Chat with native speakers

Practise grammar

Help me!
I need some advice.

Watch the news

Look up new
words

Watch films with

subtitles

Memorise new words

Read in Catalan

Getting advice:
Why dont you call the
radio?
Andy

Olivia

Look at exercise 2. Listen to a radio programme.

What are Andy and Olivias problems?
Problems

Frightened to speak

Grammar not good

Andy

Problems

Olivia

Cant understand
native speakers

They speak too fast.

Look at exercise 3. Read the extracts. Match

the responses to the advice. Listen and check.

Advice:
/d/
1. I think Andy should practice speaking to himself.
/d trajt/
2. Andy should
try it.

3.

/ dntworry
wr/ about making mistakes.
Andy shouldnt

4.

Its/tz
a good
for her to practise her listening skills.
g daidea
d/
[]Listen to the news, listen to podcasts, watch television in
English.

Responses:
A. Thats a good idea. /tzgdad/
/jrat/
B. Youre right.
C. Im not sure thats a good idea.
D. I suppose so.

Look at exercise 4. on your worksheet.

What do you think the problems are?
Complete the conversations in pictures A D using the
words in brackets.

you should eat

shouldnt spend

Why dont

Its a good

a good

Youre

m not sure

suppose so

Acting!

Now youre going to act out a situation

with your group.
Youre meeting with some friends.
You have a problem.
You want to ask all your friends for
advice to find the best solution for you.
Look at your role card and think about
what to say.

Things to remember!
Giving advice:

I think you should

You should

You shouldnt

I (dont) think its a

good idea to

Why dont you ?

Responses:
A. Thats a good idea.
B. Youre right.
C. Im not sure thats a
good idea.
D. I suppose so.

Understanding:
Sorry, can you slow down, please?
Sorry, can you speak up, please?
Sorry, can you repeat that please?
Sorry, I dont understand.

Real life
Think of a problem you have.
(work, study, travel, free time, family, etc.)
Now tell your partner about your problem
and listen to his/her advice.
Listen to your partners problem and give
him/her some advice.