Black Gold: The Movie

Mini-Debates

Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

This lesson provides a preview of the British documentary "Black Gold," which exposes unknown facts about the international coffee industry. Should consumers limit themselves to "fair trade coffee"?

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
business
labor
ethics
agreeing & disagreeing
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

expose
labor
profit
consumer
focus
effort
plight
negotiate
wealthy
convince
address
narcotic
advocacy
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane