5D should/shouldn’t

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It’s my boyfriend/girlfriend’s I’m meeting my friend this
birthday tomorrow. What should evening, but I feel really tired.
I buy him/her? What should I do?
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My friends and I are going to the
I’m going to my friend’s wedding
cinema this evening. Which film
on Saturday. What should I wear?
should we watch?
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It’s my parents’ anniversary and I’m not good at maths and always
I want to cook dinner for them. get terrible scores in exams. What
What should I make? should I do?
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I want to become a vegetarian, but I’m bored with my clothes, but
my parents say it isn’t healthy. I don’t have any money to buy
What should I do? new ones. What should I do?
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My mum is angry with me because
I can’t sleep at night. What should
my room is always untidy. What
I do?
should I do?
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It’s really noisy in my house and I want to watch a DVD but my
I can’t study there. What should brother is watching the football.
I do? What should I do?
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I’m going to a fancy dress party
I’ve got backache. What should
at the weekend. What costume
I do?
should I wear?
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 5D should/shouldn’t

Aims  To practise giving advice using should/shouldn’t

Time  10−15 minutes
Materials  1 handout, cut into cards, for each group of three
students
• Divide the class into groups of three and give each group a
pile of cards. Tell them to keep the cards face down.
• Students take turns to take one card from the top of the pile
and read out the situation. The other two students give some
advice using should / shouldn’t. The student with the problem
decides whose advice they think is the best and gives the
card to that student to keep.
• The next person then picks up a card and reads their
situation. Play continues in the same way until all the
situations have been discussed or the activity is stopped. The
winner is the student who has the most cards.
• Circulate as students are doing the activity, helping out with
ideas/language and correcting errors as necessary.
• Get feedback from students on any particularly good or bad
advice they received.

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