The Price of Convenience
A three-page B2 longer-reading lesson about the price of convenience. Includes vocabulary matching, a numbered article, comprehension questions, discussion and an opinion-writing task.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Vocabulary matching before reading
- Numbered reading text with key vocabulary in bold
- Comprehension, discussion and homework writing
- Teacher answer key on page 3
Read and discuss fast digital services and their wider costs for workers and resources. The three-page lesson combines vocabulary, comprehension and a topic-specific writing task.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Use pages 1–2 for learners and reserve page 3 for feedback. Begin with the printed warm-up and six-word matching task, focusing on expectation, efficient and consequence.
- Compare vocabulary choices, then read for the main idea before rereading the numbered paragraphs for detail.
- Compare speed for one customer with overall efficiency. Find both the delivery pressures and the accessibility benefits.
- Discuss waiting and combined deliveries, then plan the 140–170-word service paragraph with benefits, consequences and a responsible change.
Support and extension
Support with a customer / worker / environment chart. Accept accurate comprehension paraphrases; opinions need reasons, not the key's wording. Extend by asking learners to evaluate a slower delivery option while acknowledging who still needs convenience.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
