Planning Template

Designed by Liuba Useche

Content aim: Students will be able to analyze if we had become a market society and to
discuss possible situations of their professional life where economic incentives
could be carry out a moral problem.
Language aim: Students will be able to recycle useful expressions in order to express agreement
and disagreement
Outcome: Speaking skill: To carry out a conversation in small groups to evaluate the pros
and cons of introducing economic incentives to professionals in their
professional life.
Pre-listening: (Ask students if they think we are living in a market society and why? If yes, ask
them if they consider impossible to live apart from it)

(Is going to be a image on PPT)

Useful language
I think/believe/consider we are/ we are not living in a market society because/
is Possible/ Impossible to
During-listening (Ask students to watch the video and work on the exercises):
Watch the video: Michael Sandel: The more things money can buy, the harder it
is to be poor.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2015/jan/07/michael-
sandel-more-things-money-can-buy-harder-to-be-poor-video

1.Watch the video and fill in the following chart with key words related
to each category.
Characteristics of today´s politics. Characteristics of Market societies.

2. Watch the video and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F)
a. In market societies usually money determines access to necessities such
as health and education______
b. Is possible to face moral dilemmas when giving economic benefits to
doctors and teachers according with their professional results. ______

Post-listening (Propose the students the following context)

You are a part of a committee in a Lawyers firm or a clinic (depends of your

profession).

First part: 25 minutes

You have to decide if your institution is nonprofit one or not. If yes, you have to
convince rich people to fund your institution. If not, you have to convince the
public to get your services.

After doing so, you have to create a strategy to encourage your employees in
order to get better results. Look for pros and cons of your strategy. Please take
into account moral, economic, environmental and social impact.

Second part: (5 minutes each group)

Groups have to present their proposals.

Participate actively on the discussion.

Useful language
-Introducing your idea
First of all…
To begin with…
You also have to consider…
I think(¡/believe/consider
Planning Template
Designed by Liuba Useche
-Show agreement
I disagree/agree with you because
Don’t you think is better to…
Wouldn’t you agree that…
That’s right because…

-Talk about pros and cons

One disadvantage/advantage is…
Some disadvantages/advantages are…
The problem is…
On the other had…