Unit 7 | Lesson 2

Buyer’s regret
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about purchases
 Unit 7 | Lesson 2
Buyer’s regret
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about purchases

Lesson overview

1. GET STARTED: My buying habits

2. VOCABULARY: Making purchasing decisions
3. GRAMMAR: Infinitives after verbs with and without objects
4. SPEAKING: Product swap
5. PROGRESS CHECK
GET STARTED
My buying habits
Think about the factors that influence
what you buy. Which factor has the most
influence on your decisions? Which one
has the least influence? Why?

• the brand
• the price
• ads
• product reviews
• advice from friends or family
• other?
VOCABULARY
Making purchasing decisions
Choose the word that has the opposite meaning.

1. purchase buy / sell / obtain

2. convince assure / persuade / discourage

3. sensible silly / down-to-earth / practical

4. discourage dissuade / encourage / deter

5. wise educated / smart / foolish

6. practical impractical / useful / sensible

7. ridiculous silly / foolish / sensible

8. urge pressure / plead / discourage

VOCABULARY
Making purchasing decisions
Talk about some bad purchases you’ve made. What
did you buy? Why do you regret buying the item? Use
the expressions from the box.

be foolish have potential regret a / the purchase

encourage sb (to do
have appeal purchase sth
sth)
not be worth the convince sb (to do
make financial sense
money sth)
be practical look ridiculous urge sb (to do sth)

I regret buying exercise equipment last year. I thought it

made financial sense, but I prefer to pay for a gym
membership and have more equipment available to use.
GRAMMAR
Infinitives after verbs with and without objects
Add one more sentence to each statement using the words in parentheses or your own
ideas. Use infinitives in each sentence.
1. My friends often offer to lend me some money. (like)
2. I’d like my brother to help me choose a new phone. (advise)
3. My manager agreed not to give me so much work. (promise)
4. My mother expects me to help her with her shopping. (persuade)
5. I hate ads that encourage you to lose weight. (tell)
6. I didn’t do very well on the last test. (urge)
7. The doctor told my brother that he needed to lose some weight.
(encourage)
My friends often offer to lend me
8. The children want to sleep in tomorrow morning. (need) some money, but I don’t like to
borrow from them.
GRAMMAR
Infinitives after verbs with and without objects
Race to see how many sentences or questions with infinitives you can make in two
minutes.

Who convinced you eat the email

Who convinced you to join
My sister encouraged me find us the gym?
Next year, I expect help the gym
I want you to help me join to London
I hope buy that cake I’d like someone to help me.
You warned me travel the piano
How do you expect me fix me
Why did you persuade me rent on the weekend
I’d like someone use a good movie You warned me not to . . .
SPEAKING
Product swap
Choose one of the items to be a purchase that you now regret making. Think about why
you regret that purchase. What are positive reasons someone else may want it?
A C

B D
SPEAKING
Product swap
Work in groups. Explain why you regret
your purchase but why someone else
might like it. Then try to sell or trade items
with one another. Everyone must end up
with a different item.

I have a boat to sell. I bought it to go fishing,

but I don’t have time to fish these days. I think
someone else who loves fishing would enjoy it,
though. It’s a great size—and it’s new!

I’m interested in your boat. I’d like to buy

it from you. Unless you want to trade it
for my car. It’s used, but the air
conditioning still works!
PROGRESS CHECK

Now I can . . .

 make purchasing decisions.

 use infinitives after verbs with and without objects.

 Unit 7 | Lesson 2
Buyer’s regret
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about purchases

Thank you!