In a souvenir shop

Ewa | Feb 16, 2025Feb 14, 2025

LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this ESL lesson are to:

• talk about common items people buy in souvenir shops;
• watch a video about a souvenir shop in New York;
• practise useful phrases for shopping.  

With this lesson, students discuss souvenirs and shopping habits while travelling. They explore souvenir vocabulary (e.g. a mug, a keychain, magnets, etc.), work with useful phrases for shopping situations (e.g. Excuse me, I’d like to buy…, That’s… dollars., etc.) and practise dialogues. Students watch a video about a souvenir shop, talk about their experiences and listen to a recording where two people talk in a gift shop. They also discuss a price list and role-play a conversation in a souvenir shop.

WARM-UP AND VIDEO

This lesson where students practise useful phrases for shopping begins with a warm-up. Students read the definition of ‘souvenir’ and discuss questions about the topic. After that, they read sentences and match the souvenirs with their pictures (e.g. sweets, a T-shirt, a cap, etc.). Next, students complete a sentence (I’ll buy ___ for ___ because ___ .) in three ways to say which souvenirs from the previous task they want to buy for three people (e.g. your boss, your brother, your colleague, etc.). Afterwards, they complete more sentences about souvenirs and travel shopping habits using the words from the lesson and their ideas. Then, students watch a video about a souvenir shop in NYC and answer questions about it. Following that, they talk about souvenirs and shopping preferences.   

LISTENING AND ROLE-PLAY

In this part of the lesson, students listen to a recording where two people talk in a souvenir shop. They complete gaps with the prices they hear. Following that, students look at the price list from the previous task again and ask their partner questions about the prices. They also answer their partner’s questions. Afterwards, students read a dialogue between a customer and an assistant and practise useful phrases for shopping by choosing the correct words. Then, they listen to the recording again and check their answers. Next, students work in pairs and complete a dialogue with their own ideas. They then read the dialogue. Finally, students role-play a conversation in a souvenir shop. They practise useful phrases for both customers (e.g. Are there any… ?, I’d like…, please., OK. So I’ll take…, etc.) and assistant (e.g. That’s… dollars., They are… dollars, Sure!, etc.).

HOMEWORK/REVISION

This lesson plan also includes an additional task that you can use as homework or revision. In the task, students complete gaps to create useful phrases for shopping. Then, they complete lines from the dialogues with their ideas. The task is available in the teacher’s version of the worksheet. You can print it and hand it out to your students. It’s also included in the e-lesson plan.

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