Course: 3^rd medio

Objectives:

Deduce the communicative function of the text.
Extract conclusions and giving an advice using should or shouldn’t
Recognize and express personal attitudes.
Asking for help or advice.

Objectives: Building reading comprehension and advice giving skills / focus on modal verb ‘should’ and modal verbs of deduction

Pre-activity

Warm up with a chant to start the activity

Mr. Lazy chant

He should clean his flat

He should fed his cat

But he can’t ‘cos he’s Mr Lazy

He should read a book

He should learn to cook

But he can’t ‘cos he’s Mr Lazy

He shouldn’t blob

He should get a job

But he can’t ‘cos he’s Mr Lazy

Show students topics about typical teenagers’ problems and discuss it

Have you ever give an advice to anyone?

How you deal with your own problems?

While-reading

Read at least two times about these teenage problems.  

1-Should I Marry Him?

I have been with my Fiance for almost four years, We are going to get married next year but, there are a couple of concerns I have: one is the fact that he never talks about his feelings, he keeps everything inside of him. He sometimes has trouble with expressing his excitement about things also. He never buys me flowers or takes me out to dinner. He says that he doesn’t know why, but he never thinks of things like that.

I don’t know if this is a side affect of depression or, maybe, he is sick of me. He says that he loves me and that he wants to marry me. If this is true, what is his problem?

Kathy, 19

2-For Friendship or Love?

I’m one of those guys who have “the quite normal” problem: I’m in love with a girl, but I don’t know what to do. I have already had a crush on some girls, never with any success, but this is something different. My problem is actually that I’m too cowardly to tell her anything. I know that she likes me and we’re very, very good friends. We’ve known each other for about three years, and our friendship has constantly become better. We often get into quarrels, but we always make up. Another problem is that we often talk about problems with each other, and so I know she is having problems with her boyfriend (who I think is no good for her). We meet almost every day. We always have very much fun together, but is it really so difficult to love someone who has been a good chum to you until now?

Peter, 15

3-Please Help me and My Family

My family don’t get along. It’s like we all hate each other. It’s my mom, me, my two brothers and a sister. I am the oldest. We all have certain problems: My mom wants to quit smoking so she is really stressed out. I am really selfish (I just can’t help it). One of my brothers is too bossy. He thinks he is better than the rest of us and that he is the only one who helps my mom. My other brother is kind of abusive and depressed. He always starts fights and he’s really spoiled (my mom doesn’t yell at him for doing things wrong and when she does, he laughs at her); My sister (who’s 7) makes messes and doesn’t clean them up. I really want to help because I don’t like being upset all of the time and having everyone hate everyone else. Even when we start to get along, someone will say something to upset someone else. Please help me  and my family.

Brittany, 15

4-Hates School

I hate school. I cannot stand my school so I skip it almost every day. Luckily, I am a smart person and I’m in all of the advanced classes and don’t have reputation as a rebel. Only the people who really know me know about my strange feelings. My parents don’t care – they don’t even mention it if I don’t go to school. What I end up doing is sleeping all day and then staying up all night talking to my girlfriend. I get behind in my work and when I try to go back to school I get a bunch of crap from my teachers and friends. I just get so depressed when I think about it. I have given up on trying to go back and now am considering dropping out altogether, but I really don’t want to do that because I realize it would ruin my life. I don’t want to go back at all but I also don’t want it to ruin my life. I am so confused and I have really tried to go  back and just can’t take it. What should I do? Please help.

Stephen, 16

1-Answer these questions about every situations

a-How must he / she feel?

 b-What can’t have happened?

 c-Why might he / she have this problem?

 d-What should he / she do? (Give at least 2 suggestions for each situation)

2-True or False

 
                     hinks that if he won't back to the school he will ruin his life         T/F

a-Stephen t
b-Brittany's mom never smoked but suddenly she started to do it                       T/F
c-Kathy is going to marry in the next two years with her fiancé                        T/F
d-Peter thinks he is very fearful                                                                            T/F
e-Brittany has two broyhers and one sister                                                          T/F
f-Stephen has a rebel reputation in his school                                                    T/F
g-Kathy's fiancé always talks with her when he feels bad                                  T/F
h-Brittany's family is getting along very well these days                                   T/F
i-Peter is very enthusiastic and outgoing guy                                                     T/F
j-Stephen's parents are worried about his situation                                           T/F
k-Kathy thinks her fiancé has mood problems                                                    T/F
l-Peter spends time with her friend, but actually he is in love with her           T/F

Post-activity

With a partner think about problems that each of you have, and then give at least 3 suggestions