What are your New Year's resolutions?
This means: what will you do this or next year to make your life better?
This means: what will you do this or next year to make your life better?
A) Read what the English learners wrote and decide if these are good resolutions. ONLY READ 1-20
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The answers are below
1. How is Zdenek different to Ghassem? He doesn't have any resolutions/ he's already happy. 2. What's unusual about Jorge's answer? Usually people want to lose weight not gain it. 3. What's the mistake in his sentence? 'of course', we say this when we say something that is not surprising 4. Does Aline mean loose or lose? lose is correct - loose means not tight. 5. What other mistakes has Aline made? Weight is spelled wrong - and 'everyday' goes at the end of the sentence 6. Which language rule has K Rakshith forgotten? an for English |
This is a good chance for us to practice giving advice.
To give advice we use: should / why don't you try + v-ing? / if I were you I'd + infinitive (here we imagine we are the other person) For example: Mohammed should try chewing gum. Why don't you try listening to classical music Susana, to help you feel relaxed? If I were Evaldo, I'd buy a grammar book. |
c) Imagine you are giving advice to these people.
Write your answers and email them to me at [email protected]. 1. What advice would you give to Sara? You should... 2. Why do you think Edita wrote that? I think... 3. And what advice would you give her? ... 4. What advice would you give to Mohd? … 5. Choose more people to give advice to. … … … … |
D) Now try making your own New Year's resolutions.
It's a kind of promise (P) you make. Then give yourself some advice (A). Email your sentences to [email protected] For example: (P) I will get a better job next year. (A) If I were you, I'd look in the newspaper and online for better jobs in your area. (P) _______________________________________ (A) _______________________________________________________ (P) _______________________________________________________ (A) _______________________________________________________ (P) _______________________________________________________ (A) _______________________________________________________ (P) _______________________________________________________ (A) _______________________________________________________ (P) _______________________________________________________ (A) _______________________________________ |
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