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[uticmmacdonald2003]

This lesson is pretty straight forward if you use the power point. I introduce the topic with a definition and some basic examples. I talk about accepting and not accepting someone's suggestion, then have a matching and fill in the blank work sheet to work on student's comprehension. After, I have a group/pair activity where students look at different pictures/problems where they must offer a helpful suggestion (write a suggestion). Before the students start creating suggestions for each problem, I refer to the black board where I have written a list of all different examples of suggestions (ex. Shall we, Why don't we, Would you, If I were you, If I were in your shoes, How about, Should, Ought etc). These examples help the students come up with creative suggestions for each problem. Afterward, I show slides with some examples of suggestions they could have made, or some additional suggestions to what they have made. If you have time, you can have the students present their suggestions.
I found this lesson to not be super easy for my high school students. The lower levels seems to do alright with additional explanation from my co-teacher, and my advanced students seemed to be challenged just enough.
The worksheet and information I used to make this power point came from ESL Printables.

[incognito84]

This is a life saver!

I just realized I had to make a lesson plan but only had an hour to do so.

It works really well.

[lisadream]

Good lesson! Thanks for sharing it. I taught this one to my second level students today and made a few adjustments to suit my style. At the beginning, I found it helped to distinguish between advice and invitations, both of which appear in this lesson. My students found the worksheet pretty easy, but it was a good intro and everyone participated, including the lowest level students. I tried the group work approach in one class but ended up only having the same 5 or 6 students answering all the problems so I changed it to having the whole class stand. The students could sit down after they had given a suggestion for the problem. 8 problems and 40 students = 5 suggestions for each slide. It seemed to work out really well and the students were pretty impressed/excited about the board full of suggestions we had at the end of the class. At the end, I go through the slides with the answers and compare how many of the students suggestions appear on the slides.

Also, I edited problem #5 from duck to chicken. Because, well, that's what it is. 

[laserprinter]

Good lesson! Thanks for sharing it. I taught this one to my second level students today and made a few adjustments to suit my style. At the beginning, I found it helped to distinguish between advice and invitations, both of which appear in this lesson. My students found the worksheet pretty easy, but it was a good intro and everyone participated, including the lowest level students. I tried the group work approach in one class but ended up only having the same 5 or 6 students answering all the problems so I changed it to having the whole class stand. The students could sit down after they had given a suggestion for the problem. 8 problems and 40 students = 5 suggestions for each slide. It seemed to work out really well and the students were pretty impressed/excited about the board full of suggestions we had at the end of the class. At the end, I go through the slides with the answers and compare how many of the students suggestions appear on the slides.

Also, I edited problem #5 from duck to chicken. Because, well, that's what it is. 

Actually, it's a rooster.

[kaymac]

Well, a rooster is just a male chicken so you're both right.
I used a variation on this lesson last semester and the students did well with it. The having students all stand at the end worked really well. I thought it was interesting all the Korean skin care tips I heard for the sunscreen man. A potato pack is new to me!