Topic: Shopping & Consumerism
SEE ALL TOPICSSpeaking Class 45 min / 60 min
How does shopping make you feel?
Global Issues LifestyleAs shopping is part of everyone’s life, this speaking lesson on shopping addiction won’t leave your students indifferent. Discuss whether it is a serious problem, discover hacks on how to control it and dive into how instant gratification works.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Let’s stop this monster!
Global IssuesThis lesson on fast fashion includes a video and a variety of speaking activities to engage your students and enhance their vocabulary.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
On the way to zero food waste
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson, intermediate students discuss food waste, share some tips on how not to waste food and learn some useful vocabulary.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Are we becoming less materialistic?
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson, students talk about materialism and how the pandemic influenced our view of material gains, and do a transformation task.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Waste less (First Conditional)
Global IssuesIn this lesson students practise the use of First Conditional, watch a video about grocery shopping and discuss how we can waste less.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Why eating locally is not enough
Global IssuesIn this worksheet students practise some language related to food’s carbon footprint. They also discuss their food choices and the factors that influence them.
Flipped Lesson 60 min
Lying in your garbage
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson plan on zero waste students learn new vocabulary related to the word garbage while reflecting on small changes they could make to live a more eco-friendly life. They also watch two videos and practise their listening skills.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Do you need all this stuff? (verb formation)
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson based on a video about minimalism students get an opportunity to practise verb formation (exploring prefixes and suffixes) and reflect on their lifestyles.
Standard Lesson 75 min
Happiness vs consumerism lesson plan
Global IssuesAward-winning video inspired us to create a consumerism lesson plan for teaching English. Use it to bring an important topic to the classroom and teach new vocabulary!
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Invest in travelling instead of stuff
Global IssuesThis travelling lesson plan deals with travelling as collecting experiences. Students will practise building words and learn vocab related to travelling.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Slow fashion: an alternative to fast fashion
Global Issues LifestyleThis slow fashion worksheet includes a bunch of adjectives to talk about the fashion industry and gives students a lot of speaking opportunities.
Standard Lesson 45 min
The problem with fast fashion
Global Issues LifestyleThis lesson plan focuses on the issue of fast fashion and engages students in a discussion about fashion and the environment in the 21st century.