Materials
Main Aims
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To provide controlled and freer oral practice of imperatives for warnings, instructions and advice; and "should" for advice.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide accuracy
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To provide accuracy practice in a matching problems and advice in the context of common problems
Procedure (37-53 minutes)
Briefly explain: "Today, we’ll practice how to give advice, instructions, and warnings using imperatives and 'should'." Show a quick example slide (warnings, instructions, and advice) to transition smoothly into the Presentation stage.
Distribute the classification exercise. Students work in pairs to classify sentences as advice, warnings, or instructions. Monitor and assist as needed. Whole-class feedback: Go through the answers together and clarify why each sentence belongs to a specific category.
Match Problems with Advice Divide students into 4 groups. Provide each group with the Common Problems and Advice activity. . Students match the problems with the appropriate advice using "should" and imperatives. Extension: Each group creates their own problem and gives two pieces of advice (one imperative and one with "should"). Feedback: Groups present their advice; the class checks and suggests improvements.
Use the problems provided in the FREE PRACTICE OBSERVATION sheet : Tom forgot his wife’s birthday... Nelly lost her boyfriend’s cat... Sarah saw her best friend’s boyfriend... Mona fell in love with her classmate... Divide the class into 4 groups and assign one problem to each group. Task: Each group discusses the problem and writes two pieces of advice: One using "should" (e.g., "Tom should apologize and plan a surprise for tomorrow."). One using an imperative (e.g., "Buy flowers first thing in the morning!"). Monitor and help with grammar or vocabulary as needed. _Problem Mixer Regroup: Form new groups with one member from each original group (e.g., Group A, B, C, and D combine to form a new group). Each student explains: Their previous group’s problem. The advice they came up with. Other group members can: Suggest alternative advice using "should" or imperatives. Ask questions for clarification.
A set of funny or exaggerated pictures that represent problems. Examples: Picture: A spaghetti-stained shirt during a first date. Guess: "The person spilled spaghetti on their shirt while on a date." Each group discusses the problem and gives two pieces of advice: One using "should" (e.g., "You should excuse yourself and clean the stain in the restroom."). One using an imperative (e.g., "Don’t panic—stay calm and keep smiling!"). Divide students into three groups. Provide each group with one picture at a time. check the problems and advice and give whole-class feedback