I’ll Take Them!
A visual clothes-shopping lesson with vocabulary, a short BBC conversation, functional language and a supported roleplay.
- Level
- A1 / A1+
- Time
- 70–80 min
- Format
- Video Lesson / Speaking Class
Lesson materials
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Lesson overview
This A1/A1+ lesson uses a short BBC Learning English clothes-shopping conversation to help students build practical language for buying clothes. Students learn common clothing items and colours, listen for key information, and practise useful phrases for asking what someone needs, checking whether an item is available in a particular colour, suggesting alternatives and choosing what to buy.
Students also work with `this / these` and `it / them` in a clear shopping context before preparing their own shopping choices and completing a supported roleplay. The Ultra extension adds repeated speaking practice with changing partners and private shop stock, giving learners a real reason to ask questions, respond to availability and suggest alternatives.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the lesson, students can:
Identify and name eight common clothes items.
Understand the main information in a short clothes-shopping conversation.
Ask for a clothing item in a particular colour.
Use `this / these` and `it / them` appropriately in a shopping context.
Use simple shop language to suggest an item, respond to availability and choose what to buy.
Complete a short supported clothes-shopping roleplay.
Teaching at a glance
The essentials for planning this lesson.
- Level
- A1 / A1+
- Teaching time
- 70–80 min
- Language
- Functional Language · Vocabulary
- Skills
- Listening · Speaking
- Topic
- Lifestyle
- Format
- Video Lesson · Speaking Class
Lesson structure
A practical sequence from warm-up to final task.
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Clothes & Colours
Students activate what they already know, learn eight common clothes items and colours, and prepare for the video.
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At the Clothes Shop
Students watch a short BBC conversation, notice useful shopping language, and practise this / these and it / them.
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I?ll Take Them!
Students prepare their own shopping choices and use the target language in a supported roleplay and extended speaking practice.
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