B2 – Upper Intermediate
Subscriptions are becoming an inevitable aspect of both online and offline life. There will always be a subscription-based service to suit your demands, whether they are related to entertainment, food, or music. We pay for an increasing number of subscriptions because we desire services in our lives, and the more we pay, the bigger our costs get.
To learn more about how businesses use the subscription model, watch the video below.
Vocabulary Questions:
- Explain “cash grab”. “ Like most people, I thought that subscriptions were just an annoying and frustrating cash grab by greedy corporations.”. Create a sentence using this phrase.
- What does “software tethering” mean? “This tactic is called software tethering and it shows up all over the place” Use this term to make your own sentence.
- What is the meaning of “to go public“? “Salesforce went public in 2004 and was the top performing IPO of the year.” Use this term in a sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- How do you feel about subscription-based services in general?
- How do you feel about subscription services that force you to pay for something you own?
- What is the purpose of subscriptions today? Why were they designed this way? Are they built with good intentions in mind?
- Do you have any subscriptions? If so, is the price worth the services they offer you?