Author Topic: High School - Suggestions and Advice (Read 5639 times)

uticmmacdonald2003 · « **on:** April 15, 2009, 03:01:11 pm »

This lesson is pretty straight forward if you use the power point. I introduce the topic with a definition and some basic examples. I talk about accepting and not accepting someone's suggestion, then have a matching and fill in the blank work sheet to work on student's comprehension. After, I have a group/pair activity where students look at different pictures/problems where they must offer a helpful suggestion (write a suggestion). Before the students start creating suggestions for each problem, I refer to the black board where I have written a list of all different examples of suggestions (ex. Shall we, Why don't we, Would you, If I were you, If I were in your shoes, How about, Should, Ought etc). These examples help the students come up with creative suggestions for each problem. Afterward, I show slides with some examples of suggestions they could have made, or some additional suggestions to what they have made. If you have time, you can have the students present their suggestions.
I found this lesson to not be super easy for my high school students. The lower levels seems to do alright with additional explanation from my co-teacher, and my advanced students seemed to be challenged just enough.
The worksheet and information I used to make this power point came from ESL Printables.

incognito84 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2009, 08:47:59 am »

This is a life saver!

I just realized I had to make a lesson plan but only had an hour to do so.

It works really well.

lisadream · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2009, 02:02:16 pm »

Good lesson! Thanks for sharing it. I taught this one to my second level students today and made a few adjustments to suit my style. At the beginning, I found it helped to distinguish between advice and invitations, both of which appear in this lesson. My students found the worksheet pretty easy, but it was a good intro and everyone participated, including the lowest level students. I tried the group work approach in one class but ended up only having the same 5 or 6 students answering all the problems so I changed it to having the whole class stand. The students could sit down after they had given a suggestion for the problem. 8 problems and 40 students = 5 suggestions for each slide. It seemed to work out really well and the students were pretty impressed/excited about the board full of suggestions we had at the end of the class. At the end, I go through the slides with the answers and compare how many of the students suggestions appear on the slides.

Also, I edited problem #5 from duck to chicken. Because, well, that's what it is.

laserprinter · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2010, 09:39:34 am »

Quote from: lisadream on September 16, 2009, 02:02:16 pm

Good lesson! Thanks for sharing it. I taught this one to my second level students today and made a few adjustments to suit my style. At the beginning, I found it helped to distinguish between advice and invitations, both of which appear in this lesson. My students found the worksheet pretty easy, but it was a good intro and everyone participated, including the lowest level students. I tried the group work approach in one class but ended up only having the same 5 or 6 students answering all the problems so I changed it to having the whole class stand. The students could sit down after they had given a suggestion for the problem. 8 problems and 40 students = 5 suggestions for each slide. It seemed to work out really well and the students were pretty impressed/excited about the board full of suggestions we had at the end of the class. At the end, I go through the slides with the answers and compare how many of the students suggestions appear on the slides.

Also, I edited problem #5 from duck to chicken. Because, well, that's what it is.

Actually, it's a rooster.

kaymac · « **Reply #4 on:** March 21, 2010, 05:45:50 pm »

Well, a rooster is just a male chicken so you're both right.
I used a variation on this lesson last semester and the students did well with it. The having students all stand at the end worked really well. I thought it was interesting all the Korean skin care tips I heard for the sunscreen man. A potato pack is new to me!

taebaekluke · « **Reply #5 on:** July 26, 2010, 02:45:46 pm »

This is a lesson the students really got a kick out of. They had to present their partners with a problem (eg. 'My hair is getting long. Can you give me some advice?') and their partner has to advise them on a solution ('You should get a hair cut') using 'if i were you, i would...' or 'you should...' or 'you must...'.

They used the 'advice flashcards' to practice giving advise first, and then come up with some unique new problems and solutions.

