The Difference Between Wanting and Needing

Conversation - B1-B2 | Intermediate Level

4.9 $

Jan. 11 Sun , 18:00 USA

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Description

In this class you will:
✔ Watch a clear video explaining wants vs needs.
✔ Learn practical vocabulary related to priorities, money, and daily life.
✔ Practice explaining choices and justifying decisions.
✔ Use modals and comparatives to express necessity and desire.

You will:
• Learn how to talk about priorities clearly
• Practice explaining reasons for choices
• Improve accuracy with need to, want to, have to, don’t need to

Session Activities

Question 1: What is something you really want right now?

Question 2: What is something you truly need right now?

Question 3: Do you think people confuse wants and needs? Why?

Question 4: Is money more connected to wants or needs?

Question 5: Can something be both a want and a need?

Question 1: What is an example of something you want but don’t need?

Question 2: What are three things everyone needs to live well?

Question 3: Why do people often say “I need it” when they mean “I want it”?

Question 4: How do advertisements make wants feel like needs?

Question 5: Have your wants changed as you’ve gotten older? How?

Question 6: Is it easier to control wants or needs? Why?

Question 7: Can emotional needs be as important as physical needs?

Question 8: After watching the video, did you rethink any of your wants?

Question 9: How can understanding this difference help with better decisions?

want

a desire for something that is not essential

need

something necessary for basic living or functioning

priority

something more important than other things

essential

completely necessary

desire

a strong feeling of wanting something

necessity

something required, not optional

afford

to have enough money or ability to get something

choice

a decision between options

temptation

something that makes you want something you don’t need