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Pampers is a brand of baby products that started out as a manufacturer of disposable diapers (nappies). They are now part of the Procter & Gamble group of companies. Pampers were created in 1961. The company has diversified its product range so parents of babies of all sizes, sexes and medical conditions have a choice. Pampers are the most popular brand on the market and the word ‘Pampers’ has almost become a generic noun for all diapers. Several controversies have hit the brand. In 2010, Pampers introduced a product with something they called ‘Dry-Max technology’. They received thousands of complaints from parents who reported the diapers gave their babies rashes and chemical burns. An investigation was undertaken by the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

1. BRAINSTORM CHAT: Write all the words you can think of about Pampers on the board or on a piece of paper. Talk about these words with your partner(s).

2. PAMPERS MORNING: Each student pretends to be an employee of Pampers. They walk around the class and talk about the company and their job.

3. RUMOURS: Each student writes down a pretend rumour about Pampers. They then walk around the class and talk to other students about their rumour.

4. GOOD AND BAD: Brainstorm good and bad things about Pampers and write them on the board. Students talk about these in pairs.

5. TRUE OR FALSE: Students find out several facts about Pampers. They write these down and add the same number of things about the company that are false. Students test each other on which of their points are true or false.

6. FACTS: In groups, students write down as many facts as they can about Pampers. The winner is the group with the most facts. Teacher may wish to have groups share their facts to make sure they are real.

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Pampers is a brand of baby products ________________ manufacturer of ________________ (nappies). They are now part of the Procter & Gamble group of companies. Pampers were created in 1961. The company has _______________________ range so parents of babies of all sizes, sexes and medical conditions have a choice. Pampers are the _______________________ market and the word ‘Pampers’ has almost become a generic noun for all diapers. Several _______________________ the brand. In 2010, Pampers introduced a product with something they called ‘Dry-Max technology’. They received _______________________ from parents who reported the diapers _______________________ and chemical burns. An _______________________ by the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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  UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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  PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

pampers is a brand of baby products that started out as a manufacturer of disposable diapers (nappies) they are now part of the procter & gamble group of companies pampers were created in 1961 the company has diversified its product range so parents of babies of all sizes sexes and medical conditions have a choice pampers are the most popular brand on the market and the word ‘pampers’ has almost become a generic noun for all diapers several controversies have hit the brand in 2010 pampers introduced a product with something they called ‘dry-max technology’ they received thousands of complaints from parents who reported the diapers gave their babies rashes and chemical burns an investigation was undertaken by the consumer products safety commission

  CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE

Pampers .......... (be) a brand of baby products that .......... (start) out as a manufacturer of disposable diapers (nappies). They .......... (be) now part of the Procter & Gamble group of companies. Pampers were .......... (create) in 1961. The company has .......... (diversify) its product range so parents of babies of all sizes, sexes and medical conditions .......... (have) a choice. Pampers .......... (be) the most popular brand on the market and the word ‘Pampers’ .......... (have) almost .......... (become) a generic noun for all diapers. Several controversies have .......... (hit) the brand. In 2010, Pampers .......... (introduce) a product with something they .......... (call) ‘Dry-Max technology’. They .......... (receive) thousands of complaints from parents who reported the diapers .......... (give) their babies rashes and chemical burns. An investigation was .......... (undertake) by the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

  REWRITE WITH SPACES

Pampersisabrandofbabyproductsthatstartedoutasamanufacturerofdisposable
diapers(nappies).TheyarenowpartoftheProcter&Gamblegroupofcompanies.
Pamperswerecreatedin1961.Thecompanyhasdiversifieditsproductrangeso
parentsofbabiesofallsizes,sexesandmedicalconditionshaveachoice.Pampersare
themostpopularbrandonthemarketandtheword‘Pampers’hasalmostbecome
agenericnounforalldiapers.Severalcontroversieshavehitthebrand.In2010,Pampers
introducedaproductwithsomethingtheycalled‘Dry-Maxtechnology’.Theyreceived
thousandsofcomplaintsfromparentswhoreportedthediapersgavetheirbabies
rashesandchemicalburns.AninvestigationwasundertakenbytheConsumer
ProductsSafetyCommission.

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  CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD

  PROJECT PAMPERS

Part 1. Your mission is to increase the profits and sales of Pampers. Complete this  table with your project partner(s):

Part 2. Change partners and look at their project. Suggest improvements. Ask for advice on your project:

Part 3. Make a presentation on your project. Give it to the class. Vote the best projects.

  PAMPERS – ROLE PLAY 1

  PAMPERS – ROLE PLAY 2

  JOB INTERVIEW ROLE PLAY

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  DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

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  PAMPERS SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Pampers in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

  WRITING 1 – SPEED WRITING

Write anything about Pampers for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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  WRITING 2 – LETTER OF COMPLAINT

Write a letter to Pampers. Complain about one of its products. Ask for a refund. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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  WRITING 3 – LETTER OF APOLOGY

Write a letter of apology to the customer. Explain why you cannot give a refund. Show your partner your letter. Correct each other’s work.

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  HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about Pampers. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Pampers. What have they done recently? What are their plans? Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. PAMPERS POSTER Make a poster about Pampers. Make sure you sell the company to the public.  Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY PAMPERS LESSON: Make your own English lesson on Pampers. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on Pampers. Share your findings with the class.