ISSUE 026

Fake Reviews ESL Lesson

Can you trust what other people say?

A ready-to-teach A1–A2 Fake Reviews ESL lesson about online ratings, trust and misleading reviews. Includes simple reading, audio, vocabulary, discussion, critical thinking and slides.

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Collection 05 includes Issues 026–030.

Fake Reviews ESL lesson about online ratings and misleading reviews
Fake Reviews ESL worksheet preview for A1–A2 English learners

About This Fake Reviews ESL Lesson

Online reviews help people choose what to buy, where to eat and what to watch. But some reviews are written by people who were paid, given free products or never used the product at all.

This A1–A2 Fake Reviews ESL lesson uses clear language to help beginner learners talk about trust, online reviews and simple ways to check whether a review looks honest.

The lesson combines a short original reading and audio with beginner vocabulary, true-or-false comprehension, five discussion questions, a Spot the Fake activity, speaking practice and guided writing.

Fake reviews are now a big business. Some companies pay people to write five-star reviews. Others write bad reviews about the shop next door. Some sellers give shoppers a free product if they write something nice.

What's Included in the Fake Reviews Lesson?

  • Magazine-style A1–A2 ESL student worksheet
  • Short original reading about fake online reviews and trust with audio recording
  • Five beginner vocabulary items and true-or-false reading comprehension questions
  • Five supported discussion questions about reviews, trust and online shopping
  • Spot the Fake critical-thinking activity: judge five café reviews as real, fake or not sure
  • Language in Context vocabulary practice
  • Café-owner speaking challenge: find honest ways to attract customers without buying reviews
  • 60–100 word guided writing task: Do you trust online reviews?
  • Teacher guide and complete answer key
  • Ready-to-use classroom presentation

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