Part One: Warm Up
- Do you like shopping? Why or why not?
- How often do you shop for the following items:
- clothes
- shoes
- bags
- cookware (pots, dishes, etc.)
- electronics
- cosmetics
- Do you think that you shop more or less than the average person?
- What is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Why did you buy it? Was it worth the money? Do you still have it or use it?
- Have you ever bought something that you didn’t need? Why did you buy it?
Check out the website Buy Me Once. What is it? Find and click on the link “About Us” What are some of the ideas behind the site?
Teacher Notes
“We're living in a disposable society but together we can throw away our throwaway culture.”
- Things are not made as well as they used to be.
- We are all throwing too much away.
- We can stop this by buying better things.
- They are trying to sell products that are sustainable - high quality and/or repairable.
Part Two: Vocabulary / Taking it Further
Open the Exercise and follow the instructions.