Logistics and Startups: Two Lessons for the New Economy
Comprehensive makeovers of Import/Export/Logistics and Startup/Product Development lessons
Supply chain logistics and startup culture are two of the most essential topics in today’s economy—and two that demand yearly makeovers. AI tools keep improving how we create educational resources, which means better visuals, sharper exercises, more realistic dialogues. But the content itself also has to change. Economic developments make old processes redundant. New ways of doing things emerge. Students need vocabulary for skills that didn’t exist a year ago, for industries that are constantly adapting.
Both lessons follow the same format—visual vocabulary, gap-fills, dialogues, critical thinking, role plays—pitched at high elementary to pre-intermediate.
Import/Export and Logistics: Visual Vocabulary for 2026
That phone case traveled 8,000 kilometers before it reached your hand. It was sourced, loaded into a container, cleared through customs, stored in a warehouse, and finally delivered by someone (or something - maybe a drone). Every step has a name, and those names show up in tracking notifications, news headlines about trade wars, and job descriptions you're already seeing. This is the vocabulary of logistics - the language of things crossing oceans and borders to find you.
Startups and Product Development: The Pivot Role Play (present continuous)
Two business partners disagree about whether to change their company's direction. One sees disaster; the other sees progress. This kind of argument happens constantly in startups and small businesses - and the language they use reveals how English expresses ongoing actions and immediate concerns.
