Lesson Plan

• Describe the main motives for FDI from both home‑country and host‑country perspectives.
• Explain the positive and negative economic impacts of FDI on host economies at different development levels.
• Analyse how policy measures can enhance benefits and mitigate drawbacks of FDI.
• Evaluate a low‑income country case study, distinguishing short‑run and long‑run effects.

• Projector and screen
• Slide deck summarising motives and impacts
• Printed handout of the development‑level impact table
• Whiteboard and markers
• Exit‑ticket cards or digital poll tool
• Relevant textbook chapter (Cambridge A‑Level Economics)

Begin with a headline story about a multinational opening a plant in a developing country to capture students’ interest. Ask learners what they already know about why firms invest abroad and how host nations might benefit. State that by the end of the lesson they will be able to list FDI motives, assess its impacts, and propose policy responses.

1. Do‑now (5'): Think‑pair‑share on a recent FDI example they have heard.
2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Explain home‑ and host‑country motives for FDI using slides.
3. Guided analysis (15'): Examine the positive and negative impacts table; students annotate a copy with examples.
4. Group case study (15'): Small groups answer the exam‑style question on a low‑income country, focusing on short‑run vs long‑run effects.
5. Whole‑class debrief (5'): Groups present key points; teacher highlights policy measures that can shape outcomes.
6. Exit ticket (5'): Students write one benefit and one risk of FDI for the host country and hand in.

Summarise how motives translate into varied consequences across development levels and remind students of the success criteria. Collect exit tickets as a quick retrieval check. For homework, assign a 300‑word essay proposing two policy interventions a low‑income government could use to maximise the positive impacts of FDI.