TOO MACHO TO TALK:UNIT 8A

TOO MACHO TO TALK:UNIT 8A

Open Ended

If you have a problem you need to talk about, do you talk to a friend or to a member of your family? Why?

Open Ended

Do you think men find it more difficult than women to talk about their problems? Why(not)

b.

• Read three problems from a weekly article in a newspaper. Match two pieces of advice to each problem.

Multiple Select

PROBLEM A:

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Multiple Select

PROBLEM B:

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Select

PROBLEM C:

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Read the problems and advice again. Look at the highlighted verb phrases and guess their meaning.

Multiple Choice

Send us your problems and you will get advice from our readers.

• sudden feeling to do sth.

• most importantly

• in place of, as an alternative to

• ask for an opinion about what you should do

Multiple Choice

It was an impulse but now I am having second thoughts.

• to be sure

• to have doubts, not sure

Multiple Choice

I find her father really difficult to get along with.

• to have a good relationship

• to have a bad relationship

• to stay away

• to think

Multiple Choice

Try to avoid him where possible, and if you can't avoid him, just smile and don't get into a conversation.

• stay close

• to keep away

• to keep in touch

• to have a good relationship

Multiple Choice

In my opinion, I don't think it's worth making problems at work. It is not that important.

• being important or useful

• being unimportant

Multiple Choice

You clearly love this girl. I think you should go for it.

• not to do nothing in order to get something

• to do anything you have to get something

Multiple Choice

You can always keep in touch with co-workers on the phone.

• stay in contact

• to see someone

• to touch someone

• not to talk to someone

Multiple Choice

It will make things worse if you then change your mind.

• to have a different opinion than before

• to have the same opinion

d. Talk to a partner. Which piece of advice do you agree with most for each problem. Do you have any other suggestions?

Open Ended

d. Talk to a partner. Which piece of advice do you agree with most about each problem. Do you have any other suggestions?

GRAMMAR

These are examples of "should/shouldn't" in the text.

Open Ended

What do we use should for?

Open Ended

How do you make negatives and questions with should?