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Ask and Give for Advice

Anabel Hernández Lóp

Created on February 20, 2024

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Transcript

A difficult choice

Lesson Objective

Vocabulary 1

Vocabulary 2

Grammar

Practice

Lesson Objective

Students will learn how to ask and give advice.

Vocabulary

Match the comments to the pictures

Describing bad behavior and crime

"I think it's wrong to drop litter in the street."

He lied to the ticket inspector."

He's speeding on the motorway."

She's stealing something from a shop.

He's cheating in an exam.

She's jumping the queue.

crime

a suspect is a person who the police thinks may be responsible for a crime

a criminal is a person who has broken the law

the reason why people commit a crime is a motive

a thief is a person who steals things

a witness is a person who saw the crime happen

a victim is a person who the crime has happened to

prison is the place where criminals are sent

a judge decides how long a criminal stays in prison

IF I WERE YOU, I'd...

STRUCTURES TO GIVE ADVICE

OUGHT TO

Use If I were you, I'd... to give advice

SHOULD

Use ought to as an alternative to should except in question.

Use should to give and ask for advice.Use it to say what you think is the correct or best thing to do (based on your own opinion)

HAD BETTER

S + ought to + V S + ought not to + V

Use had better/had better not to give strong advice or to give a warning.

COULD

S + should + V S + shouldn't + V (Wh-) + should + S + V

Use could to suggest options and possible solutions.

S + had better + V S + had better not + V

S + could + V S + couldn't + V

1. Oh no! I can't find my wallet!

a. Don't worry. If I am you, I'd call the restaurant where we had lunch. b. Don't worry. If I were you, I'd call the restaurant where we had lunch.

Choose the correct alternative.

2. Mina is so stressed. Her boss sends her emails all the time, even when she's finished work!

a. She should talked to him and explain how she feels. b. She should talk to him and explain how she feels.

Choose the correct alternative.

3. Joe is really angry and he isn't speaking to me.

a. You could call him and tell him you're sorry. b. You could to call him and tell him you're sorry.

Choose the correct alternative.

4. I don't think I need to phone him, do I?

a. I think you ought phone him, yes. b. I think you ought to phone him, yes.

Choose the correct alternative.

Act it out!

In groups,

  • each group gets a different situation.
  • the groups divide the parts between the members
    • a narrator describes the situation
    • the performer(s) act the situation
    • the advice giver(s) give(s) advice using the structures learned in class.

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Rewrite the sentence

He copied his friend's answers during the test.
Answer

Examples

  • She should pay for her shopping.
  • You shouldn't waste so much food.
  • What should I do about my job?

Examples

  • You'd better apologize to him.
  • She'd better not be late for the meeting.

Rewrite the sentence

She's going to fast in her car.
Answer

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Rewrite the sentence

She ignored the line of people waiting at the post office, and went straight to the front.
Answer

Examples

  • You ought to be more careful.
  • She ought to use her car less.
  • They ought not to harass their classmate.

Rewrite the sentence

He's not telling the truth about his age.
Answer

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Rewrite the sentence

He's putting rubish on the floor.
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Examples

  • If I were you, I'd get a new computer.
  • If I were you, I'd tell the store manager.
  • I'd leave now if I were you.

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Examples

  • You could call the security guard.
  • He could stay with us for a couple of days.
  • She could always look for a new job.

Rewrite the sentence

He took some food from the supermarket without paying.
Answer

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