Advice is w h a t you ask for w h e n you already

k n o w t h e answer b u t wish you didn't.

Erica Jong, American writer

1 GRAMMAR should

M a t c h t h e sentences w i t h t h e p i c t u r e s . c R e a d t h e p r o b l e m s A - G . M a t c h t h e m w i t h t h e advice i n b.
C o m p l e t e t h e m w i t h should o r shouldn't.

1 She should eat her vegetables. QD A I f i n d it really d i f f i c u l t to get up i n the m o r n i n g , and

2 She wear a coat. I ' m o f t e n late for w o r k . M y boss has n o t i c e d and she's
quite a n g r y w i t h me. W h a t should I do? \3j
3 'You eat so m u c h salt.'
B Yesterday, I h u r t m y foot w h i l e I was p l a y i n g f o o t b a l l .
4 He d r i v e to w o r k .
It d i d n ' t seem very serious at the t i m e , b u t n o w m y f o o t
5 'You get some glasses.'
has gone black. W h a t is y o u r advice? O
6 She c a r r y heavy bags. Id
C I've seen the perfect suit o n sale i n m y f a v o u r i te shop
C o m p l e t e t h e advice w i t h should J shouldn't and and it's exactly w h a t I ' m l o o k i n g for. T h e o n l y p r o b l e m
a verb f r o m the box. is it's an M and I ' m an L . W h a t d o y o u t h i n k I should do? O
D I really l i k e one o f m y colleagues at w o r k , and I t h i n k she
buy call drink give go see tel l
likes me, t o o . I'd really l i k e to go o u t w i t h her, bu t I don't
1 Y o u shouldn't buy i t because i t w o n ' t f i t y o u . k n o w h o w t o ask her. A n y advice? O
2 You coffee a l l day. E I have three c h i l d r e n and they all have terrible problems
3 You t o bed earlier. w i t h t h e i r teeth. We're always at the dentist's and each
visit costs a l o t o f money. A n y advice?
4 You a doctor immediately.
F I've always been very nervous, b u t n o w it's g e t t i n g worse.
5 You her h o w y o u feel.
I don't have t i m e to eat at w o r k , so I have five or six coffee
6 You t h e m any sweets.
breaks d u r i n g the day. W h a t should I do? Q
7 You her and i n v i te her to dinner.
G I've had an a r g u m e n t w i t h m y g i r l f r i e n d , and I don't k n o w
w h a t to do. I feel very s t u p i d and I really w a n t to see her
again. W h a t do y o u t h i n k I should do? LJ
2 VOCABULARY get 4 LISTENING
C o m p l e t e the sentences w i t h t h e c o r r e c t f o r m o f get a n d a *T*.f"'" d 5 L i s t e n to f i v e speakers t a l k a b o u t a
one o f these w o r d s . p e r s o n t h e y discuss t h e i r p r o b l e m s w i t h . H o w
many o f them talk to members o f their family?
divorced f i t home lost t e x t message on school
tickets worse up

1 Her parents aren't happy together, so they're g o i n g

to get divorced .
2 A r e y o u r c h i l d r e n i n bed w h e n y o u r husband
f r o m work?
3 O u r satnav wasn't w o r k i n g a n d we
o n the way t o o u r f r i e n d s ' house.
4 I ' m g o i n g to the g y m because I w a n t to

5 T h e p a i n i n m y neck w a s .
so I w e n t t o the d o c t o r .
6 This mornin g I . f o r the
concert o n l i n e . T h e y ' r e very g o o d ones at the f r o n t !
7 H o w w e l l do y o u w i t h your L i s t e n a g a i n a n d m a t c h t h e speakers w i t h t h e
brothers and sisters? sentences A - E .
8 I've just a from my boyfriend
Speaker 1 CL
saying he's g o i n g t o be late.
Speaker 2
9 I don't feel l i k e today. I ' m
Speaker 3
going to stay i n bed.
Speaker 4
10 I o f t e n to late, a l t h o u g h it's
Speaker 5
very near where I l i v e .

A has had some s i m i l a r experiences t o thi s person.

3 PRONUNCIATION I d and I m l B also gives advice t o t h i s person.
a (^irclg) the w o r d i n each g r o u p w h i c h has a d i f f e r e n t s o u n d . C is i n a r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h someone he/she met
t h r o u g h t h i s person.
D doesn't always agree w i t h t h is person.
1 pull (food) would
E f i r s t met t h is person w h e n he/she was very y o u n g
bun

u :
2 could you soon USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
boot L e a r n these words and phrases.

attend (a conference) /a'tend/

3 woman wouldn't soup
risk (verb) /risk/
bull m a c h o /"martjau/
instead /in'sted/
Ufj
4 book do two avoid somebody /a'void SAmbadi/
boot be w o r t h (doing) /bi ws:0/
change y o u r m i n d /tfemd3 j o : m a i n d /
b fflifcniffi L i s t e n a n d check. T h e n l i s t e n a g a i n a n d repeat
go for (sth) Iqso fo:/
the w o r d s .
keep i n t o u c h ( w i t h sbd) /ki:p i n tAtf/