Don’t Buy This!

How to use:

Offline Version

• Show the students a slide with a picture of an everyday item.
• Students work in pairs or small groups.
• Their job is to imagine they are advertisers who must tell people NOT to buy the item!
• They use the phrases on the slide to help them explain why the product is bad, silly, or dangerous.
• After a few minutes, groups can present their "anti-adverts" to the class.

Variation: Make it a challenge! Each pair must come up with three reasons in one minute.

Online Version

• Share the slide on your screen (or send it in the chat).
• Students work in breakout rooms, in pairs or small groups.
• They imagine they are advertisers who want to stop people from buying the product on the screen.
• They use the helpful phrases to explain their ideas.
• After a few minutes, bring them back to the main room to share their anti-adverts with the class.

Variation: Use a timer and see who can give the funniest reason in 30 seconds!