{"id":1101,"date":"2014-06-23T13:39:47","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T09:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2014-11-17T12:28:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T08:28:15","slug":"classroom-resources-practising-the-language-of-giving-advice-intermediate-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/classroom-resources-practising-the-language-of-giving-advice-intermediate-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Classroom Resources: Practicing the Language of Giving Advice (Intermediate Level)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Help! This is what you should do! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Aim<\/span>: To practise the language of giving advice: should, ought to<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Level<\/span>: Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lesson Time<\/span>: 30 minutes<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Skill<\/span>: Speaking<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell the class about a problem you or a friend has<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">For example: My friend Roger is getting quite fat. My sister Angela has been dumped by her\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">boyfriend and is heartbroken<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li>You could write up these problems on the board<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Elicit or present the language used to respond to such statements:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">should or ought to<br \/>\n<\/span><em style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Roger should eat less.\u00a0<\/em><em style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Angela should forget him and find a nicer boy to go out with.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">GRAMMAR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Positive<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">: I\/you\/he\/she\/it\/we\/you\/they should\/ought to do more exercise.<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Negative<\/strong>: I\/you\/he\/she\/it\/we\/you\/they shouldn\u2019t\/oughtn\u2019t to\/ought not to eat fatty food.<\/p>\n<p>Question: Should I apply for this job?<\/p>\n<p>Use should\/ought to to say that something is a good idea or the right thing to do. Use shouldn\u2019t to say something is not a good idea or the wrong thing to do.<br \/>\n<em>He should apply for the job.\u00a0<\/em><em>They shouldn\u2019t take the bus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Should\/ought to is not as strong as have to.<br \/>\n<em>You have to go to the doctor. (= it is necessary to go) <\/em><br \/>\n<em> You should go to the doctor. (= it is a good idea)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The phrases below can also be used to give advice:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Why don\u2019t you try the fish? <\/em><br \/>\n<em> Try reading more books.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Divide students into groups of three. Ask each student to write down two\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">problems they have in their lives (they can be imagined). Then each group\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">gathers together their problems and swaps them with another group\u2019s problems\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The students then discuss what advice to give each problem as stated by the\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">other group<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Bring the two groups together and ask them to feedback to each other their\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">advice<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">To practise questions, collect all the problems and deal out two to each student<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">In groups of three, students then ask each other questions according to the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">problem on their slip of paper<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><em>E.g. My tooth hurts a lot.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Should I go to the dentist?\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Students can then affirm the questions (Yes, you should) or suggest alternative\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">advice<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Lesson submitted by Robin Cheverton, PearsonELT.com\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help! This is what you should do! 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