1.a Listen to an interview with Miss Sweetie, the advice columnist of
4Teen magazine.

2. Answer the questions.
1. What are the two things that Miss Blue Hair likes about her work?
- She likes living in teenager again, and she loves helping readers by giving
them advice.
2. What did she say was most important when giving others advice?
- She said it's most important that we put ourselves in other people's shoes.
3. Why does she think the language used for giving advice is also important?
- Because language should be used sensitively so that the person can get over
the negative feelings.

3. Which of the following expressions are more likely to be used by Miss Blue
Hair when she gives advice?

1. 'You ought to talk to her. '
- No
2. 'I think you should talk to her.'
- Yes
3. 'You must talk to her.'
- No
4. 'You have to talk to her.'
- No
5. 'It might be a good idea to talk to her.'
- Yes

*WRITING

Study skill: Giving advice
If I were you, I would/wouldn't...
I (don't) think you should...
Have you thought about (verb-ing)...?
It might help to consider. ..
It might be a good idea to...

Example:

Situation
I'll never be good at maths. I'm
just too stupid.

Advice
Have you thought about asking a
friend who is confident about maths
to help you? Perhaps you just need a
little more practice.

B. 'I hate my voice. It's high one minute. low
the next, then high again! What's the matter
with it? AND the girls are making fun of
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me! I'm so embarrassed.'

1. It might be a good idea to talk about this to
someone. Have you thought about turning to
your teacher or your parents for help?

C. 'I must get the highest score in this exam.
I must be the best student in the class!'

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2. If I were you, I wouldn't be so stressed out.
Try your best in the exam but do not worry
too much about the ranking in the class.

D. 'I feel worried when I have to wait for
the bus in that neighborhood after my
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evening class. It's so quiet and dark there.'

3. It might help to consider breaking this big
task into smaller tasks and then tackle them
one by one.

E. 'l have this big assignment to complete
and l don't know where to start. It's too
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difficult!'

4. Have you thought about telling this to
your parents? They might find out some
solutions to help you.

F. 'Why does he make me do all of his
homework? It's not fair. And he says if I
don't do it, he'll make my life difficult.'

5. I know how you feel, but I don't think you
should worry about this change. It's normal,
and it shows that you're growing up.

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5a. Write a short note to Miss Blue Hair to ask her for advice about a problem at school

or with your friends. Use the 'Asking for advice' box on SKILLS 1, page 32 to help you.
Sign the letter with a made-up name, not your real name.

Dear Miss Sweetie,
I am in grade 9 at a school in city. I love my school, my teacher and my parents.
But this year, I have to learn too much. My parents want me to become an
engineer so I must try my best to enter the best university. Beside that, I have to
come to center to learn English. My weekend is also fully booked with music
class, swimming class... I don't have time for myself. I don't know how to tell
with my parents about this problem. Could you give me some advice about this?
Thank you sincerely,
Unhappy

-Learn by heart the form of giving
advice to the others
-Prepare : Looking back and project