TEACHERS NOTES
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Type of activity
Speaking, Whole class mingle
Aim
To pr
se vocabulary related to problems and
giving advice (showld/shouldn't.
Task
To guess a situation by using the advice /clues
from different classmates
Preparation
Make one copy of the worksheet and cut it up
as indicated
Make one copy of the worksheet for each student
and do not cut it up,
Each student will need one pin
Timing
F-a0 enfstes (depending on aumber of ctudents
per class)
Procedure
1 After having cut up all the cards, place them
face down on your desk and ask the students
to take one each, Make sure they do NOT
read them
2. Pin each student's card onto the back of
his/her jacket or shirt
3. Ask students to walk around, read each
other's sentences and respond to other
students’ cards by giving some advice using
or should't, For example:
Student A’s card reads: You have j
Student B says: I think you
4 When all students have talked to everyone
else, they should try to guess what is written
on their own cards.
5 Give each student a copy of the worksheet
and discuss some of the funniest answers;
reactions as a whole class.
Follow up
In pairs. Ask students to think of some similar
extreme situations and write them down on small
pieces of paper. Once they have finished, collect
them and hand them out to other pairs so that
they can give some further advice
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You're going
to join the army
tomorrow.
You have just
failed your
driving test.
You have just
won the lottery.
Now you're
a millionaire!
You borrowed a
friend's expensive
watch yesterday
and now you have
lost it.
2H What should I do?
You know your
son/daughter has
started smoking
and s/he's only 14.
You have a very
important exam
tomorrow. Your
neighbours upstairs
are having a party
and you can't
concentrate.
You're 35 now.
You always wanted
to be a doctor
but your parents
made you study
engineering.
You take your
boyfriend/girlfriend
to an expensive
restaurant. When
the waiter brings
the bill, you realize
your wallet is still
at home.
You're the
only survivor on
a desert island.
You're getting
married on
Sunday, and
today is Friday.
You hate your
nose. You want
to have cosmetic
surgery on it but
you have no money
right now.
It's your wedding
anniversary today
and you have
forgotten to buy a
present for your
wife/husband.