Lesson 1C

Master English collocations & advice! Practice 'should' and listening skills.

Hello everyone, today we are going to do the lesson Problems, Problems!(page 11).Open your notebook and be ready to take notes.Take a look at exercise 2. For all three situations choose one of the possible answers. Then choose one of the situations and write your answer in the discussion explaining why you chose that answer. Listening: Zak has a problemRead the three summaries of a dialogue below. Then listen to the dialogue. Which is the best summary? Zak refuses to go out with Tom because he is disappointed about his exam results. Zak is anxious about his exams and decides not to go out with Tom. Zak is relieved that his exams are six weeks away, and agrees to go out with Tom. SHOULD is the verb used when giving advice:We often use: I think.... + should. I think you should help her. - Mislim da joj trebaš pomoći. How would you translate this sentence?Mislim da joj ne trebaš pomoći. I think you shouldn't help her I don't think you should help her. Have you chosen A?To je doslovan prijevod s hrvatskog jezika koji ne odgovara engleskom.Zapamtite da oni negiraju prvi glagol - think. Listen to four dialogues (A-D) and match them to sentences 1-5. Write A, B, C, or D on the line. Put X next to the sentence you do not need: The person with a problem:1 accepts an offer of help C2 does not follow the advice A3 is embarrased to ask for advice X4 feels bad because a friend is cross B5 refuses an offer of help D Now take a look at exercise 6. You are going to listen to dialogues B,C and D again to complete the collocations (=words that go together) with the given verbs. You have the examples for dialogue A:1 makea plan2 takea break Dialogue B 3 take offence 4 give somebody a call Dialogue C5 tell the truth6 have a word (with somebody)Dialogue D7 make an excuse8 tell a lie Watch the video and learn more about collocations. Take a look at some of the most common collocations with the verb HAVE. It's your turn now. Choose one of the following verbs: make, do, give, or take, and write it in the middle. Around the verb write 6 of its collocations. If you need help, take a look here. At the end of today's lesson, do you feel exhausted from all these exercises, or are you happy and satisfied because you have learned something new?