9085 giving advice

IES Mid-Basic [W/G]
Month 2 – Day 4
Date
08/10/11
Thursday

Class Level
IES Mid-Basic [W]
4:00-4:50p
Rm #1

Length of Lesson
1 hr.

Lesson Type & Subject: Giving Advice to a friend in a letter.
Materials Needed: 4 Handouts; Teacher’s Notebook; Problem cards (WE2 Ch 11) Grammar
Handout Homework!
Lesson Objective: Learn phrases to give advice to others. Write a letter giving a friend advice for
his/her problem.
Assumptions: Ss have seen the conditional before. Ss have had a class on basic letter writing
format before (dear name, …paragraphs... sincerely, Katrina).
Anticipated Problems & Solutions:
Problem1 – Ss have not seen the conditional before.
Solution 1 – briefly write “If I were you I would /you should/could ______” on the board for
them to fill in the blanks.
Problem 2 – Minji and Yong-suk will talk too much in Korean.
Solution 2 – Pair them differently. Ask them to change seats.
Strategy
1

Interaction Patterns

T>S & S>T

Timing
25 min.

Purpose of Procedure: Present topic of stating problems and asking for advice.
Practice saying “I have a problem…. What do you think I should do?” in different
ways.
Presentation: Introduce “I have a problem” phrases
1) T starts class with “Hey guys. Oh my gosh, I can’t believe it! I have a big problem!
Last night, while my roommate was sleeping, I accidently broke his brand new Wii!
I don’t know what to do. I haven’t seen him yet. What do you think I should do?
2) Ss respond.
3) T introduces topic. We’re going to talk about problems and giving advice for
solutions.
4) T asks Ss “How can you ask for advice?” Write list on board
5) T writes equation: (Problem) + What do you think I should do?/What do you
suggest? What would you do (in this situation)? On the board.
Practice: Ss tell each other that they have a problems.
1) T instructs Ss to express problems to their partner: “(Name) I have a problem,
____Choose from envelope)______, (phrase from board).” Example: Kyung-bum,
I’m having a hard time learning English. What do you think I should do?
2) Ss practice in pairs. Express 2-3 problems each.
Strategy
2

Interaction Patterns
T>S & S>T & S>S

Timing

30 min.

Purpose of Procedure: To fill in the handout with needed information in order to
write 2 paragraphs about giving advice to a friend tonight.


IES Mid-Basic [W/G]
Month 2 – Day 4
Presentation: Introduce Different Ways to Give Advice.
1) T writes Different Ways to give advice on the board. (see homework handout)
2) T goes over Have you thought about….? Why don’t you ….?
Production: Ss express a problem and give each other advice
1) T distributes handouts
2) Ss work alone for a few minutes writing answers for their partner’s problems.
3) S (a) expresses problem. S (b) gives advice.
4) Ss work back and forth until hand out is completed.
5) T monitors Ss and makes corrections to their written work as need be.
Strategy
3

Interaction Patterns
T>S & S>T

Timing
5 min.

Purpose of Procedure: To correct mistakes, address questions and review homework
for the night.
Language Check / Homework review
1) T writes errors she has heard during the class on the board (erroneous sentences or

commonly mispronounced words, etc). Ss write down incorrect sentences in their notebook.
2) Ss collectively attempt to make needed corrections to the erroneous sentences. By
reading the sentences out loud in the correct way. If correct, S writes corrections on the
board. T corrects troublesome sentences on the board if Ss are unable to find the mistake on
their own. Ss write corrections in their book
3) T reviews homework assignment. Any questions? (GRAMMAR HANDOUT)

11 August 2011
Thursday

Focus: Advice Giving
Skill: Write a letter to a friend giving advice.


IES Mid-Basic [W/G]
Month 2 – Day 4
1. List phrases from the board:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

2. Tell your partner about a problem you have. Ask for their advice.
____(Name)__, I have a problem, _______(your problem)_____________. What do you think I
should do (choose a phrase from board)?
Example: “Kyung-Bum, I have a problem, I’m having a hard time learning English. What
do you think I should do?”

3.

Different ways to give advice:
1. If I were you, I would … (“If I were you, I would sign up for an English course.”)
2. Have you thought about… (“Have you thought about going to Canada for a few
weeks?”)
3. Why don’t you… (“Why don’t you read more English books?”)
4. (If I were) In your position, I would… (“In your position, I would try to practice speaking
English.”)
5. I think you should… (“I think you should watch some English television.”)
6. You could always… (“You could always get a pen pal.”)
7. Maybe you should try… (“Maybe you should try writing an English journal”)

Your partner has a problem. Practice writing advice to your partner.
a. Your partner has a test tomorrow but is playing computer games
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

b. Your partner is going hiking, but it looks like it will rain.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

c. Your partner is drinking too much.
________________________________________________________________________


________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Home work: Choose 2 of the sentences below. Write a paragraph for each sentence. Give advice
to your friend. What should your friend do? Use the phrases from the hand out.

What advice should you give your friend?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

Your friend has been drinking a lot.
Your friend has a test tomorrow but is playing computer games.
Your friend is gambling all his money.
Your friend is going hiking but it looks like it will rain.
Your friend wants to go fishing but you heard a typhoon warning.
Your friend stays up too late playing on the internet and is sleepy in class.

Example:
(2) My friend has a test tomorrow but is playing computer games.
Dear Sydney,
If I were in your position, I would stop playing video games. You could spend some time
studying for your test tomorrow instead of playing video games. I want you to get a good grade,

so you should study more. Why don’t you play your game for half an hour, and then study for an
hour? I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Katrina

(4) My friend is going hiking but it looks like it will rain.
Dear Jared,
I know you want to go hiking tomorrow but it looks like it will rain. Maybe you could
bring an umbrella or a rain poncho? But if I were you, I would not go hiking in the rain. Why
don’t you change your plans and just go another day? I think that would be the best idea.
I hope you stay dry,
Katrina