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2.3 Giving adviceA. Pre-teach literacy, support, recently, run away.Students read the problems. Students think of some advice for these people.B. In pairs, students discuss their solutions. They should agree on some advice for each problem.C. Pairs combine to form larger groups, perhaps four to eight, depending on class size. Groups agree onsome advice for each problem. (If you are short of time, get each group to present only one problem.)Get groups to present their advice to the class. Is there a variety of different advice, or do most groupsrecommend the same things?Extra IdeaDo this activity as a debate. Choose one of the situations, and divide the class into two teams(or four/six/eight teams in pairs of teams). Each team chooses a different solution to a situation.Team members take turns to argue the advantages of their advice, e.g for teams of three:Team A, Student 1 explains their team’s ideas.Team B, Student 1 explains their team’s ideas, and argues against Team A’s ideas.Team A, Student 2 explains their team’s ideas, and argues against Team B’s ideas.Team B, Student 2 explains their team’s ideas, and argues against Team A’s ideas.Team A, Student 3 concludes their team’s argument, makes their main points again.Team B, Student 3 concludes their team’s argument, makes their main points again.This is a formal way to hold a debate. A less formal way is to ask students to divide into whosupports and who is against a particular issue, and allow them to argue freely.2.4 Have you got any problems?A. Pre-teach housework (work in the house, e.g. cooking and cleaning).Students think of problems in their lives. They can use important problems that they would like someadvice on, or they can use minor problems.Students write their problem on a piece of paper.6 Module 9