Lego Ends Ties with Shell

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Lego had a partnership with Shell and made toys that had Shell logo on them. There were over a million people who emailed Lego asking it to end its deal with Shell that brought pressure to finally end its contract with the oil company.

Read the article about Lego ending its tie-up with Shell.

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1410/141012-lego.html

Discussion Questions:

  1. Give your opinion about Greenpeace’s move to pressure Lego from ending their contract with Shell.
  2. Do you think that parents have a responsibility of choosing the right toys to educate their children about preserving the environment?
  3. Are there specific projects to tackle environmental issues in your country? Talk about some that you know of.
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2 replies on “Lego Ends Ties with Shell”

Give your opinion about Greenpeace’s move to pressure Lego from ending their contract with Shell.
I don’t agree with the way Greenpeace do things, with aggressive campaign. I believe that there are many people, including myself, than want to protect the planet and obviously with concerns about a petrol company drilling the Artic. They harm third parties. We can question Shell’s projects directly with them, without harming others who do business with Shell for other reasons.

Do you think that parents have a responsibility in choosing the right toys to educate their children about preserving the environment?
Yes, of course, and in my opinion and talking about Lego, is one of the best toy to learn how to fit and stack and stimulates the imagination. It also Of course now a days we have similar toys made with more sustainable materials.

Are there specific projects to tackle environmental issues in your country? Talk about some that you know of.
I really couldn’t give a specific example. Projects that are a global trend come to my mind: Projects about renewables energy or to reduce CO2 emissions in big cities, limiting the access of vehicles to the city center, building more bike lanes, recycle….. .

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I believe that there are many people, including myself, than want to protect the planet and obviously with concerns about a petrol company drilling the Artic.

I believe that there are many people, including myself, who want to protect the planet and obviously are concerned about a petrol company drilling the Arctic.

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