read the extracts. what is each person's problem? what other problems do you think a teenager can have?
aunt claire
helpline
i'm new at school and very shy. recently some older kids have been bullying me by saying nasty things about the way i look. i'm afraid that if i speak to any of the teachers, things will get worse. i keep missing school because of it. how can i put an end to all this?
stuart (14) manchester
i got bad marks in my exams and now my parents want me to quit the football team. football's my life! helpl
david (15) london
i don't like the way i look. i hate the pimples on my skin and i have gained a lot of weight! what can i do?
sarah (16) birmingham
i want to go on holiday this summer. my parents say it is too expensive and i'm too young to go on my own. any advice?
karen (15) glasgow
letters of advice are usually informal in style and are written to express sympathy and encouragement. in the first paragraph we express our sympathy and state the reason for writing. in the main body paragraph we give our advice and possible results. in the last paragraph we write our closing remarks.
Water the flowers! I have already ( just) watered the flowers! Cut the bread please. I have already ( just) cut the bread. Ann, lay the table for breakfast. I have already ( just) laid the table for breakfast. These boys are playing football. Those boys have already ( just) played football. I am drinking tea. Granny has already ( just) drunk tea. Bobby is drawing animals. Nelly has already ( just) drawn animals. Mary, dust the furniture, please. I have already ( just) dusted the furniture. Do your home task, Alice. I have already ( just) done it. Marry is cleaning the room. Lizzy has already ( just) cleaned the room. My sister is looking through the newspaper. My father has already ( just) looked through the newspaper. They are having dinner. We have already ( just) had dinner. Father, give Fred the magazine, please. I have just given him the magazine.
read the extracts. what is each person's problem? what other problems do you think a teenager can have?
aunt claire
helpline
i'm new at school and very shy. recently some older kids have been bullying me by saying nasty things about the way i look. i'm afraid that if i speak to any of the teachers, things will get worse. i keep missing school because of it. how can i put an end to all this?
stuart (14) manchester
i got bad marks in my exams and now my parents want me to quit the football team. football's my life! helpl
david (15) london
i don't like the way i look. i hate the pimples on my skin and i have gained a lot of weight! what can i do?
sarah (16) birmingham
i want to go on holiday this summer. my parents say it is too expensive and i'm too young to go on my own. any advice?
karen (15) glasgow
letters of advice are usually informal in style and are written to express sympathy and encouragement. in the first paragraph we express our sympathy and state the reason for writing. in the main body paragraph we give our advice and possible results. in the last paragraph we write our closing remarks.