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Ticket 2 English Unit 7: Citizenship

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Vocabulary related to the unit

NB: these are possible answers, others may fit as well.

Rights

  • to have a job
  • to be respected
  • have access to leisure activities
  • to have a say in what happens
  • to be free to tell your opinion
  • to have access to health care
  • to be safe
  • to have access to education
  • to be free to move

Responsibilities /Duties

  • to tell the truth
  • do your personal best
  • respect others
  • to be concerned for the common good
  • to respect the flag of your country
  • to participate in community activities
  • to believe in human dignity and equality
  • respect the rules and laws
  • to respect the environment
  • to pay taxes

Can be both

• earn your livelihood
• to have somewhere to ‎live
• to volunteer in your ‎community service
• to vote ‎

Functions: Asking for and Giving advice

Bear in mind (remember) that the word advice is a noun and advise is a verb.

Asking for advice

  • what do you advise me to do?
  • What should I do to……?
  • what do you think I should do?
  • what do you suggest to …
  • what would you do in this situation
  • If you were me, what would you do?
  • What ought I to do?
  • What’s your advice concerning this issue/problem/matter?

Giving Advice

  • maybe/ I think you should ……
  • If + subject + (simple past) + subject +would + (infinitive)
  • You’d better + verb (infinitive)
  • You ought to/should……
  • I advise you to…..
  • It is better to……………..
  • It might be a practical idea if you ………..
  • My advice to you is + to + verb (infinitive).
  • If I were in your shoes, I would…………………..
  • If I were in your position/situation, I would ……….

Examples

Student A: I have a serious headache. If you were me, what would you do?
Student B: If I were you I would visit a doctor.

Student A: My English is weak, what should I do to improve it
Student B: You’d better read more
I advise you to read more
It might be a practical idea if you read more

Grammar: Reported Speech

To see this lesson click on : reported speech.

15 COMMENTS

  1. Hello Mr Nabil , i’m a baccalaureat student , my english isn’t good enough , i have some problems especially in vocabulary , i know it’s too late (1 month left ) , yet , i can do my best in order to overcome my problems and get a good grade , what would you advise me to do please ?
    merci

    • Well, as far as I can see and according to what you have written, you have no whatsoever problem. Your English sounds very good. Just keep up the hard work.

  2. oumayma marroune

    hi teatcher nabil! am also student in bac and i have some difficult in grammar . you can help me please as the national is very near

  3. Hey sir can you help me with the ex.n 8 page 103 please? Thank you

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    teacher

  5. thank you so much our teacher!

  6. Mohamed HASSISSI

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  7. Thank u some much TEACHER for the great efforts.

  8. Hii teacher, i’m a bac student, can you please help me with some essays?

      • First, i would like to thank you for this amazing blog. second, i need to know how to write a perfect essay and if you do not mind show me some examples??

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