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Lesson plan 
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Shopping is
 
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GREAT
© British Council 2012 
 
Topic:
Shopping in London 
Objectives:
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To give a short presentation about different types of shops 
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To discuss different people’s shopping habits 
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To use idioms which contain the word ‘shop’ 
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To write a collaborative story about a shopping experience 
Level: 
Intermediate + 
Time: 
1 hour 
Introduction 
This lesson is about shopping in London and develops speaking skills and the use of 
idiomatic language. The students’ own experiences and opinions form the basis of all 
discussions and written work. 
Procedure 
 
Task 1
Warmer (5 mins) 
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Hand out Task 1 and ask students to make sentences from words in the word cloud. 
Make sure the paper is folded so they do not see the poster yet. 
Now show the ‘Shopping is great’ poster and elicit the phrase, ‘London is the 
shopping capital of the world’. 
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Tell the students that before they learn more about shopping in London, they will 
discuss their own experiences and opinions on shopping.
Task 2 
Speaking (10 mins) 
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Hand out Task 2. 
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In pairs, the students complete Questions 1 and 2 where they give a short talk to 
each other before moving on to discussion questions. 
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Monitor and provide content-based feedback if students require it. 
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Listen and make notes of common errors. 
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As a group, elicit content feedback and promote debate about different types of 
shopping. 
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Feedback any common errors that the teacher noticed during pair discussion.