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Ferrari is one of the greatest names in automobile history. It conjures up images of speed, power and beauty. It was founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929 as a racing team. He had no plans to manufacture cars for the road. The original name was Scuderia Ferrari, which translates as ‘Team Ferrari’. He decided to make street-legal cars in 1947. The company has since enjoyed unrivaled success in Formula One motorsport and an unparalleled reputation and glamorous image for its sports cars. The company is famous for its “Ferrari red” cars and the prancing horse logo. Ferrari also branched out into merchandising its brand. It makes sunglasses, luxury pens, perfume, high-tech bicycles and watches. It also opened Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, where visitors can ride on a special rollercoaster to experience the g-force of a 0-100kph-in-2 seconds F-1 car.
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WORKSHEET ACTIVITIES
WARM-UPS
1. BRAINSTORM: Write all the words you can think of about Ferrari on the board or on a piece of paper. Talk about these words with your partner(s).
2. FERRARI MORNING: Each student pretends to be an employee of Ferrari. They walk around the class and talk about the company and their job.
3. RUMOURS:Each student writes down a pretend rumour about Ferrari. They then walk around the class and talk to other students about their rumour.
4. GOOD AND BAD:Brainstorm good and bad things about Ferrari and write them on the board. Students talk about these in pairs.
5. TRUE OR FALSE:Students find out several facts about Ferrari. They write these down and add the same number of things about the company that are false. Students test each other on which of their points are true or false.
6. FACTS:In groups, students write down as many facts as they can about Ferrari. The winner is the group with the most facts. Teacher may wish to have groups share their facts to make sure they are real.
LISTENING / READING GAP FILL
Ferrari ______________________ names in automobile history. It ______________________ of speed, power and beauty. It was founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929 as a racing team. He had no ______________________ cars for the road. The original name was Scuderia Ferrari, which translates as ‘Team Ferrari’. He decided to make street-legal cars in 1947. The ______________________ unrivaled success in Formula One motorsport and an ______________________ and glamorous image for its sports cars. The company is famous for its “Ferrari red” cars and the ______________________. Ferrari also branched out into merchandising its brand. It makes sunglasses, luxury pens, perfume, ______________________ watches. It also opened Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, where visitors can ride on a special rollercoaster to experience the g-force of ______________________ F-1 car.
CORRECT THE SPELLING
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE
Ferrari .......... (be) one of the greatest names in automobile history. It .......... (conjure) up images of speed, power and beauty. It was .......... (found) by Enzo Ferrari in 1929 as a racing team. He .......... (have) no plans to manufacture cars for the road. The original name .......... (be) Scuderia Ferrari, which .......... (translate) as ‘Team Ferrari’. He .......... (decide) to make street-legal cars in 1947. The company has since .......... (enjoy) unrivaled success in Formula One motorsport and an unparalleled reputation and glamorous image for its sports cars. The company .......... (be) famous for its “Ferrari red” cars and the prancing horse logo. Ferrari also .......... (branch) out into merchandising its brand. It .......... (make) sunglasses, luxury pens, perfume, high-tech bicycles and watches. It also .......... (open) Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, where visitors can .......... (ride) on a special rollercoaster to experience the g-force of a 0-100kph-in-2 seconds F-1 car.
Ferrari is one of the greatest names in automobile history. It ____________ up images of speed, power and beauty. It was founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929 as a ____________ team. He had no plans to manufacture cars for the road. The original name was Scuderia Ferrari, which ____________ as ‘Team Ferrari’. He decided to make street-legal cars in 1947. The company has ____________ enjoyed unrivaled success in Formula One motorsport and an unparalleled ____________ and ____________ image for its sports cars. The company is famous for its “Ferrari red” cars and the ____________ horse logo. Ferrari also branched out into merchandising its brand. It makes sunglasses, luxury pens, perfume, high-____________ bicycles and watches. It also opened Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, where ____________ can ride on a special rollercoaster to experience the g-____________ of a 0-100kph-in-2 seconds F-1 car.
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PROJECT FERRARI
Part 1. Your mission is to increase the profits and sales of Ferrari. Complete this table with your project partner(s):
Main products
How to improve them
A brand new ‘killer’ product
How Ferrari is better than the competition
How to beat the competition
Part 2. Change partners and look at their project. Suggest improvements. Ask for advice on your project:
Part 3. Make a presentation on your project. Give it to the class. Vote the best projects.
FERRARI – ROLE PLAY 1
Role A – Ferrari CEO
You believe your company is the best in the world. It pays its workers very well and working conditions are great. Your company is very green – it cares about the environment. You think your levels of customer service are great. Disagree with person B, C and D.
Role B – Ferrari worker
You think it’s a bad company to work for. You’re very unhappy with pay, raises and bonuses. You are very unhappy with the working environment. You don’t like the company’s policy on the environment. You keep hearing profits are more important than customers. Disagree with A and C. Tell D the truth.
Role C – Ferrari customer
You are a customer of Ferrari. You used to think it was great, but not now. Its workers are always very rude. No one ever answers the phone. You are shocked about its policy on the environment. You think all staff should get less pay. You disagree with person A and B. Tell D the truth.
Role D – A journalist
You keep hearing bad things about Ferrari. You want to tell the world in your newspaper. You heard the CEO gets a huge bonus every year. You found a company memo saying profits are more important than the environment. You want to know why so many staff are ill. Find the truth.
FERRARI – ROLE PLAY 2
Role A – Ferrari New Products Director
You have created a new product for Ferrari. You believe the new product will be the company’s best ever. It will be a bestseller. There are people who do not agree with you. You need B, C and D on your side. Tell them why this is a product that will bring great things to Ferrari.
Role B – Ferrari Marketing Director
You think the company’s new product is a really bad idea. It will give your company a really bad name. You think the New Products Director is trying to destroy the company. Try to get him/her to understand there’s no way the new product will sell. Try to get person C and D on your side.
Role C – Ferrari Market Researcher
You have interviewed thousands of people about the new product. They don’t like it or hate it. You think it will be successful if they make many changes. Tell the New Products Director he/she needs to change the product. You neither like nor trust person B. Disagree will him/her.
Role D – Ferrari Shareholder
You know a lot about Ferrari’s new product. You are worried it will not sell and share prices will go down. You think A is crazy and must find a new job. You agree with everything B says. You don’t agree with C. The new product should not go on the market.
Write a letter of apology to the customer. Explain why you cannot give a refund. Show your partner your letter. Correct each other’s work.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about Ferrari. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about Ferrari. What have they done recently? What are their plans? Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. FERRARI POSTERMake a poster about Ferrari. Make sure you sell the company to the public. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY FERRARI LESSON:Make your own English lesson on Ferrari. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING:Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on Ferrari. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
Check your answers in the article at the top of this page.
