Date: //2014 School: El Khwarizmi Technical High School
Class Level: 1st Year Baccalaureate Class Size: 26
Class Period: 10h00 to 11h00 Lesson: Making suggestionsLesson
Type: Grammar
Unit: Society and Social Problems Textbook: Gateway 2 English
Teacher trainee: Almallam Boujemaa Host teacher: Abdelghani
Maddane
ObjectivesBy the end of this lesson, students will be able to do
the following:1. make suggestions2. respond to suggestions3.
decline/refuse suggestions
TimingProcedureTechniques
Warm up Greeting studentsT: what do you see in the picture?T:
what can you say about this lady?Ss: she is obeseT: what in your
opinion made her obese?Ss: she goes to the snacks too much.Ss: she
eats too much.Ss: she eats ships and hamburger.Ss: she eats while
watching TV...T: This person can be one of your family members, or
someone that you love. He/ she does not know what to do to get fit.
What can you say to him to help him overcome his problem?Ss: I
advise her to practice sprot.Ss: she should stop eating too much
food,T: there is a special term to express your proposal. Its close
to advice. T: you can use these to express your suggestions.
PresentationSituation 1Causes of the problemSuggestions
She is obeseShe eats too much foodI suggest that you stop eating
too much fast-food.Why dont you practice sport?How about going on
on a diet?
T: erases suggestions column, provides another situation and
asks students to make suggestions using the same expressions.
Situation 2Causes Solutions( suggestions)
Children live in streetsStreet familiesDivorce I suggest that
the government should take care of these children.I propose that
the civil society create new associations to host these children. I
suggest that the government should invest money to build more
houses.
Situation 3Drug addictioncausesSolutions
Dialogue1James, Shukri and Maria wanted to go somewhere last
weekend. Here are the suggestions each one of them made.
Where Shall we go? James: Hi guys, shall we go somewhere this
weekend? Shukri: sure, where shall we go then? James: I really dont
know. Do you have any ideas? Shukri: why dont we go to the movies?
James: thats a good idea, but lets see Marias opinion. Maria: Id
rather not go; I dont like movies. I suggest that we go on a
picnic. Shukri: Thats a great idea! Do you agree James? James:
Thats a good idea for me too. Maria: when shall we meet then?
Shukri: lets meet at 10 AM. James: which food do you think we
should take with us? Shukri: what about taking some chicken, and
buying some fruits? Maria: I go along with that idea. I will take
charge of cooking. James: ok, bye. See you then guys. T: read the
dialogue and fill in the following chart.Expressions for making
suggestions
Accepting suggestionsDeclining suggestions
1. Why dont we go to the movies2. Lets meet3. I suggest that we
go on a picnic4. What about taking some chicken Thats a good idea I
go along with that ideaId rather not go
Practice
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER1. - Hi David. We are going to the
mountains. Why .come with us? a)doesnt you b)dont you c) do
you2.-Its a beautiful day. . ...go to the beach. a)Lets b)Why do
c)Who lets3.-Its getting late. I suggest we.....a taxi. a) taking
b)take c)to take4.-Our mother wants a new bag. What about ...our
father for help? a) to ask b) asking c)ask5.-Im bored. How about
.to the football match this afternoon? a) to go b)going c) go6. - .
watch a good film on TV? a)Lets b)let c)to let7.-If you havent got
a job. Why.. study some any foreign languages? a) doesnt you b)are
you c)dont you
ExploitationRole-play : a situation with your partner where you
make suggestions about what to do after class. What? Where? What
time? Who with?
ElicitingVA
BB
VA
Chart filling
Q/A
Simulation
Chart filling
Filling the gaps
s-----s interaction
Role-play
