Unit 10: Shopping for Shoes
Objectives:
- Teach ESL/EFL young learners how to describe and compare things based on looks and price.
- To build vocabulary related to shopping and pricing.
- This English lesson focuses on adjectives relating to price and the difference between the comparative forms of mono-syllabic and multi-syllabic adjectives. One syllable adjectives tend to add –er and –est at the end to form the comparative and superlatives. Adjectives with more than one syllable generally tend to use the words ‘more’ and ‘most’ when comparing.
Main Lesson Materials & Study Steps
1st –This cartoon animated video features a short dialogue, followed by vocabulary and sentence breakdown. It is essential for introducing the words, phrases, grammar, spelling and sentences of the lesson in context. Watch repeatedly to master the content. The video plays on any device.
2nd – Then the student plays this fun game after watching the video, to practice the contents of the lesson. The game reviews key vocabulary, grammar and sentences from the lessons. This game can be played on any device.
3rd – Finally the learner takes this test of the unit. The score of this test is captured in the LMS and gives educators an idea of how well their learner is doing. The test opens on any device – mobile & PC.
Worksheets for the Unit
The worksheets below are useful for offline and classroom activities. These printable exercises directly correlate with the above lesson 'Shopping for Shoes'. Every worksheet comes with an answer sheet on the second page for educators.
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Lesson Story:
Lisa needs new boots because her old ones are falling apart. Dad decides to take her out on a trip to the mall. At the mall, they find boots with different looks and prices. Lisa is busy comparing the boots based on their looks while Dad focuses on price and affordability. In the end, they both decide to buy the boots that are satisfying to Lisa and are reasonable priced.
Vocabulary:
New Words
| mall |
| boots |
| bows |
| falling apart |
| buy |
| try on |
Color descriptions
| brown | boots |
| red | boots |
| green | boots |
More ways to describe
| cheap | boots |
| affordable | boots |
| expensive | boots |
| beautiful | boots |
| ugly | boots |
| colorful | boots |
Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives
| cheap | cheaper | cheapest |
| ugly | uglier | ugliest |
| colorful | more colorful | most colorful |
| affordable | more affordable | most affordable |
| expensive | more expensive | most expensive |
Key Sentences:
Sentences with comparatives
- These boots are cheap. They are cheaper than the other ones.
- Those boots are expensive. They are more expensive than these ones.
- These boots are more affordable than the other ones.
- I like these boots because they are more colorful than the other ones.
Sentences with superlatives
- Those boots the cheapest of them all.
- These boots the ugliest of them all.
- These boots are the most expensive.
- These ones are the most beautiful of them all.
- These boots are the most colorful of them all.
Dialogue Script
Lisa: Dad, I need some new boots.
Dad: What is wrong with the boots you have now?
Lisa: They are falling apart.
Dad: Okay, we will go to the mall.
Lisa: Dad, I love these boots!
Dad: What do you love about them?
Lisa: I love how colorful they are. They are red and they have bows.
Dad: Are they expensive?
Lisa: Yes.
Dad: I don’t know if we will be able to afford them. Try them on.
Lisa: They don’t fit.
Dad: What do you think of these?
Lisa: I don’t like them.
Dad: What’s wrong with them?
Lisa: I don’t like the color. And there are no bows.
Dad: Well, they are cheaper than the others. Please try them on.
Lisa: They don’t fit either.
Dad: Okay, what other boots did you like?
Lisa: I love these ones!
Dad: I like the color. Are they expensive?
Lisa: No, they cost the same as the brown boots.
Dad: Okay, try them on.
Lisa: They fit!
Dad: Oh, good. Let’s buy them.
Mom: Did you find any boots you wanted?
Lisa: Yes. We bought some green ones with bows.
Dad: They are very nice.
Mom: Were they expensive?
Dad: No, they were cheap.
Lisa: And they are beautiful, too.
This lesson is part of the Level 5 English course.
