Keeping Within Your Budget

Topic: Shopping

Mode: Interpretive

Level: Novice

Students will choose as many items as possible that can be purchased with the money given.
Components of this activity: Worksheets A and B

Instructions to the teacher

This task has two parts. First, students will complete an information gap task in pairs. Worksheets A and B have the same images, but the prices have been removed from some of the images. Students need to ask each other about the price of different items of clothing. After they gather all the information they need, students move on to the second part of the task. In the second part, students must assemble outfits for different seasons and events. For Part 2, students have a budget of $200. They should spend all the money and buy as many items as they can for their outfit. When you make this activity, be sure to adapt it for cultural relevance. If needed, you can change the types of clothing, and you should change the prices to reflect average prices in the target country. Note: The images in Worksheet A are linked. Click the image to follow the link and download.

Instructions to students 

Part 1: You need to find out all of the prices for the different items of clothing in the table. Using complete sentences, ask your partner how much the different items cost. 

Part 2: Your partner will ask you which clothes you should wear for certain seasons or events. Using the pictures and the prices, you should decide which items to buy for each situation. You have a budget of $200. You should spend it all and buy as many pieces of clothing for your outfit as you can!

Part 1: Worksheet A

Price: _____	Price: $10	Price: _____	Price: $60	Price:_____
Price: $70	Price: _____	Price: $40	Price: _____	Price: $90
Price: $12	Price: _____	Price: $150	Price: _____	Price: $50

Part 2: Ask your partner…

You have $200 to spend. Include as many items as you can afford!

1. Which clothes should you wear on a cool day in the fall?
2. Which clothes should you wear when you are seeing a movie?
3. Which clothes could a man or a woman wear?

Part 1: Worksheet B

Price: $8	Price:_____	Price: $25	Price:_____	Price: $45
Price: _____	Price: $30	Price: $40	Price: $10	Price: _____
Price: _____	Price: $70	Price: _____	Price: $50	Price: _____

Part 2: Ask your partner…

You have $200 to spend. Include as many items as you can afford!

1. Which clothes should you wear on a hot day in the summer?
2. Which clothes would you wear to work in an important office?
3. Which clothes should you wear on a cold day in the winter?