2º Bachillerato C. Speaking - Unit 4

This time you are going to talk about problems and solutions. In pairs, one of you will describe a problem and ask for advice so your partner will have to give his/her advice. Each of you will describe three different problems and will give two advices to your partner's problems. You can use the following useful expressions:

ASKING FOR ADVICE
- Can you give me some advice? 
¿Puedes darme algún consejo?
- What would you do if you were me? 
¿Qué harías si fueras yo? / ¿Qué harías en mi lugar?
- What should I do? 
¿Qué debería hacer?
- I need your help, what would you do? 
Necesito tu ayuda, ¿Qué harías?

GIVING AN ADVICE
- I think it would be a good idea to... 
Creo que sería una buena idea...
- Maybe you should... 
Quizá deberías...
- It's better to... 
Es mejor...
- If I were you, I would... 
Si yo fuera tú, yo...
- Why don't you...? + BASE FORM
¿Por qué no...?
- How about...? + ING FORM 
¿Que tal...? / ¿Y si...?

2º Bachillerato C. Writing - Unit 4. A for and against essay.

This time you are going to write a for and against essay (100-150 words) in order to discuss whether parents should set rules for their teenage children. You should use the model on page 50 of your student's book and include some the following useful expressions:

• The question is... (La cuestión es...)
• On the one hand,... (Por una parte...)
• On the other hand,... (Por otra parte...)
• In addition... (Además...)
• For example... (Por ejemplo...)
• In conclusion... (Para concluir...)
• To sum up,... (Resumiendo...)
• I believe that... (Pienso que...)

REQUIREMENTS:

1 Summaries must be written on a A4 paper. Other formats (or sheets from a booknote) will not be accepted!

2 Try to write with readable caligraphy so I can understand what you write. Do not forget to include your name!

3 The deadline for this summary will be the 8th of March. The essay will not be accepted later.