U7BeingaSmartShopper

WiseSpendingandGoodHabits

Toprepareforashoppingtrip,makingashoppinglistisessential.Ithelpswithwisespendingandensuresyoubuyonlywhatyouneed.Lookforitemsthatmatchyourneedswithyourbudget.Atthetopofthelist,writethemostimportantthings.Insteadofspendingtoomuchmoneyonunnecessaryitems,tryspendingmoretimeincomparingprices.Ifsomethingistooexpensive,replaceitwithacheaperalternative.

"WouldyouliketogoshoppingwithmeonSunday?""I'dloveto!"Let’sdopairworkandshareideaswitheachother.Whataboutbringingreusablebags?It’sgreatfortheenvironment.Howmuchisit?Don’tforgettoticktheanswersonyourlist!Goodcharactertraitslikepatienceanddisciplinemakeshoppingeasier.

SmartShoppingTips

Ineedtobuysomenewclothes,soIplantogototheshoppingmallthisweekend.Howmuchmoneydoyouneedforyourshopping?"Whynotchecktheonlineshopfirst?""Goodidea!"Manyitemsareonsalethere.Shoppingonlinecansavetimeinsteadoftravelingbytrain.

Beforeleaving,makeashoppinglisttoavoidoverspending.Payattentiontopricesandask,"Howmuchisit?"Onmywayback,I’llbecarefulwithmybudget—Idon’twanttobeindebts.Asmartshopperalwayscomparespricesandshopswisely.

Athome,I’llreviewmypurchasestostaywithinmybudget!

ASmartShopper’sPlan

Idecidedtomakeabudgettomanagemypocketmoneybetter.Hereismyplan:First,I’llcompletethecharttotrackmyspendingandsavings.Idon’twanttowastemoney,soI’llspendaslittleaspossibleonunnecessarythings.

Myparentsletmedosmalljobstohelpmemakemoney.Withthesamemoney,Icanmakedifferentchoices—forexample,buyingthingsatgoodpricesduringgreatsales.Accordingtomypredictions,I’llsave30%ofmyincome.Later,I’llcheckthepredictiontoseeifIwasright.

Whenshopping,Ipayattentiontodiscountsandmakepaymentswisely.ExplainingwhyIbuysomethinghelpsmedecidenottoimpulse-shop.Bypredictingfrompasthabits,I’mbecomingasmartandcarefulshopper!

AShoppingTripReport

Iwenttothesupermarketyesterdaytobuysomedailygoods.First,Ineededabagofrice,twopacketsofnoodles,andthreebottlesofmilk.WhenIpickedapairofcottonsocks,theshopassistantasked,"MayIhelpyou?"ItoldherIwantedtocheckhowmuchthesockscostandhowmanycolorstheyhad.

Withthehelpofmyfriend,Ipracticedmakingcompletesentenceslike"Ineedakiloofapples"and"I'dlikeaboxofchocolates."Wealsodiscussedquantifierswitheachother-whentouse"much"foruncountablenounsand"many"forcountableones.

Later,Imadetwosetsofpostersshowingdifferentquantities:Hereyouare-oneshowedfooditems,theothershowedclothes.Someitemslookedgoodontheposterswhileothersdidn't.Finally,Iusedallthisinformationtomakeareportaboutsmartshopping!

SmartShoppingandBudgeting

Hereisourshoppingplanforthisweekend.Atthestartofthemonth,wedecidedtotryourbesttosavemoney.Thatway,wewon'toverspendattheendofthemonth.

"Let'sdoourshoppingwisely,"myfriendsuggested.First,we'llbringreusablebags-tosavemoney,wetakecontainersfromhometoo.Wecheckedpricesandnoticedsomeitemsweretooexpensive,sowe'llbuyalternativesthatcostless.

Inmyexercisebook,Idraftedouressayaboutbudgeting.Itincludesthemevocabularylike"discounts"and"bargains,"aswellaswaystopresentcharactertraitsofsmartshoppers.Iorganizedideasintoawell-balancedstructuretoexpressmyviewsofwisespending.

Ourteacherinvitedustoshareourratingsofdifferentstores.Thisactivityhelpedimproveourthinkingskillsaboutvalueformoney.Finally,we'llwrapupthetopicwithtipsforstayingwithinbudget!

AFunShoppingExperience

Everytimewegoshoppingduringspecialholidayseasons,myfriendsandImakeupconversationstopracticeEnglish.Itisgreatfunperformingascustomersandshopassistants!Nexttime,weplantoworkwithdifferentpartnersforgroupwork.

First,wecompletethetablewithdifferentkindsofitemsweneed.Thenwefillintheblanksofourshoppinglist.Whenweseeanadvertisementfordiscounts,weuseittosavemoney.Atthecashier,wewaitforourturntopayforpurchasesandcheckout.

Ourteacherintroducedsomeculturalknowledgeaboutshoppingcustomsworldwide.Wemaderecordingsofourrole-playsandweresatisfiedwithhowrealistictheysounded.Throughthese