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Unit 1-1
Task one: Warming-up
1.Questions: A. Can you give me some domestic and home brand names?
B. Do you like branded products? Yes. Why? And No. why?
C. What qualities or images do the branded products represent? For example, Mi cell phones represent value for money, well-designed, cool, etc..
Words for your reference: Value for money, luxurious, timeless, well-made, top of the range, durable, inexpensive, cool, reliable (performance), stylish, fashionable, well-designed, etc..
2.Listen to 1.1 and dictate the two speakers expressions about their likes and dislikes of branded products.
Likes (good style, good design, good taste, to impress other people)
Dislikes(get fed up wearing the same brands, don’t want to give free advertising, don’t pay for inflated price, want value for money)
Task two: learning vocabulary
Brand management
Step 1: teacher asks Ss to finish the vocabulary exercise. Check the answers and explain the difficult ones.
Brand loyalty, brand image, brand awareness, brand stretching
Product launch, product lifecycle, product range, product placement and product endorsement.
Step 2: Ask Ss to finish Part B to check whether they have understood the business concepts or not.
Task three: Discussing the definition of branding, brands, and the importance of branding.
Step 1: listen to 1.2-1.4 and finish the exercises.
Why brands matter?
Branding: The process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the consumers' mind, mainly through advertising campaigns with a consistent theme. Branding aims to establish a significant and differentiated presence in the market that attracts and retains loyal customers.
Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/branding.html
http://www.businessdictionary.com/article/432/what-to-consider-when-developing-a-brand/
Discussion: Why brands matter? What are the values/functions that brands have for customers and enterprises? You have to post your ideas from two aspects. One is from the customers’ perspective and the other is from the business perspective.

