Description:

Students are randomly paired with a partner. The team is given a budget (e.g., 400 euros) to purchase furniture for their apartment / dorm room. The students must first discuss which items they need and make a shopping list. They are provided with links to one or more websites in the target language. These may include actual furniture stores (both high end and value) as well as online marketplaces or classified ad pages.

While searching for each furniture item on their list, students must communicate with their partner in the target language and note the price, size, material and location of each item. At the end of the lesson, the partners determine if they found everything that they needed & stayed under budget.