Need, Want… or It Depends?
A phone can be a want for one person and a need for another.
Learning objectives
- Classify common purchases
- Explain why context can change a choice
- Practise respectful disagreement
Vocabulary
- Need
- Something you must have to live, like food or a home.
- Want
- Something nice to have but you can live without.
- Choice
- Picking one thing when you cannot have everything.
- Priority
- Something important you choose to do or pay for first.
Materials
Minute-by-minute flow
5′
Hook
Teacher does
Show a phone card and ask for a silent vote.
Students do
Choose need, want or depends.
10′
Teach
Teacher does
Define survival, safety and important daily needs.
Students do
Suggest examples.
20′
Corners game
Teacher does
Read realistic situations.
Students do
Move to a sign and justify their decision.
7′
Reflect
Teacher does
Highlight that budgets require priorities.
Students do
Reconsider one answer after hearing others.
3′
Exit
Teacher does
Ask for the key question.
Students do
Write: What happens if I do not buy it?
Check for understanding
Can the learner explain the reason for a classification?
Exit ticket
Choose one item that depends on context and explain why.
Support
Use familiar household examples.
Stretch
Add time pressure and limited-budget scenarios.
Home connection
Find one family purchase that is important now and one that can wait.