MY BEST PURCHASE

My Best Purchase is a ready-to-use B1 English lesson that helps students talk confidently about shopping habits, spending decisions, and purchases they have never regretted. Through practical vocabulary, reading, personalised discussions, and interactive speaking tasks, learners explore what makes something worth buying and how different purchases can improve our lives.
The lesson focuses on natural English expressions related to money and shopping while encouraging students to share personal experiences, justify opinions, and develop speaking fluency.
Inside the lesson

• Warm-up: My Best Purchase — discussing products worth spending money on
• Speaking: My Shopping Personality — exploring shopping habits and preferences
• Vocabulary: useful expressions for talking about purchases
• Vocabulary matching and gap-fill practice
• Reading: three personal stories about memorable purchases
• Discussion: spending money on experiences vs. material things
• Persuasive speaking activity: Convince Me to Buy It!
• Final speaking task: My Best Purchase — sharing a personal shopping experience
• Teacher's notes, methodology tips, and answer key

Students will learn to:

• Talk about shopping habits and spending preferences
• Describe memorable purchases and explain their value
• Use natural expressions related to shopping and money
• Discuss impulse buying and thoughtful spending decisions
• Compare products and experiences
• Persuade others using clear arguments and examples
• Ask follow-up questions and respond to different opinions
• Share personal experiences using target vocabulary

Key Vocabulary: worth every penny, a waste of money, an impulse purchase, good value for money, treat yourself, splash out on something, save up for something, have second thoughts.
Useful Expressions: spend money on something, save money in the long run, improve your everyday life, regret buying something, make a purchase, spend money on experiences, be worth buying.
Perfect for

• B1 intermediate learners
• Teens and adults
• One-to-one English lessons
• Small-group classes
• Conversation clubs
• Vocabulary development and speaking practice

This 60–90 minute lesson combines practical shopping vocabulary with meaningful communication. Students move from discussing their shopping habits to reading real-life-style stories, practising persuasion, and presenting their own best purchases.
A practical, conversation-focused lesson that helps students use everyday English naturally while discussing money, shopping, and personal choices.
Тема: Shopping, Speaking