ESL/EFL Level: Upper-Intermediate
Lesson Topic: advice columns, giving recommendations, relationships
Skill Focus: Speaking, Reading, Vocabulary
Approximate Class Time: 1.25 hours
Lesson Plan Download: Giving-Advice-UppIntermediate-09032013.docx
Lesson Overview:
Lesson Topic: advice columns, giving recommendations, relationships
Skill Focus: Speaking, Reading, Vocabulary
Approximate Class Time: 1.25 hours
Lesson Plan Download: Giving-Advice-UppIntermediate-09032013.docx
Lesson Overview:
- The warm-up activity ask students to use common expressions for giving advice to roleplay some common scenarios that students, workers, and the elderly have.
- The reading passage explains the concept of an advice column and then lists six questions for an advice columnist. Students can read and then role-play the activities or just practice giving advice to solve the issues. (Note that a few humorous/od situations are included, so be sure to pre-read to ensure it is suitable for your class.)
- All lessons come with warm-up questions, comprehension questions, a vocabulary section, and discussion questions.
Giving Advice Lesson Plan (ESL): Upper-Intermediate
Giving Advice Lesson Plan (ESL): Warm-Up Activity
- In two minutes, write down two (or more) problems each of the following groups of people might have: students, workers, and the elderly.
- When finished, role-play the problems with a partner. For example, “I'm a student and I have a problem: I'm failing all my courses.” The other student should give advice. When giving advice, try to use each of the below structures:
How about… I suggest… | Why don't… If I were you… | My advice would be… Have you thought about… | I highly recommend… |
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Hi , thanks so much for your materials, i use them all the time!! Is there a .doc version of this advice lesson?
Thanks!
Yes. There is a link to it at the top. If you can’t find it, it’s here: https://www.englishcurrent.com/files/Giving-Advice-UppIntermediate-09032013.doc
that’s a cool thing
Very cool