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Making and responding to suggestions
I can give advice to help people.
THINK! What can you do best: sing, dance, or play an instrument? How can you get better?
Kim: That's (1) awful / amazing, Joe. When did you learn how to dance like that?
Joe: I had lessons at my old school. Do you like dancing?
Kim: I love it, but I'm no good. I really want to learn to dance (2) salsa / guitar.
Joe: Yeah?
Kim: What's the best way to learn?
Joe: It's probably best to (3) leave / have lessons. I'm sure there are lots of salsa classes.
Kim: Yeah, but I haven't got any (4) money / time for lessons.
Joe Well, you can watch videos on YouTube.
Kim: I suppose so. But I need people to dance with. You can't dance salsa alone!
Joe: Well, you can find a (5) teacher / friend to learn with you.
Kim: That's a good idea...
Joe: I'd like to learn salsa.
Kim: Really?
Joe Yeah. It looks (6) fun / weird.
Kim: Great!
1. 🎧1.59 Choose the correct words in the dialogue. Then watch or listen and check. What does Kim want to learn?
2. 🎧1.59 Cover the dialogue and complete the Key Phrases. Watch or listen again and check.
| KEY PHRASES |
| Making and responding to suggestions (2) What's the best way (1) ______________? It's probably best to (2) ______________. You can (3) ______________. Yeah, but (4) ______________.  I suppose (5) ______________.  That's a (6) ______________.  Great!  |
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Work in pairs. Practise the dialogue.
4. Work in pairs. Look at ideas 1-5. Take turns giving and responding to advice for each situation.
Things to do this year...
1. cook really well
2. get really fit
3. meet new friends
4. make my teacher happy
5. train my brain
What's the best way to cook really well?
Well, the best thing to do is to get some cooking lessons.
Yes, I suppose so.
Or you can learn from books and cook a lot.
That's a good idea.
5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Read the situation. Practise a new dialogue using the Key Phrases and the dialogue in exercise 1 to help you.
Student A: You want to make some money so that you can buy something cool. Ask student B for advice - he / she recently saved money and bought a new tennis racket.
Student B: You saved money and bought a new tennis racket. Student A wants to know the best way to save money. Give student A some advice and ask him / her what he/she wants to buy.
