ESL Movie Activity - At The Store - Indirect Questions-

• 
• Beginner – Pre-intermediate
• Teens; Adults
• Grammar,vocabulary practice
• At the store
• Questions
• Worksheet; Movie scene
• Facebook

1.Men and women should work together to complete the sentences below about the opposite sex.

I could describe men's /women's attitude towards shopping for clothes as...

Men/ women usually feel... when they go shopping

Shopping makes men/women feel...

I can thing of _______ things better than shopping.

If I could, I'd _________ go shopping.

2. Share with the whole group.

3. You will watch a movie scene about a girl at a store. Before you watch unscramble the words below.

1. Help – May – I – You

____________________________________________________

2. Are – looking- for-you-in particular- something

_________________________________________________

3. It – expensive-is-very

________________________________________________________

4. I- ask-didn’t- how – much - it – was

________________________________________________________

4.Watch the video. Complete the questions by adding question marks whenever necessary.

1. Help – May – I – You

____________________________________________________

2. Are – looking- for-you-in particular- something

_________________________________________________

3. It – expensive-is-very

________________________________________________________

4. I- ask-didn’t- how – much - it – was

________________________________________________________

5. What difference do you notice about number 4? Is it a question? 6.. Write questions to the answers below. 1. _______________________________________________________________? It’s ten o’clock. 2. _______________________________________________________________? It’s around the corner 3. ______________________________________________________________? No, I asked you how much it was.

7. What was the last thing you bought? You'll tell your partner about it. Choose from the boxes what you'll say, and think about the language you'll need. When did you buy it? Do you use/ wear it very often? Was it worth it? Do you regret buying it? 8. Post a picture of the item and share with the rest of the group in our facebook group.

ESL Speaking Class on Shopping

• 
• Intermediate +
• Teens; Adults
• Spending habits
• Speaking
• Money related words
• Video scene, powerpoint

What's your financial IQ?

Have you seen this movie? what is it about?

would you like to see it? why?

Watch the following scene and answer the questions that follow.

• What kind of buying was it?
• What does she say to herself when she is considering buying?
• What argument convinced her?
• Do you find hard to resist shopping when you are short on money?
• What's your attitude towards your own personal budget?
• What would you have done?

Read this money related words. Answer the following questions to personalize/use these words.

Do you live within your means?

Do you keep track of your expenses?

Do you put some money away into savings?

Do you pay your credit card in full?

Do you live beyond your means?

Do you make ends meet?

Do you consider yourself to have a high /low financial IQ? Why?

Study tip. Record yourself answering these questions. How could you improve your oral performance? Use this site.

Think about a time when you purchased something. Use the questions below to help you remember. Tell your partner about it.

•When was it?

•What did you buy?

•Was it worth buying it? How useful is it?

•Did you bargain?why/ why not?

•Where did you shop? A small boutique, a chainstore or online?

•How did you feel? Did the buying make you feel happy?

A worksheet on further language and reading tasks.Shop Till You Drop

Talking about shopping -

• Intermediate +
• Teens; Adults
• Speaking
• Shoping
• Worksheet

Have you seen this movie?

What’s it about?

Would you like to see it/ see it again?

• Read the storyline.
  Look for words that might help you talk about this movie again .
• Work with someone of the same sex as yours. Discuss how the opposite sex would answer these questions. Open discussion to check your answers.

• Do you enjoy shopping?
• Do you enjoy window shopping?
• How often do you go shopping?
• What do you usually shop for?
• How does shopping make you feel?
• Have you ever bought anything on impulse and then regretted?
• Have you ever haggled? How successful were you?
• Would you like to work in a shop or be a market stallholder? Why/ why not?
• When you go shopping what influences you most? Price, quality, layout of the shop or brands?
• How do you feel about famous brands? What do they represent to you?

Watch the segment and discuss:

•What kind of buying was it?

•What does she say to herself when she is considering buying?

•What argument convinced her?

Do you find hard to resist shopping when you are short on money?

What's your attitude towards your own personal budget?

Think about a time when you purchased something. Use the questions below to help you remember. Tell your partner about it.

•When was it?

•What did you buy?

•Was it worth buying it? How useful is it?

•Did you bargain?why/ why not?

•Where did you shop? A small boutique, a chainstore or online?

•How did you feel? Did the buying make you feel happy?

A worksheet on further language and reading tasks.