Free B1 (Intermediate) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Requests and Polite Language grammar practice for online English classes. Student can make polite requests and ask for help when shopping at a supermarket.

Shopping with Polite Requests

B1⏱ 45 min

Shopping with Polite Requests

🎯 Goal: Student can make polite requests and ask for help when shopping at a supermarket

📐 Requests and Polite Language

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#shopping#supermarket#requests

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🎯 Click hotspots to explore vocabulary in context

Let's talk about shopping! We all do it, so I'd love to hear about your experiences.

“How do you usually feel when you have to wait in a long queue at the checkout?”

“If you could get a big discount on anything in the world, what would you buy?”

“Do you prefer shopping in big supermarkets with a trolley, or small local shops? Why?”

“Have you ever asked a cashier for help finding something? What happened?”

“Imagine you lost your receipt after buying something faulty. What would you do?”

Fresh topic questions — none repeat until you have seen them all

🎲 Speaking Activity 1

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Problem Solving

Let's solve these shopping problems together. Talk through what you would say and do.

8 minutes

🗣️ “First, I would politely ask...”

🧩 PROBLEM TO CRACK #1

You reach the front of a long queue, but the cashier tells you the discount from the sign no longer works. You really want that lower price. How do you handle this politely without losing your temper?

Solve it together — talk through every option.

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Story Builder (3 Words)

Use the three words to tell me a short story out loud. Be creative and have fun!

7 minutes

🗣️ “One busy afternoon...”

YOUR 3 STORY WORDS

trolley

aisle

cashier

Tell a short story that uses all three words.