Shopping and Money ESL Worksheets and Lessons
106 worksheets, 46 lessons, 9 vocabulary decks and 8 shadowing scripts · Daily life
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Shopping & money worksheets
106 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
Shopping & money lessons
46 ready lessons for the four skills: teach on the board, set online or print.
Shopping & money vocabulary
9 word decks with meanings, examples and pronunciation: flip, quiz, print as flashcards or play as a game.
Shopping & money shadowing
Listen, repeat, record and compare: short scripts for pronunciation and fluency.
About Shopping & money
Shopping is where classroom English meets real life. Learners need to ask for things, understand prices and sizes, and deal with problems, and the topic gives a natural setting for polite requests and functional language.
Kids and A1 learners learn names of shops, prices and How much is it? A2 adds Can I have...?, I'd like..., countable and uncountable nouns, too and enough, and simple dialogues in shops. B1 learners compare products, return items and make complaints, and talk about online shopping. At B2 to C2 the topic opens up to consumerism, advertising, personal finance, bargaining, and collocations such as make a purchase, a rip-off and window-shopping.
On this page you will find printable worksheets, ready-to-teach lessons and vocabulary flashcard decks on shopping and money, organized by level.
Teaching tips: Shopping & money
- Set up a classroom shop with realistic price tags in pounds and pence and give learners a shopping list and a budget.
- Drill how prices are said aloud ("four ninety-nine", "twelve pounds fifty"), which learners often find harder than reading them.
- At B1, give each customer a problem card (wrong size, broken, late delivery) and each salesclerk a policy card to negotiate a solution.
- Contrast "How much is it?" and "How many do you need?" with quick practice, as learners often mix them up.
Questions teachers ask
What shopping language do A2 learners need?
Asking for items (Do you have...? Can I have...?), asking prices, sizes and colors, trying things on, and paying (Can I pay by card?). These functions appear regularly in A2 Key tasks.
How do I teach making complaints politely?
Model softening language such as "I'm afraid there's a problem with..." and "Would it be possible to...?", then practice in role-plays with problem cards.
Is there material for discussing money at advanced levels?
Yes. B2 to C2 resources cover consumerism, advertising and personal finance; the Business and money topic has further material on economics and work.