Week 6 Advice and Decision Making Giving Advice

Week 6: Advice and Decision Making Giving Advice, Pronunciation Review

Warm-up: Survey your classmates • How do you make important decisions? Explain your process. • Who do you usually ask for advice? Why? • How did you decide to come to Sias? • How did you choose your major?

Giving Advice

Asking for and Giving Advice • What do you think I should I do? • I’m not sure what to do. • Do you have any suggestions? • Do you have any recommendations? • Do you have any good advice? • I think you should _______. • I recommend that you ______. • I suggest that you _______. • Why don’t you ____? • Have you thought about ____?

Practice • A: I am having trouble sleeping at night. What do you think I should do? • B: I suggest that you ______.

(Two Teachers) • B: I have a student who always uses his cellphone in class and seems unmotivated to learn. I’m not sure what to do. Do you have any suggestions? • A: Have you thought about ______?

(Two businessmen) • B: You are the owner of a small company. Your sales are down. Customers have complained that your employees are rude and your store is hard to find. You’re not sure what to do. Ask your friend to give you advice. • A: You are a successful businessman. Your friend comes to you to ask for business advice.

A: You live in Ping Ding Shan. You have an American guest coming to visit your home. You don’t know much about American culture, but you want to make your guest comfortable. Ask for advice. B: You are a student at Sias and know a lot about American culture. Give advice.

• B: You are an American coming to a Chinese university. You are worried about accidentally doing something taboo in China. You need some advice about how to avoid this. Ask for advice. • A: You are a student at Peking University. Give advice. taboo /tæbu’/ (adj): something society considers inappropriate. (forbidden) Ex. In America it is taboo to ask someone what their salary is.

• • Taboo in China Taboo in America Pointing your index • Picking your nose in finger at someone public Giving a clock for a • Asking someone’s present weight, age, or salary Opening a present in front of the gift giver • Extending your middle finger Losing your temper publicly

What advice do you need right now? • Write a problem you need help with or a decision you need advice about on a piece of paper. • Write only one. Do not write your name.

Giving Advice to Your Classmates

Giving Advice to Your Classmates • • • Greet Start a topic Share your opinion Agree and disagree Use repair strategies Ask questions Make comparisons Give advice Pre-close and close

Quote of the Day “Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. ” - Proverb This quote is talking about giving honest advice, not flattery (/ˈflætəri/ 阿谀). • How do you feel about giving advice even when it might be difficult for others to hear? • Would you rather be flattered or wounded?

Pronunciation: Around the World

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• • • • Thought – Sought Mouth – Mouse Fourth – Force Thank – Sank Thirsty – Thursday Whale – Veil Wine – vine West – Vest Fan – van Leaf – leave I can read. – I can’t read. I can swim. – I can’t swim. Woulja talk to me? – Couldja talk to me? Eggs-n-tomatoes – Eggs AND tomatoes Lucy-n-Lily – Lucy AND Lily

Homework • 1, 000 word essay. • “Poverty with happiness is better than money with tears. ” Agree or disagree. • Next week: Midterm Review

April fools! No homework.