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ESL Lesson Plan: How To Save Money

How To Save Money

Lesson Overview

This A2 ESL lesson is all about money and how to save it in everyday life. Students will learn and practise useful vocabulary related to spending, saving, budgeting, and common expenses.

Through simple and engaging activities, learners will practise talking about how they spend money, what they buy, and ways to save more in daily life. They will…

This A2 ESL lesson is all about money and how to save it in everyday life. Students will learn and practise useful vocabulary related to spending, saving, budgeting, and common expenses.

Through simple and engaging activities, learners will practise talking about how they spend money, what they buy, and ways to save more in daily life. They will also learn how to give and ask for simple advice about money and personal spending habits.

Fun speaking activities, short reading and listening tasks, and role plays make this lesson an enjoyable way to build A2 English skills. Students will also develop confidence using everyday English to talk about money, make choices, and discuss good and bad spending habits.

Activity Layout

  1. Warm Up: Good or Bad Idea?
  2. Money: New Words.
  3. Money: New Words 2
  4. Article: How to Save Money
  5. Audio: Adam’s Saving Plan 
  6. Discussion
  7. Debate
  8. How to Spend One Million Dollars. 

Homework

There is an excellent homework task to supplement this awesome ESL money lesson plan. Students are challenged to read an interesting article which is linked to the topic of the lesson, before being asked to write answers to challenging questions.

Exercises:

  1. Article: Stop Wasting Money
  2. Writing task.

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