{"id":675,"date":"2026-10-20T11:57:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/lesson-plans\/ferrari-vs-lamborghini-b1\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:57:41","slug":"ferrari-vs-lamborghini-b1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/lesson-plans\/ferrari-vs-lamborghini-b1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari vs Lamborghini (B1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a famous story, Lamborghini exists because Enzo Ferrari insulted a tractor maker. This lesson tells the story of one of the great rivalries in the car world, from the 1960s to today&#8217;s race to go electric, and gets students talking about pride, competition and brand loyalty. This B1 version tells the story of the tractor maker who decided to build a better car than Ferrari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Level:<\/strong> B1 \u00b7 <strong>Time:<\/strong> 45 to 90 minutes. Pick the activities that suit your class. They work in almost any order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lesson Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/reveal\/picquiz.php?w=1bdd43e2\">Warmer: What Car Is This?<\/a> &#8211; Reveal the picture tile by tile. What is it? Which country is it from? How old is it? (It&#8217;s a Lamborghini Countach, the famous 1970s and 80s poster car.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/categorise\/activity.php?w=8686b671\">Prediction: Ferrari or Lamborghini?<\/a> &#8211; Students guess which company each of 10 facts is about (horse or bull logo, Formula 1, tractor maker, Volkswagen&#8230;), then check after reading.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/sentence\/match.php?w=ef6454c4\">Vocabulary: Pre-teach the Key Words<\/a> &#8211; Match 10 words from the text to their meanings before reading (complain, proud, factory, shock, supercar, championship, challenge&#8230;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reading: Ferrari vs Lamborghini, the Tractor Maker Who Took On Ferrari &#8211; A graded text with 12 gaps. Choose <a href=\"\/cloze\/exercise_hint.php?w=63aa7545\">with a word bank<\/a> or <a href=\"\/cloze\/exercise.php?w=63aa7545\">without a word bank<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/cards\/cardset.php?w=7a2c5f44\">Discussion: Cars, Pride and Rivals<\/a> &#8211; 10 conversation questions about dream cars, complaints, motor sport and electric sports cars.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/ranking\/exercise.php?w=d9d4f495\">Speaking: Ranking<\/a> &#8211; How do you beat a rival? Students rank nine business strategies, from making a better product to buying the competitor, then compare with a partner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teacher Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For a shorter lesson, use the warmer, the reading and the discussion cards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Language focus: the reading uses the past simple for the story and the present simple for today. Students retell the story in their own words using the timeline: 1950s, 1963, 1966, 2025, 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business English classes: discuss the ranking task in terms of the students&#8217; own industry. How do they compete with their main rival?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow-up: students present another famous rivalry, or design their own supercar brand with a name, logo and slogan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teaching a stronger group? Try the <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/ferrari-vs-lamborghini-b2\/\">B2 version of this lesson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a famous story, Lamborghini exists because Enzo Ferrari insulted a tractor maker. This lesson tells the story of one of the great rivalries in the car world, from the 1960s to today&#8217;s race to go electric, and gets students talking about pride, competition and brand loyalty. 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