Shopping and money article: my year without buying new clothes
A lifestyle article about a year-long no-shopping challenge; students study article techniques and money language, then write about a money habit.
B2Adults50 minArticle
About this lesson
A B2 writing lesson (article). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Article
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Shopping & money
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Matching, Gap-fill, Word order
- Key words
- splash out, impulse buy, second-hand, urge, make the most of, bank statement, consume, a small fortune
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Write an engaging article based on personal experience
- Use techniques that engage readers: questions, anecdotes, figures and a direct ending
- Use collocations and phrasal verbs about shopping and money