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C1 Business English • Unit: Gig Work & Workers' Rights

Koro Rider Rulebook 🛵

Formal obligations, contractual permissions & courier autonomy in the gig economy.

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Duration 20 Minutes

📘 Rules of the Game

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For the Teacher

1 Put students into pairs and designate one student as the official scorekeeper.
2 Hand out the Koro Rulebook, the 4 Rider Cards, and the 6 Round Cards.
3 Go through Rounds 1 to 6 and ask each pair to say its answer in a full sentence.
4 Give points as shown in the Scoring section below.
5 Resolve disputes by consulting the Teacher Key at the bottom of this sheet.

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For the Students

1 Read the Koro rulebook and look at the 4 rider cards.
2 In each round, read the target question and match the situation to the correct rider(s).
3 Speak your answer aloud using formal obligation and permission structures.
4 Collect points: 1 pt for right answer, 1 pt for grammar, 1 bonus pt for Unit vocabulary!
5 The pair with the highest overall score wins the official Koro fleet contract.

⏱️ Timed Plan (20 Minutes Total)

Step 1

Hand out the cards and assign pair roles.

Step 2

Read the Rulebook and Rider profiles.

Step 3

Play Rounds 1 to 3 and record points.

Step 4

Play Rounds 4 to 6 with complex sentences.

Step 5

Check answers with the Teacher Key.

Step 6

Closing questions and plenary debrief.

📘 Koro Delivery Co. — Official Rulebook

📋 Koro Terms of Service (Contractor Clause 4.2)

Active Policy

New riders must pass a safety test.

Riders who work over 20 hours a week get paid sick leave.

Riders under 18 are not allowed to work after 9 pm.

Riders with their own insurance do not need the company's.

The company pays every rider within 7 days.

A rider can turn down 3 jobs a day.

🛵 4 Rider Cards

🛵 Profile #1

Courier

Ana

Age: 22
Weekly Hours: 25 hours/wk
Insurance: No own cover
Tenure: New today

Status: High-hour new courier

🛵 Profile #2

Courier

Ben

Age: 17
Weekly Hours: 10 hours/wk
Insurance: Own insurance
Tenure: Here 1 year

Status: Minor with independent cover

🛵 Profile #3

Courier

Cai

Age: 30
Weekly Hours: 15 hours/wk
Insurance: Own insurance
Tenure: New today

Status: Part-time adult contractor

🛵 Profile #4

Courier

Dee

Age: 19
Weekly Hours: 32 hours/wk
Insurance: No own cover
Tenure: Here 1 year

Status: Senior high-hour courier

🎯 6 Round Cards

🎯 1

Round 1

Who is required to pass the test?

Select rider(s):

____ Ana ____ Ben ____ Cai ____ Dee

🎯 2

Round 2

Who is entitled to sick leave?

Select rider(s):

____ Ana ____ Ben ____ Cai ____ Dee

🎯 3

Round 3

Who may not work after 9 pm?

Select rider(s):

____ Ana ____ Ben ____ Cai ____ Dee

🎯 4

Round 4

Who is exempt from the company's insurance?

Select rider(s):

____ Ana ____ Ben ____ Cai ____ Dee

🎯 5

Round 5

What is the company obliged to do?

Select company obligation:

____ Pay every rider within 7 days ____ Supply free delivery mopeds ____ Grant bonuses for weekend night shifts

🎯 6

Round 6

What is a rider entitled to do about jobs?

Select rider right:

____ Turn down 3 jobs a day ____ Refuse orders with no daily limit ____ Set their own custom delivery tariff

🏆 Scoring Framework

1 pt

Correct Answer

Identifying the correct rider or company rule accurately.

1 pt

Target Grammar

Using be required to, be entitled to, be exempt from, may not, shall correctly.

Unit Word Bonus

Using a Unit word correctly: contractor, freelance, autonomy, rota, remuneration...

📝 Sentence Starters

1 Required To

"As independent contractors, new riders are required to..."

2 Entitled To

"According to the weekly rota, couriers exceeding 20 hours are entitled to..."

3 May Not

"To minimise corporate liability, riders under eighteen years of age may not..."

4 Exempt From

"Freelance riders possessing private coverage are exempt from..."

5 Shall (Formal)

"Regarding rider remuneration, the platform shall disperse payment within..."

6 Entitled To

"To preserve courier autonomy, every gig worker is entitled to reject..."

🔑 Teacher Key

Strict Evaluation Reference CONFIDENTIAL

Round 1

Ana and Cai

Both joined today (Rule a).

Round 2

Ana and Dee

Both work >20 hrs/week (Rule b).

Round 3

Ben

Only Ben is under 18 (Rule c).

Round 4

Ben and Cai

Both hold own insurance (Rule d).

Round 5

Pay every rider within 7 days

Formal company duty (Rule e).

Round 6

Turn down 3 jobs a day

Express contractual entitlement (Rule f).

✅ Model Sentence

"The company shall pay every rider within 7 days."

Notes: 'Shall' is the formal way to say 'must' in a contract.

⚠️ Mistake to Hear & Correct

"Ben is exempt of the insurance."

Correction: 'Exempt' requires the preposition FROM: "Ben is exempt from the insurance."

🎨 Variations

Level 1: Easy 🌱

Guided Reading

Allow learners to read directly from the printed Sentence Starters while inserting names and details.

Level 2: Medium ⚡

Prompt Recall

Fold or conceal the Sentence Starters card. Pairs must construct spontaneous oral sentences using formal modal phrases.

Level 3: Hard 🔥

Double Vocab Rule

Couriers must integrate at least two target Unit words (e.g. remuneration and arbitration) in every single round answer.

Fast Groups 🚀

Policy Drafting

Fast finishers draft Rule (g) addressing grievance, dismissal, or arbitration using "shall" or "be required to".

💬 Closing Questions

Autonomy vs Employment

Does Koro provide its couriers genuine freelance autonomy, or does the strict rulebook demonstrate disguised employment?

Unit Focus: Autonomy & Freelance

Grievance & Remuneration

If a rider experiences arbitrary dismissal or delayed remuneration, what formal grievance and arbitration channels should be guaranteed?

Unit Focus: Grievance & Arbitration

Collective Bargaining

Should gig economy workers unionise to establish standardised safety nets, or would this eliminate contractor flexibility?

Unit Focus: Unionise & Liability

Class activity: Koro Rider Rulebook (Gig Economy Game)

Koro Rider Rulebook 🛵

📘 Rules of the Game

For the Teacher

For the Students

⏱️ Timed Plan (20 Minutes Total)

📘 Koro Delivery Co. — Official Rulebook

🛵 4 Rider Cards

Ana

Ben

Cai

Dee

🎯 6 Round Cards

🏆 Scoring Framework

Correct Answer

Target Grammar

Unit Word Bonus

📝 Sentence Starters

🔑 Teacher Key

🎨 Variations

Guided Reading

Prompt Recall

Double Vocab Rule

Policy Drafting

💬 Closing Questions

Autonomy vs Employment

Grievance & Remuneration

Collective Bargaining

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