B2 – Upper Intermediate
Have you ever seen or bought products that looked genuine but they really aren’t? There’s an a mobile app that helps you spot fraudulent Italian products.
Read more about this app and how it works and what it can do.
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38743912
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think about this app? What other features would you add to it?
- Why might be reasons people purchase knockoffs?
- How prevalent is counterfeiting in your country? Talk about this problem in respect to the situation in your country.
- How does fraudulent labels affect the businesses/companies that manufacture the original ones?
- What are ways to possibly lessen the spread and sale of counterfeit products?