Ordering groceries online

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LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this lesson are to:

  • read and discuss an article about the pros and cons of online grocery shopping;
  • learn vocabulary related to online and offline grocery shopping;
  • discuss opinions, consumer preferences, and some niche grocery services.

With this lesson plan on online grocery shopping, students read an article about the advantages and disadvantages of buying groceries online. They discuss their consumer preferences and habits and learn useful vocabulary. They come up with reasons for and against shopping online vs offline and they do a ‘this or that’ exercise about grocery shopping options. They also look at some niche grocery services and discuss questions.  

B1 / Intermediate30 min
45 min
Critical Reading ClubUnlimited Plan

This is a Critical Reading Club worksheet. With this format, students need to read an online article at home and do the exercises in the classroom. Learn more about how to use such worksheets and their benefits in our post.

ACTIVITIES

This lesson begins with a warm-up activity. Students think of the last thing they bought online and explain why they bought it on the internet instead of in a real store. In the next exercise, students learn the vocabulary. They look at some statements and find definitions for the bolded words (e.g. discount codes, browse). After that, they read the sentences again and explain if the statement is true for them. If it’s not, they have the option to add details and explain how it’s not true for them. Next, they look at a table which contains reasons to do grocery shopping online and reasons to do it offline. Students then add more ideas to the lists. After that, students do a ‘this or that’ exercise about some grocery shopping options, saying what they’d prefer and why. The lesson finishes with a discussion about some niche online grocery stores (e.g. Too Good To Go) where students can share their opinions about the services and think about other useful stores. 

ARTICLE

https://eslbrains.com/crc076

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  1. Pepi

    An interesting topic and lesson with plenty of discussion points. However, the article is from a website that is full of sexual headlines and I do not feel comfortable sharing this with my students

    1. Megan

      Hi! Thanks for your comment and for bringing this to our attention! Unfortunately, we failed to notice the ads but we’ve since found a more appropriate source and made some changes to the lesson to make it work. Hopefully you can now do the lesson with your students! 🙂

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