Notes:
This is an activity I’ve chosen to introduce the topic: Consumerism. (But I didn’t mention this fact to students. I just gave the handout with the words from exercise A.)
After students finished their written production and read it to class I’ve shown the film: The confessions of a shopaholic.
You can watch the trailer @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYYCSEV-i1Y
While watching the film students have to identify the words used in activity A. At the end students answered some questions about the film and compared orally their story with the story of the film. It turned out to be a very amusing and relaxing activity.