Greenpeace gets Lego to end ties with Shell

The Reading / Listening - Level 1

Over a million people asked Lego to stop working with Shell. Greenpeace was very happy that Lego stopped. It said: "Thanks a million, Lego….We're super happy Lego has finally decided to do the right thing." Lego said it did not want people to think it was bad. It said Greenpeace should speak to Shell. Shell was going to drill in the Arctic last year but stopped because of problems. It does not know if it will drill in 2015.

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Sources

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/lego-to-scrap-shell-deal-after-arctic-protest-1.2793537
http://www.businessinsider.com/lego-ends-shell-deal-after-greenpeace-viral-video-2014-10#ixzz3FhARZXy3
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/save-the-arctic-lego-dumps-shell/blog/50917/

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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	The toy	a.	with the oil company
2.	its $110 million partnership	b.	spill
3.	toys with the Shell	c.	everything
4.	Shell sold the toys	d.	logo on them
5.	Greenpeace made a video	e.	maker Lego
6.	an oil	f.	in its gas stations
7.	oil covered	g.	in its history
8.	Greenpeace's most-watched video	h.	using Lego bricks

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Over a million people asked	a.	think it was bad
2.	Greenpeace was	b.	million
3.	Thanks a	c.	do the right thing
4.	We're super	d.	very happy
5.	Lego has finally decided to	e.	will drill in 2015
6.	it did not want people to	f.	Lego to stop
7.	stopped because	g.	happy
8.	It does not know if it	h.	of problems

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The toy maker Lego said (1) ___________________ continue its $110 million (2) ___________________ the oil company Shell. Lego made toys with the Shell (3) ___________________. Shell sold the toys in its gas stations. Lego decided this after Greenpeace made (4) ___________________ Lego bricks. It showed Lego people and animals (5) ___________________ after an oil spill. At the end, oil covered everything, except a Shell flag. The video is now Greenpeace's (6) ___________________ in its history.

Over a million people asked Lego (7) ___________________ Shell. Greenpeace was very happy (8) ___________________. It said: "Thanks a million, Lego…. (9) ___________________ Lego has finally decided to do the right thing." Lego said it did not want people (10) ___________________. It said Greenpeace should speak to Shell. Shell (11) ___________________ in the Arctic last year but stopped because of problems. It does not know (12) ___________________ 2015.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

ThetoymakerLegosaiditwillnolongercontinueits$110millionpartners
hipwiththeoilcompanyShell.LegomadetoyswiththeShelllogoonthem
.Shellsoldthetoysinitsgasstations.LegodecidedthisafterGreenpeace
madeavideousingLegobricks.ItshowedLegopeopleandanimalscover
edinoilafteranoilspill.Attheend,oilcoveredeverything,exceptaShellfl
ag.ThevideoisnowGreenpeace'smost-watchedvideoinitshis
tory.OveramillionpeopleaskedLegotostopworkingwithShell.Greenp
eacewasveryhappythatLegostopped.Itsaid:"Thanksamillion,Lego…
.We'resuperhappyLegohasfinallydecidedtodotherightthing."Legosa
iditdidnotwantpeopletothinkitwasbad.ItsaidGreenpeaceshouldspea
ktoShell.ShellwasgoingtodrillintheArcticlastyearbutstoppedbecaus
eofproblems.Itdoesnotknowifitwilldrillin2015.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

WRITING

Write about oil for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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