prompts to make sentences using passive
forms.
1. the facts / must / check / by the editor
2. people / might / harm / by that false story
3. the rumor / couldn’t / control
4. the journalists / refuse / tell / what to write
5. the report / need / do / by this afternoon
6. the story / expect / go viral on social media
7. the manager / ask / show / the sales figures
8. that photo of me / had better / remove / from your post

The facts must be checked by the editor.

SPEAKING
World problems
Complete the questions with the words in parentheses. Use passive with modals and
modal-like expressions and passive infinitives. Then, ask and answer these questions.

1. What big world problem do you think has to _____? (fix)

What big world problem do you
2. Do you agree that all animals need to _____? (protect) think has to be fixed?

3. Should all children _____ for free in your opinion? (educate)

I really feel that more climate
4. What do you think should _____ about climate change? (do)
change has to be prevented as
soon as possible. The earth
5. Can people’s attitudes toward using plastic really _____? (change)
needs to be protected!
6. Is it important that elephants _____ from extinction? (save)
PROGRESS CHECK

Now I can . . .

 talk about fakes.

 Unit 11 | Session 1
Fake!
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: talk about fakes

Thank you!