ATIN 2 - Catching Up

Track 52.mp3 It started with a ball and the idea that everyone likes to play. Now One World Play Project is an established company that donates footballs and cricket balls to disadvantaged communities all over the world. One World Play Project believes that through play we become stronger individuals and can build better communities.Now, listen to a journalist talking about One World Play Project and complete the notes. One World Play Project The idea came from Tim Jahnigen. In 2006, he saw boys in Sudan playing football on a TV report. They had a ball made of rubbish.The product is a ball made of plastic. It's very strong and never breaks.One World Play Project has delivered over one million footballs. Some money comes from Chevrolet who have their names on the ball. They started sponsoring the project at the 2010 World Cup. Also each time One World Play Project sells a ball, they give a ball to a poor community. Vocabulary Match the words to their description. Size It measures 21 cm in diameter. Material It's made of strong plastic. Weight It weighs the same as a regular ball. The price It costs $39 to buy one and give one free. Options It comes in two colours. Appearance It looks nice and it has the Chevrolet brand name on it. Advantages It never breaks and it doesn't need a pump. Lessons to learn from the One World Play Project story Complete the sentences about the lessons to learn from the One World Play Project story. Use the zero and first conditionals. If you ... (invent) a product that helps the environment, people ... (attention) invent / will pay will invent / pay invent / pays If you ... (want) your idea to become a reality, you ... (need) to believe in it passionately. want / needs want / will need will want / need Ideas ... (be) more successful when they ... (involve) ordinary people. will be / involve are / will involve are / involve If you ... (discuss) your latest idea on social media, people ... (find out) about your product. will discuss / find out discuss / will find out discuss / find out Now it's your turn... Have you ever wanted to develop a product? Have you had any good idea lately? Why don't you design the prototype? While you do it, make sure to describe using the vocabulary we learnt to describe gadgets.