STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS TEACHER’S NOTES
UNITS 9&10 Design a shopping mall
This project links to Unit 9 (Meet me at the mall).
Overview
In this project, students work in groups to create a
shopping mall. They decide which stores and services to
include and then make a map of the shopping mall. Each
student is then responsible for one store in the mall.
After creating a TV or radio ad to promote the opening of
their shopping malls, the groups role-play scenes in the
different stores.
Note: For this project, you will need the following
equipment/materials:
(1) extra-large sheets of poster paper or card stock
for students to draw their shopping mall maps and
store layouts on
(2) each group will need its own set of colored
markers, colored pencils, or crayons
(3) (optional) recording equipment, (e.g., voice or
video recorders) for groups to record their ads
In all the Go Beyond projects, students should try to
complete the tasks in English. Encourage them to speak
in English whenever possible during the preparation
steps. Point out the sample phrases for the different
tasks. They can replace the words in italics with their
own ideas.
This project can be spread over several classes to allow
enough preparation time for the different steps.
Note: Remind students to be positive about
everyone’s ideas when they work together in groups.
Introduction
■ Write the phrase shopping mall on the board. Ask
students to define what a shopping mall is and then
ask them if there is a shopping mall in their town or
area. Ask Do you go there often? Why or why not?
■ Give students copies of the project pages. Have
students work in pairs to answer the questions
at the top of the first page and then invite them
to share some of their answers. Write a selection
of answers on the board. Students then read the
Introduction to check or find the answers. Help with
any comprehension problems, making sure students
understand the words in bold.
■ Explain that the students are going to work in groups
to create their own shopping malls. Then they will
choose the stores to include, make a map of the
mall, draw the layout of their stores, make a TV or
radio ad, and open their stores. Divide the class into
groups of about six students.
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Step 1 Choose the stores
■ Read through the instructions together and check
that students understand what they have to do. First,
groups have to agree on the types of stores they
want to have in their shopping malls. There must be
at least one store for each member of the group, but
there is no limit to the number of stores they can
have in their shopping malls.
■ When they’re ready, each student in the group
chooses at least one store to be responsible for. If
more than one person wants to be responsible for
the same kind of store, that’s not a problem (there’s
usually more than one clothing store in a shopping
mall, for example) but there shouldn’t be more than
two stores of the same kind for this project. Each
student then gives his or her store a name. Decide
whether students will invent new names or use the
names of existing well-known chains that are often
found in shopping malls, (e.g., Starbucks).
■ Have groups make a list of other services they’d like
to offer at their shopping malls. These can include
places such as restaurants, movie theaters, and
sports clubs.
Point out that for this part of the project they should
try to speak in English. Read through the sample
phrases together to help get them started.
Step 2 Make a map of your shopping mall
■ Write the headings size and shape on the board. Ask
students to suggest some words to add under the
headings. These should include big and small for size
and square, round, and rectangular for shape.
Explain that in this part of the project the groups are
going to draw a map of their shopping malls. Read
through the instructions and help with any new words,
such as outline and levels. Focus on the illustrations
to help explain the tasks.
Distribute large sheets of poster paper or card stock
for groups to copy their rough outlines on to make
their final versions. These outlines will be used as
part of the presentation of their shopping malls.
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STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS TEACHER’S NOTES
UNITS 9&10 Design a shopping mall
Step 3 Prepare your store
■ Explain that students are now going to work
individually. If you prefer, students can do this step as
homework. Each student now focuses on the store
they are responsible for (from Step 1 of the project).
They have to draw the layout of the store, which they
will place on the space that’s been allocated for the
store on the map of the shopping mall.
They copy the outline of their store from the shopping
mall map and then decide how to lay out the store
space. Help with any new store vocabulary they’ll
need, such as fitting rooms, counter, display window,
racks, and shelves.
■ After completing the layout, students make a list of
items to sell in their stores. They should write the
names of the items and the prices they want to sell
them for. Focus on the illustrations to help explain
what they need to do. As an optional activity, students
can draw a picture of their store window displays.
When they’ve completed this step, students should
present their stores to the other members of their
group.
Step 4 Make a TV or radio ad
■ Have groups give their shopping malls a name and
then have each group prepare a TV or radio ad for
their shopping mall, promoting its unique features.
If you or your students have access to recording
equipment, students can record their ads using a
voice recorder or video camera. If you don’t have
access to recording equipment, students can prepare
their ads then read or perform them for the rest of
the class. Read through the instructions and sample
script together to help get them started.
To add extra challenge to the task, point out that
the ads should last either 15 or 30 seconds. Then
students create their ads.
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Step 5 Open your shopping mall
■ The groups are going to take turns presenting their
shopping malls and stores to the rest of the class.
Select a more confident group to demonstrate the
activity.
First, the group plays or performs its radio or TV ad.
The students then show the map of their shopping
mall and describe its unique features. Finally, the
individual students present their stores to the class,
explaining each type of store, the store’s name, and
some of the items for sale. They also show their
drawing of the store layout to the other students.
■ If possible, rearrange the classroom so that the
desks or tables can be turned into the stores at the
shopping mall. In this step, the students are going to
role-play a shopping scene. The student responsible
for each store plays the part of the store clerk. The
students from the other groups play the part of
customers. They should visit some of the stores and
ask for items normally for sale in that kind of store.
The store clerks can only sell items that are on the
list they prepared in Step 3. When they sell an item,
they should make a note of how much money they
receive.
Read through the shopping phrases together and
write other useful phrases on the board. The first
group then does the role-play. How much money did
each store make?
Step 6 Visit other shopping malls
■ The other groups in the class take turns presenting
their shopping malls, playing their ads, and
performing their role-plays.
When all the role-plays have been completed, have
a discussion and ask students to comment on the
different shopping malls, answering the questions on
the project page.
■ As an optional writing task, students can write a
description of their shopping mall and create wall
displays that include the map of the shopping mall
and the store layouts.
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