~I know Fashion ~

I know fashion
Models posing, critics complaining,
Celebs shopping, paparazzi stalking
I know fashion
Perfume scents fill the air, bling-bling glistens everywhere,
Cameras flash here and there, diet pills popped everywhere
I know fashion
“I wana be like her”, “These rail thin models”
“The camera loves ya! ”, “Let’s go Shopping! ”
I know fashion

Brooke Freeman

Shopping Spree!

Going on a shopping spree with my girl friends.... We went for the day.... We bought some clothes... went to get some lunch.... In the afternoon we went back and did some more shopping. Then we decided to stop at Dairy Queens to have some ice cream and then we went and did more shopping. WE GIRLS COULD BECOME SHOPOLICS! lisa parks

~shopping poems~

I love to go
Shopping
You can buy all you want.
All you see are shoes
And jewelry
And pants
And shirts
And skirts
Oh yeah!
You can eat anywhere
You want
And there are toys
And games
And purses.
Every time I go to the
Mall, I go with my mom
And cousins
And my friends
And brother
And my aunt.
I love to go shopping
To the mall,
For all the
Stuff!

Neena Sander

~Let's Go Shopping~

Written by Chris Cotter

Do you like shopping? Why/not? Do you usually buy expensive products or are you a bargain hunter? Please explain. If you didn't need to worry about money, could you go shopping every day? Did you go shopping last week? If yes, what did you buy? If no, why didn't you go shopping? Have you ever bought something on the Internet? If yes, what did you buy? How often do you go shopping? Do you think this is too much or too little? What was the last thing that you bought? What was the most expensive thing you have ever bought? What is a spur-of-the-moment purchase? Do you often make spur-of-the-moment purchases? What is a shopaholic? Are you a shopaholic? What is a cheapskate? Are you a cheapskate? What kind of stores do you prefer, big name stores or small shops? If money weren't important, what would you absolutely want to buy? Why would you want to buy it? Please explain. Do you have any plans to go shopping this weekend? If yes, what do you want to buy? If no, then why aren't you going to go shopping? Do you prefer to go to stores or to buy products on the Internet? Do you think women love shopping more than men? Why do you think so? If you found $100, what would you buy? How about $10,000? Why would you buy these products? Why do people often buy something that they don't really need? Which is better, shopping alone or shopping with friends? Why do you think so? A classmate or friend plans to visit your hometown or country. What should he/she buy as a souvenir? Please explain.

~trust it~

85%

of shopaholics are

WOMEN,

15%

the others

~Preview some of the lesson material~

Warm Up: Do you agree or disagree? Why?

1. I love to go shopping.

2. I often buy things that I don't really need.

3. I often buy things that I didn't plan to buy.

4. My friends would consider me a shopaholic.

5. I have recently made a large purchase.

True or False?: Guess (before the article) or answer (after the article) whether the sentence is true or false. If false, correct the sentence.

1. According to the article, shopaholics are people obsessed with shopping.

2. Less people suffer from compulsive buying than in the past.

3. According to the article, more women than man are shopaholics.

4. Shopaholics may also suffer from anxiety and low self-esteem.

5. Both rich people and poor people suffer from compulsive buying.

post-Comprehension: Talk about the following questions in pairs/groups. Remember to support your answers!

1. Based on the information in the article, would you consider
yourself a shopaholic? Why/not?

2.Based on the information in the article, do you know anyone
who might be a shopaholic? Why/not?

3.Do you agree that women and men suffer from the problem
equally? Why/not?

4.Do you agree that anxiety and low self-esteem cause compulsive
buying? Why/not?

5.What solutions are there for people who are shopaholics? How can
they be helped?