At the shops — ready-made English lesson, A2

Lesson goal: Students can ask about prices and sizes, pay and return things in a shop.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- Do you like shopping?
- What was the last thing you bought?
- Do you usually pay in cash or by card?
- Where do you buy your clothes?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
FlashcardsFind the match
price · cheap · expensive · discount · receipt · cash · credit card · change · size · try on · fitting room · queue · shop assistant · sale · refund
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Fill the gap
  Can I ___ on these jeans, please?
  Answer: try
2. Fill the gap
  This T-shirt is too big. Do you have it in a smaller ___?
  Answer: size
3. Fill the gap
  This shop is ___ than the one near my house. Everything costs less here.
  Answer: cheaper
4. Multiple choice
  Something costs 15 pounds. You give the shop assistant 20 pounds and get 5 pounds back. The 5 pounds is your ...
  receiptchangediscountrefund
5. Multiple choice
  The coat was 100 pounds, but now it's 70. That's a 30% ...
  discountpricequeuereceipt
6. Multiple choice
  Where do you try on clothes in a shop?
  in the fitting roomat the checkoutin the queueat the pharmacy
7. Multiple choice
  Which question is correct?
  How much is this bag?How many is this bag?What price this bag?How much does cost this bag?
8. True / false
  Read: "Yesterday Lucy bought a dress in the sale. It was cheap, only 20 pounds. At home she tried it on again, but it was too small. Today she took it back with the receipt and got a refund." Lucy got her money back.
  Answer: True
9. True / false
  Read: "Yesterday Lucy bought a dress in the sale. It was cheap, only 20 pounds. At home she tried it on again, but it was too small. Today she took it back with the receipt and got a refund." The dress was expensive.
  Answer: False
10. Discussion question
  Do you prefer shopping online or in shops? Why?
  Sample answer: I prefer shopping in shops because I can try on clothes in the fitting room. But online shopping is often cheaper and there are no queues.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- What is the best shop in your town? Why do you like it?
- Do you buy things in the sale? What did you buy last time?
- Have you ever asked for a refund? What happened?
- What is something expensive that you want to buy?
- Do you like shopping alone or with friends?
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

Do you like shopping?
What was the last thing you bought?
Do you usually pay in cash or by card?
Where do you buy your clothes?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

FlashcardsFind the match

price · cheap · expensive · discount · receipt · cash · credit card · change · size · try on · fitting room · queue · shop assistant · sale · refund

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Fill the gap
Can I ___ on these jeans, please?
Answer: try
Fill the gap
This T-shirt is too big. Do you have it in a smaller ___?
Answer: size
Fill the gap
This shop is ___ than the one near my house. Everything costs less here.
Answer: cheaper
Multiple choice
Something costs 15 pounds. You give the shop assistant 20 pounds and get 5 pounds back. The 5 pounds is your ...
receiptchangediscountrefund
Multiple choice
The coat was 100 pounds, but now it's 70. That's a 30% ...
discountpricequeuereceipt
Multiple choice
Where do you try on clothes in a shop?
in the fitting roomat the checkoutin the queueat the pharmacy
Multiple choice
Which question is correct?
How much is this bag?How many is this bag?What price this bag?How much does cost this bag?
True / false
Read: "Yesterday Lucy bought a dress in the sale. It was cheap, only 20 pounds. At home she tried it on again, but it was too small. Today she took it back with the receipt and got a refund." Lucy got her money back.
Answer: True
True / false
Read: "Yesterday Lucy bought a dress in the sale. It was cheap, only 20 pounds. At home she tried it on again, but it was too small. Today she took it back with the receipt and got a refund." The dress was expensive.
Answer: False
Discussion question
Do you prefer shopping online or in shops? Why?
Sample answer: I prefer shopping in shops because I can try on clothes in the fitting room. But online shopping is often cheaper and there are no queues.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

What is the best shop in your town? Why do you like it?
Do you buy things in the sale? What did you buy last time?
Have you ever asked for a refund? What happened?
What is something expensive that you want to buy?
Do you like shopping alone or with friends?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz