Unit 10 - Session 3: Shopping Psychology
Unit 10 - Session 3: Shopping Psychology
Shopping psychology
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Design a commercial
Unit 10 | Session 3
Shopping psychology
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Design a commercial
Lesson overview
1 GET STARTED: The psychology of buying
2 DISCUSS: What makes us buy something?
3 RESEARCH: Watch a commercial
4 PREPARE: Choose a product
5 PRACTICE: Design and practice your commercial
6 PRESENT: Present and rate commercials
7 UNIT 10 PROGRESS CHECK
8 UNIT 11 PREVIEW
GET STARTED
The psychology of buying
Work in groups. Look at the picture of reasons we buy. Think of things that people buy
for each reason.
a book
DISCUSS Brainstorming
What makes us buy something? type your ideas.
People often buy things for more than one reason. What are different reasons people
buy fast food?
• pleasure
• fear
• needs
• looks good
• makes life easier
• self-improvement
• saves money
PRACTICE
Design and practice your commercial
Design a one-minute commercial for your
product. Then decide who will present
each part of the commercial.
• originality
• quality of information
• presentation skills
PROGRESS CHECK
Unit 10
Now I can... Prove it!
❑ describe materials. What materials are the clothes you’re wearing today made of?
Are they warm? Waterproof? Light?
❑ use the simple present form of Write two sentences about things that are recycled and two
the passive. sentences about things that aren’t recycled.
❑ talk about production and Write four sentences about products in your country. Use the verbs
distribution. “export,” “manufacture,” “grow,” and “design.”
❑ use the simple past form of the Write sentences using these passive verbs and your own ideas:
passive. “was made,” “were imported,” and “was invited.”
❑ question or approve of Write two expressions you can use to question someone’s choices
someone’s choices. and two expressions to approve of someone’s choices.
❑ review a favorite product. Write sentences with “but,” “although,” and “however” to show
what you like and dislike about a product.
UNIT 11 PREVIEW
Pushing yourself
Unit 11 objectives
Thank you!