4.6 Do you agree about fair trade?

1 Read Kai’s message. What do you think?

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2 3 Read Jomo’s reply. What does he suggest? Let’s write a survey question! Ask yourself: What do we want to know? Wow! I know so much about fair trade now. Does everyone know about it? Good question, Kai. Why don’t you ask some people? You can do a survey. Sample Pages Is it an open or a closed question?

4 Survey some people. Record the results. 5 How can you show the results of your survey? 6 Do a lot of people know about fair trade? Is this good or bad?

Why? Discuss your ideas. 7 Read Nimalan’s message and answer his questions.

8 Read these people’s opinions of fair trade. Do you agree or disagree with them? Explain why.

It’s not fair that I have to pay more for fair-trade things than non-fair-trade things. People are only poor because they don’t work hard enough.

I know some people are poor, but there’s nothing I can do to help.

Talking point

Buying fair-trade things is a brilliant way to make the world fairer. Do you think fair trade changes farmers’ lives? Does it make a difference if we do or don’t buy fair-trade things when we can? Sample Pages How many people did you ask in your survey? Were you surprised by the survey results? Why or why not?