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Product Launch: Ready or Not?

Master comparatives and superlatives for product positioning through a high-stakes launch simulation. Your product goes live in 48 hours but nothing is ready — the name isn't final, the competition just leaked a similar product, and your CEO wants to see the pitch today. A practical B2 English lesson on comparatives, superlatives, and persuasive product language. Ideal for adult learners, English tutors, and language schools.

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1

Would You Buy This? — First Impressions. Speaking Challenge

Speaking Challenge

Individual

Look at these five product ideas. For each one, say in 15 seconds: would you buy it, why or why not, and who is it for?

A pillow that plays white noise and tracks your sleep quality — €89A reusable coffee cup that collapses flat and fits in your pocket — €24An app that matches you with a dog to walk when you're feeling lonely — freeA subscription box of snacks from a different country every monthSmart glasses that translate signs and menus in real time when you travel — €299
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Product and Marketing Vocabulary. Word Cards

Word Cards

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  • Unique selling point|You created a new energy drink. There are 200 on the market already. What's YOUR unique selling point? Pitch it in one sentence.
  • Target market|Your product is a €300 smart yoga mat. Describe your target market — who are they, how old, what do they care about?
  • Positioning|Your phone is not the cheapest or the most powerful. How do you position it so people still want it?
  • Competitor analysis|Name a real product you use daily. Who is its biggest competitor and why do you choose yours?
  • Price point|Your product costs €50 to make. A competitor sells a similar one for €79. What do you charge and why?
  • Brand awareness|Nobody has heard of your company. You have €5,000 for marketing. How do you spend it?
  • Early adopter|Describe what kind of person buys a product on day one before reading any reviews.
  • Go-to-market strategy|Your team built an amazing app. Now what? Describe your first three steps to get users.
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Lesson Board

Lesson Board

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Interactive whiteboard — available during live session
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Position Your Product. Word Choice

Word Choice

Individual
  • Our product is significantly most fastfastermore fast than anything else in this price range.
  • This is the most goodbestbetter camera we have ever put in a smartphone.
  • Setup takes less thenthanthat five minutes — no technical knowledge needed.
  • It's moreveryjust as powerful as the Pro model but costs 40% less.
  • Our customer satisfaction score is the highermost highhighest in the industry at 97%.
  • The new version is considerably mostmuchmore efficient than last year's model.
  • No other product on the market is as easyeasiesteasier to use as ours.
  • This is one of the verymoremost innovative solutions we've seen in this category.
  • Our delivery is three days fastfastermore fast than the industry average.
  • Battery life is the mostverysignificantly longer than the previous generation — 18 hours versus 12.
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Strong or Weak Positioning? Sorting

Sorting

Individual

Strong positioning:

"Our app saves small business owners an average of 6 hours per week on invoicing.""Rated number one by Wirecutter for three years running.""The only wireless charger that works through any phone case up to 8mm thick.""Delivery in 24 hours or your money back — no questions asked.""Built from 100% recycled ocean plastic. Same performance, zero guilt.""30-day free trial. No credit card required. Cancel anytime."

Weak positioning:

"We believe our product is quite good and could potentially meet your needs.""Our solution is similar to competitors but with some small improvements.""A revolutionary, game-changing, world-class product for the modern era.""We offer a wide range of features that may or may not be relevant to you.""Trust us — this is the best product you'll ever buy.""Our product is designed for everyone, everywhere, for every purpose."
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Launch Day — Everything Goes Wrong. Drama Event

Drama Event

Individual

Scenario

Your company is launching a new smart home device tomorrow. The marketing campaign is live, pre-orders are open, influencers have been briefed. You are the Product Launch Manager. It is 24 hours before launch. Everything should be ready. It is not.

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    This is more urgent than anything else on the list right now. We need a faster solution — the current timeline isn't good enough. That's the worst possible timing. Is there a simpler alternative we can use temporarily? This is more serious than I initially thought. The best option right now is to... It's not as bad as it sounds — here's what we can do. This is the most important decision we'll make today.

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    Crisis

    Your manufacturer calls: 30% of the first batch has a cosmetic defect — a visible scratch on the back panel. The product works fine but looks cheap. Do you ship them, delay the launch, or ship with a discount and apology?

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    Pressure

    A tech blogger with 2 million subscribers just posted a hands-on review. He says your product is "the most overpriced gadget of the year" and "not as good as the cheaper alternative from [competitor]." The video is trending. Do you respond?

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    Twist

    Your biggest competitor announces an identical product — launching the same day as yours, at a 20% lower price. Your CEO asks: "Do we drop our price to match?" Your margins are already thin.

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    Revelation

    The marketing team realises the promotional video on your website shows a feature that was cut from the final product three weeks ago. If customers buy based on that video, you could face false advertising claims. The video has 500,000 views.

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    Decision

    Amazon offers to feature your product on their homepage for launch day — but they want a 45% commission instead of the standard 15%. This would eliminate your profit margin but could generate 10x the sales volume. Do you accept?

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    Constraint

    Your social media manager is sick. The launch day content calendar has 15 scheduled posts across five platforms. Nobody else knows the passwords or the posting schedule. Launch is in 12 hours.

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    Opportunity

    A major TV morning show calls: "We had a cancellation. We can feature your product tomorrow morning in a 3-minute live segment — but we need a spokesperson at the studio by 6 AM. Can you do it?" Your CEO is in another country.

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    Twist

    A customer who received an early review unit posts an unboxing video. The product works perfectly but the packaging looks terrible — cheap, damaged, and nothing like the premium brand image you've been building. Comments are brutal: "The cheapest packaging I've ever seen on a €299 product."

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Invent and Launch. Story Builder

Story Builder

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Story prompt

Together, create a product that doesn't exist yet. Build the launch story step by step. First invent the product — what does it do and why does anyone need it? Then name it, describe who it's for, and position it against an imaginary competitor using comparatives and superlatives. Finally, describe launch day — does everything go perfectly, or does something go hilariously wrong?

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