Nine ninety-nine: the tricks shops use to make you spend
An article reveals the price, layout, music and online tricks shops use to make us spend more, and how to beat them.
B2Teens45 minArticle
About this lesson
A B2 reading lesson (article). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Article
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Shopping & money
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Matching, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- impulse buy, persuade, in stock, delivery charge, layout, subscription
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Identify the main idea of each paragraph in an informative article
- Understand how common marketing techniques work
- Give practical advice on spending money wisely