Warmup Discussion: Shopping Challenge
Discussion Questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Word Library: Shopping Challenge
Vocabulary list and useful phrases.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary that students should remember at this level.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Pop Quiz: Shopping Challenge
Listening, vocabulary & general knowledge test.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity.
A fun, general knowledge and vocabulary test.
Duration: 10 – 20 minutes
Level: Elementary – Advanced
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On a Scale From 1-5: Shopping Challenge
Individual opinion-sharing.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR Pair work.
Another fun activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Get In Line: Shopping Challenge
Put the letters in the correct order.
Students have a mini discussion.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity & mini discussions.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
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Mixed Sentences: Shopping Challenge
Students put the words in the correct order.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 5 – 10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Choose a Block: Shopping Challenge
Look at the vocabulary and decide which words can be added to which block.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Students choose words from a word bank and add them to the correct block.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Mixed Sentences: Shopping Challenge
Students put the words in the correct order.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Modal Verbs: Shopping Challenge
Modal Verbs practice
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student task or a teacher-student activity.
Students are given a modal verb and a topic.
Use the modal verb (and topic) to make a sentence and question.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Upper-intermediate
Choose a Column: Shopping Challenge
Where do I belong?
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity.
Teacher reads a list of random words; students choose which column they belong to.
Duration: 5-8 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
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Can You Name 5: Shopping Challenge
Fun thinking.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Your Teacher Says: Shopping Challenge
Fun Activity/fun debate. Teacher reads a sentence to the students. Teacher says the sentence is True or False. Students argue Yes or No!
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher student activity.
Duration: 15-30 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Fill The Gaps: Shopping Challenge
Student Activity.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Find the correct words and fill the gaps.
Reading and pronunciation practice.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
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What’s The Word: Shopping Challenge
Class contest.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. Encourage quick thinking.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
News: Shopping Challenge
Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
This activity can be extended into an easy conversation between two students OR the teacher can ask random students to read what they wrote.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ abilities and how much you want to extend the activity.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
What is the Difference?: Shopping Challenge
Is there a difference or are they the same?
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. Pair work OR a teacher-student activity.
Students look at 2 columns. Decide whether the words are the same or slightly different. Explain if there is a difference.
Duration: 10-20 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Ask & Answer: Shopping Challenge
Asking and answering questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Pair work.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
