How to Give Advice
THE BLUE TREE
Better
Communicator
CEFR B2
Upper
Intermediate
warm up
- Are you good at giving people advice?
- Do you like when somebody gives you unsolicited advice?
- What can we do to help others follow our advice?
part one
key language
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 00:17 Are people generally good at giving advice?
- ⌚ 00:56 What happens when we give advice in a bad way?
- ⌚ 01:28 What are the three roles we need to consider when we give advice?
- ⌚ 02:20 What is the first question we need to answer before we give advice to someone?
- ⌚ 02:46 What should we do when someone needs social support?
part two
key language
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 03:39 What is the second question you should ask yourself before you offer advice to someone?
- ⌚ 03:57 What is autonomy?
- ⌚ 04:08 How do people with high autonomy react when we give them advice?
- ⌚ 04:25 What is our role when someone is a high autonomy person?
- ⌚ 04:39 What does it mean to be an aide?
- ⌚ 05:35 What is a ‘boomerang effect”?
part three
key language
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 06:33 When can we become an advisor to someone?
- ⌚ 07:40 What kind of advice can you offer to someone who is low in autonomy?
- ⌚ 08:54 How can we tell if someone needs a friend, an aide or an adviser?
COMMENTS
How do you feel about Al’s lecture? Is this idea of a friend/aide/adviser practical? What is your experience with offering advice?