Shopping experience

ESL
Let’s get started
with a warm-up

ESL Brains
Choose one statement and complete it about yourself. Add some details.

● I like shopping for…

● I don’t like shopping for…
● I don’t like shopping at all because…

ESL 3
Let’s work with some vocabulary!

ESL Brains
Put the words and phrases in four categories connected to shops and shopping. Use
three words or phrases in each category and name the categories.

assistant jewellery
bookshop manager
cashier on sale
discount second-hand
florist’s souvenir shop
furniture toys

ESL 5
Let’s see some possible answers.
assistant
jewellery

● types of shops (bookshop, florist’s, souvenir bookshop

shop) manager

● cashier on
jobs in shops (assistant, cashier, manager)
sale
● words to talk about things that are cheaper discount
(discount, on sale, second-hand) second-hand
● things you can buy in shops (furniture, florist’s
jewellery, toys) souvenir shop
furniture toys

ESL 6
Let’s talk!

ESL Brains
part 1/2

Look at the categories of products and answer the questions.

clothes household supplies furniture and home appliances

groceries health and beauty electronics

● Can you list three things in each category?

● How often do you buy things from each category?

● Where you usually buy things from each category?

ESL 8
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Look at the categories of products and answer the questions.

clothes household supplies furniture and home appliances

groceries health and beauty electronics

● Think of something from one of the categories you have recently bought and liked.
What was it? Why did you buy it? Was it difficult to choose?

● Are there any products you sometimes buy that don’t fit any of the categories?

● Do you have a favourite shop? If yes, talk about it. If not, talk about a shop you don’t
like.

ESL 9
Let’s think!

ESL Brains
part 1/2

Think of a situation for which the option on the left is better. Then, think of
a situation for which the option on the right is better.
EXAMPL
E It’s better to shop with friends when you want advice from someone, for example
when you want to know if you look nice in some trousers you’re trying on.
It’s better to shop alone when you want to spend a lot of time choosing the best
product. Your friends or family members can get angry or bored.

shop with friends or family members OR shop alone

go to a small shop OR go to a shopping centre

buy things on sale OR pay the usual price

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Think of a situation for which the option on the left is better. Then, think of
a situation for which the option on the right is better.

make a grocery shopping list OR not make a grocery shopping list

shop online OR shop in-store

look for things yourself OR ask an assistant for help

use a self-checkout OR check out with a cashier

ESL 12
Let’s discuss!

ESL Brains
part 1/3

Read the situations and choose an answer. Explain why the answer you
chose is better than the other two answers.

● You want to open a small shop in the centre of your town. What will the shop be?

○ a souvenir shop

○ a bakery

○ a florist’s

● You want to open an online shop. What will you sell?

○ books

○ jewellery

○ sports equipment

ESL 14
part 2/3

Read the situations and choose an answer. Explain why the answer you
chose is better than the other two answers.

● You are looking for a job and get these three job offers. Which one will you take?

○ a cashier at the supermarket

○ an assistant in a clothes shop

○ a pet shop manager

● You want to buy a laptop but you don’t know which one to choose. What do you do?

○ You ask a friend for help.

○ You read online comments about laptops.

○ You go to a shop and ask the assistant for help.

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part 3/3

Read the situations and choose an answer. Explain why the answer you
chose is better than the other two answers.

● It’s your friend’s birthday soon and you want to get them a present. What do you do?

○ You look for something special in different shops.

○ You ask them what they want and get it for them.

○ You get them something simple like chocolates or flowers.

● You want to learn to play the guitar but you don’t have one. What do you do?

○ You borrow a guitar from a friend.

○ You buy a new guitar.

○ You buy a second-hand guitar.

ESL 16
In a moment, you’ll watch a video about:

a department store

ESL Brains
Watch the video and share one detail about it.

ESL
ESLBrains
Watch the video again and check if you agree with the statements.

● The second-hand items which the store sells

look new.

● The things which the woman bought were not

cheap for second-hand.

● Such department stores help cities become

zero-waste.

zero waste:
situation where people produce as little rubbish
as possible because they reuse, recycle or
compost everything

ESL 19
Do you agree?

ESL Brains
Choose words to create sentences that you agree with. Give some details.

● I would/wouldn’t like to shop in the department store in the video.

● The store would/wouldn’t be successful where I live.
● People often/rarely buy things which they don’t need.
● I would/wouldn’t try to live a zero-waste lifestyle.
● Shopping experiences will/won’t change in the future.

ESL 21
THANKS!

ESL Brains