Shopping Adventure at the Department Store
Young learners navigate a department store as tourists, asking for help, describing items, comparing prices, and role-playing shopping situations. Teams move around the board by speaking about real shopping scenarios with genuine communicative gaps.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Shopping at a department store as a tourist.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner: What clothes do you want to buy today and why?
- You have 30 seconds to describe your favourite shop to the class.
- Act out: You are trying on a jacket. Show if it fits or is too big.
- Ask your partner: Do you prefer shopping online or in a store? Why?
- Your team must agree: What is the best thing to buy as a souvenir?
- Describe a shirt you saw in a shop. What colour was it?
- Act out: You are a shop assistant. Help a customer find shoes.
- Ask your partner: How much money do you have to spend today?
- Compare two shops: Which one is cheaper? Which one is nicer?
- Discuss with your group: What clothes are good for hot weather?
- Stand up and mime: You are looking for a hat in a big store.
- Explain: Why do tourists buy clothes when they travel?
- Ask your partner: What is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?
- You have 40 seconds to convince your team to buy one special souvenir.
- Act out: You want to return a shirt because it is too small.
- Describe the clothes you are wearing right now to your partner.
- Your team must decide: What should a tourist buy at this store?
- Stand up and show: How would you ask a shop assistant for help?
- Ask your partner: Do you like shopping? What do you like to buy?
- Explain: What is your favourite type of shop and what do you buy there?
- Act out a role-play: You are a tourist asking for a discount on a jacket.
- Discuss with your group: Is it better to shop alone or with friends?
- Compare: Which is better — a cheap shirt or an expensive shirt? Why?
- You have 30 seconds to tell the class about the best shop you know.