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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Advice Needed

Activity Type Introduction

Reading, listening and In this should for advice game, students give the best advice they
speaking activity, group can using the modal verb 'should'.
work
Procedure
Focus Divide the students into groups of four.
Asking for and giving
Give each group a set of cards.
advice with 'should'
Ask the students to shuffle the cards and place them face down
in a pile on the desk.
Aim
To give advice with the Students take it in turns to pick up a card, read out the situation
modal verb 'should'. on the card and ask for advice.

The other students then each give a different piece of advice for
Preparation the situation using the modal verb 'should'.
Make one copy of the
The student with the card listens and awards the card to the
cards for each group of
person who gives the best advice.
four and cut as indicated.
The next student then picks up a card and so on.
Level
The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins.
Pre-intermediate (A2)
Afterwards, students tell the class the best advice they were given
for each situation.
Time
30 minutes

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 GIVING ADVICE

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Advice Needed

I want to improve my English My friend has told lies about me and I'm
pronunciation. angry.

What should I do? What should I do?

I want a new car but I don't have enough I'd like to buy a pet but I live in an
money. apartment.

What should I do? What pet should I buy?

I forgot my best friend's birthday yesterday. I have a job interview in English next week.

What should I do? How should I prepare for it?

I want to get a new phone. I have problems getting to sleep at night.

What phone should I buy? What should I do?

I have a very stressful job and I need to I've fallen in love with my best friend's
relax. girlfriend/boyfriend.

What should I do? What should I do?

I want to take up a new hobby in my free My sister wants to leave her boyfriend but
time. she doesn't know how to tell him.

What hobby should I take up? What should she do?

I want to learn to dance. I'd like to go on holiday next month.

What kind of dancing should I learn? Where should I go?

I was looking after my friend's hamster and I want to do some exercise but I have a
now I can't find it. bad knee.

What should I do? What exercise should I do?

My friends are coming over for dinner and I I want to have a really romantic evening
can't cook. with my partner.

What should I do? Where should we go?

I want to be famous. I want to make some new friends.

What should I do? What should I do?

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