I got some fairly interesting ones back from the students, such as 'I have very big head, can you give me some advice', 'I want to kill chicken, can you give me some advice', 'I always imagine murder people, can you give me some advice' and 'i love chemistry teacher, can you give me some advice'.

elzoog · « **Reply #6 on:** September 03, 2010, 01:09:47 am »

Luke, you have a good idea except I would modify it like this.

Koreans tend to say "You had better ...." for things that aren't very important sometimes. For example, you have a cold. A Korean might say "You had better take some cold medicine.". Whereas we would normally reserve that for something like, you are feeling chest pains, your left arm is going numb and you feel faint "You had better go to the hospital.".

Also, you should include, "You could ...". For example, "What can I do for my high school students next week?" "You could cover prepositions."

By the way, I modified your lesson. If you think my modifications are good you can incorporate them into the lesson yourself (your ppt skills are better than mine).

megs626 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2010, 07:48:10 am »

1. Start with playing Wishlist by Pearl Jam, have students fill in the blanks on their lyrics handout
Discuss answers
2. Match Pictures with words from the song
3. Discuss how to form wishes and give advise (ppt)
4. Give Handout (have students make their own wishes, and then give each other advise)

andy · « **Reply #8 on:** September 14, 2010, 08:27:40 am »

Thanks for this. Started using it this week and it works well with my high school girls. Made a couple of little changes but overall works great.

kaymac · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2010, 09:58:28 pm »

so wish my computer could open .hwp files right now! the powerpoint looks great tho!

megs626 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2010, 07:44:27 am »

Here are the .docx versions of the .hwp files: lesson plan and handout

kaymac · « **Reply #11 on:** October 18, 2010, 12:18:27 pm »

Thank you!

MikeW · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2011, 12:09:24 pm »

This has been one of the easiest lessons I have prepared, as well as one of the most successful.
Basically, we go through a five-slide PowerPoint which illustrates some basic problems and solutions (including suggestions on how to offer... suggestions).
The last slide explains the activity.
Students each write a problem on a piece of paper and place it in a hat. One by one, we draw problems from the hat and brainstorm solutions.
I would write (edited versions of) the problems on the board, as well as three suggested solutions.
I teach at an all-boys school, but they seemed to dig it.

taebaekluke · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:51:14 pm »

Nice idea with the hat. I'll use that this year..

It was one of my most successful lessons last year. I used a worksheet as stimulus for their ideas / conversations as well.

Jessica G · « **Reply #14 on:** March 30, 2011, 04:54:50 pm »

I did a lesson on giving advice with my advanced students. It went really well. After the powerpoint I showed them a 5 minute video, then matching, then we did a few rounds of good advice/bad advice (give each group a problem and have them come up with good and bad advice). It took the whole class time. I lifted 2 or 3 of the slides from a ppt somewhere here on WAYGOOK. So thanks to the OP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjDPbHO3yl4

UCLA_Matta · « **Reply #15 on:** April 07, 2011, 10:21:07 am »

Please

UCLA_Matta · « **Reply #16 on:** April 07, 2011, 10:21:26 am »

don't

UCLA_Matta · « **Reply #17 on:** April 07, 2011, 10:22:02 am »

sorry! having issues with my browser, please don't ban!!! I was searching something, not sure what's happening. Damn these plugins!

graziella · « **Reply #18 on:** April 07, 2011, 05:24:52 pm »

Love the hat idea - I'm going to try this next week. Am also going to show this Mr. Bean clip and ask what advice they'd give him once he finds the guy with his trousers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2nl9FtXxTs

jauntwithjo · « **Reply #19 on:** April 07, 2011, 05:35:08 pm »

This stuff is priceless! I especially thank you all for the youtube videos because I prefer to stalk waygook rather than trawl youtube in my free time. XD

I teach middle school, but I've noticed that several lessons in my textbook (Ji Hak Sa) cover speaking points that are simply variations on how to word telling friends about problems and offering suggestions or advice.

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Author Topic: High School - Suggestions and Advice (Read 5639 times)