This lesson plan provides a worksheet about asking for and giving opinions. Expressions to ask for prices are also introduced.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Using a shopping conversation, this worksheet presents and practices ways of asking for the price of clothes and asking for and giving an opinion about them. The worksheet uses a discovery learning procedure. The students are guided to underline the target expressions in the conversation sort them out in a chart and practice using them in well-designed activities.
- Objectives/Standards: Asking for opinion, giving an opinion, asking for the price.
- Level: Beginners
- Materials: Sheets of paper and pens, pictures representing clothes.
- Timing: 50 minutes
Asking for and giving opinion
The structure of the worksheet:
Lead-in (starter)
- The envelope game:
Students take turns choosing a picture of a famous person from an envelope and ask about the other students’ opinions.
Presentation
- The students read a shopping conversation and answer a short comprehension task.
- They then are invited to underline the target expressions.
- They sort them out in a chart.
Practice
- Students are invited to do some practice tasks to automatize the use of the target language.
Production
- The students are given specific situations where they have to use the target expressions.
Asking for and giving an opinion, asking for a price
Starter
The students are invited to play the Famous People Envelope Game (practicing asking for and giving opinions.)
The procedure of the game
Choose a famous person from the envelope and ask one of your classmates what he thinks of him or her. Is he/she a good, bad, fantastic player, singer…?
They practice asking for and giving opinion
List of Famous people
Lady Gaga – Eminem – Ronaldo – Messi – Leonardo de Caprio – Robert Dinero
Expressions for asking for and giving opinions:
Question:
- What do you think of…
Answers:
- I think he/she is a good/fantastic/wonderful… actor/actress, comedian, singer, player
- I think he is a bad, awful, terrible…
Shopping conversation
Look at the picture. Who is speaking? Where are they?
Jane: Excuse me. I’d like to buy a pair of shoes. Can you help me?
Shop assistant: Yes, of course! What do you think of these brown shoes?
Jane: I think they’re gorgeous but they’ll look better in a different color. Have you got anything in black?
Shop assistant: Yes, here you are. How do you feel about these?
Jane: I guess they’re splendid! I like them a lot! How much are they?
Shop assistant: They’re $59.99.
Jane: Can I try them on?
Shop assistant: Of course. What size are you?
Jane: I’m size 38.
Shop assistant: Here it is.
Jane: Thanks.
Shop assistant: How do you find them?
Jane: I fancy they’ll look great with my black dress. I’ll take them.
Answer these questions:
1. What does Jane want to buy?
…
2. How much are they?
…
3. How does she find them?
…
Underline the following types of expressions in the conversation:
Underline the expressions used to:
1. To ask for an opinion:
- a. ….
- b. …
- c. …
2. To give an opinion:
- a. ….
- b. …
- c. …
3. To ask for the price:
- a. ….
Fill in this chart with the above expressions
| Asking for opinion | Asking for opinion | Asking for opinion |
|---|---|---|
Add more expressions to the chart:
- How do you like these jeans?
- I reckon the price is too high.
- Can you check the price of this hat, please?
- How much does this coat cost?
- How much are you asking?
- In my opinion, these jeans are too baggy.
- To my mind, this dress is gorgeous.
- To me, that’s a bit pricey.
Practice
Match the questions with the right answers:
1. How much is the iPhone X?
2. Can I help you?
3. What do you think of this coat?
4. What size do you wear?
a. It looks gorgeous on you and it fits you perfectly.
b. It is $800.
c. I wear size 42.
d. Yes, please, I am looking for a pair of jeans.
Fill in the blanks with the words in the following list:
try – looking – size – pay – think – fitting – help
1. Can I __________ you?
2. I am …………………. for a pair of jeans.
3. I wear __________ 38.
4. I __________ it fits you very well.
5. Can I __________ with a credit card?
6. Where is the __________ room? I want to __________ this T-shirt.
Complete these dialogues (you can use the expressions in the chart above):
Emily: __________ these boots?
Alex: They’re $45.
Emily: Can I try them on?
Alex: Yes of course.
Emily: __________ about them?
Alex: __________ they’ll fit you perfectly.
Olivia: __________ these jeans?
Lisa: __________ they’re old-fashioned. Look at those ones. They look great!
Olivia: You’re right, I love them!
Olivia: Excuse me. __________ these jeans __________ ?
Shop assistant: €20. They’re on sale.
Olivia: I’ll try them on. Please show me the fitting room.
It’s your turn
You and your friend are at the clothes shop. You want to buy one of the following items. Prepare an exchange between you, your friend and the shop assistant.
Clothes:
a t-shirt – a pair of jeans – a scarf – a cap
Procedure
Work in groups of 4 (a spokesperson, a scribe, 3 performers)
- The reporter introduces the exchange.
- The scribe (writer) writes down the exchange.
- The performers (the other 3 students perform the exchange.)
Introduction:
This conversation is taking place at…………………. It is between my friend…………………. my friend…………………. and the shop assistant…………………. My friend wants to buy……….