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Group 12: Nguyễn Minh Thảo Uyên, Vũ Thị Bích Ngọc, Lại Ngọc Ái Linh
- Vocabulary: Make a list of some illnesses that people usually have.
A cold, a fever, insomnia, a headache, a sore throat, a runny nose, dizziness, flu
- Further Listening:
Four patients are talking with their doctors. Answer these questions:
1. What medical problems are they having?
2. What is the doctor's diagnosis for the illness?
3. What recommendations does the doctor give to the patient?
- Language Functions:
List out some common phrases to give advice. (e.g. I advise that..., You should...)
• If I were you, I would... • I suggest you...
• Why don't you ...? • How about (verb+ing...)?
• You'd better ... • You might try (verb-ing)
• You ought to/should... • I would advise you to...
• If you take my advice, you'll ... • My advice would be to...
• It might be a good idea to ... • I suggest that...
• I advise you to... • I recommend that...
• Have you thought about...? • How about....
• I think you should... • I strongly advise...
• Maybe you should... • You may want to...
Find some English idioms to give advice or warnings. (e.g. Don't count your chickens
before they hatch; Don't look so sad - it's a just a blessing in disguise; ...)
• Don't bite off more than you can • A bird in the hand is worth two in the
chew bush
• Don’t count your chickens before • Actions speak louder than words
they hatch • Add insult to injury
• Or we can say, don’t add insult to • Rome wasn’t built in a day
injury • Don't add fuel to the fire
• A penny saved is a penny earned