Reading for Life Lessons

Minnesota ABE Supplemental Services, Linda Strand, 2004-2005

And the Minnesota Literacy Council

Focus: Comparison Shopping – store survey (Reading for Life, volume 2, unit 16: Comparison Shopping

Objectives: Learners will be able to compare prices of items at different stores in order to identify the cheapest store.

Key Vocabulary: cheapest, most expensive, products, information, estimate, bargain, grocery, consumers, to compare, comparison shopping, best deal, survey, items, price, good buy

Topics to Review: food vocabulary, food categories (dairy, meat, etc.), prices

Materials: circulars from several different grocery stores, receipts

Procedure:

Real-life application:

            Discuss different supermarkets in the area. T asks “Which supermarkets do you think are cheaper? More expensive?” “Are there supermarkets you go to for particular items? Why?”

Students look through circulars to find prices of similar items. Ask students: “Which store has the best deal on that item?”

Students do the same activity in pairs.

Progress to Reading for Life, v.1 competency worksheets: Applicable worksheets: RFL v.2, unit 16

Progress to multiple-choice format activities: Some to be created by MLC – coming soon

Extensions: Some to be created by MLC – coming soon