英语学习新编剑桥商务英语unit11模版 ppt课件.ppt

Module 11
Ethical economics
Reading: Coffeenomics
1
Vocabulary: Financial and trade terms
2
Speaking: The economics of your country
3
Grammar: Articles
4
Listening: Fairtrade
5
Speaking: Giving reasons and benefits
6
1. The two photos below show the beginning and the end of the process of making coffee. Work in pairs. How many stages can you think of in between plete the process?
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coffee grown
- coffee picked
- coffee transported
- coffee packed
- coffee sold and shipped
- coffee sold on to shops
- coffee bought and drunk
2. Write in the correct letter, A-F, for the missing sentences plete the text. There is one extra sentence.
A. This process alone adds at least 50% to its price.
B. Here, coffee production is the staple crop for many millions of growers.
C. The only bit controlled in the Fairtrade system is the price a farmer is paid for produce.
D. Coffee is the second most modity in the world after oil.
E. It guarantees to pay growers a fixed proportion for their coffee, which is above standard market rates.
F. Local council taxes add another £25,000 to that.
Coffeenomics: the true cost of our caffeine addiction
The next time you hand over £3 for your deluxe ino, ask yourself how much the roasted beans that went into that cup really cost. For your average cup of coffee, the producer receives roughly 10p – that’s about %. This disparity is causing increasing concern among some charities who believe that the excessive profits of coffee shop e at the expense of vulnerable coffee producers in countries like Ethiopia, Kenya or Latin America. (1)___________. For example, in Ethiopia alone, 15 million people depend on
the coffee trade, which constitutes around 50% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 90% of its exports. The average wage paid to laborers who pick the beans and work on farms is about 50p a day.
So where do the added e from? According to experts, by the time it is consumed by us in our homes or in a coffee shop,