CELTA input – language analysis –

SYSTEMS lessons and LRT

LANGUAGE ASSIGNMENT – target language: Advice

A. MEANING ANALYSIS:
“An opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or
how you should act in a particular situation:
Steven gave me some good advice.
I think I'll take your advice (= do what you suggest) and get
the green dress.
Can I give you a piece of advice?
I need some advice on which computer to buy.
[ + to infinitive ] My advice is to go by train.
We went to Paris on Sarah's advice.”
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advice

B. MEANING I would give a brief, concrete, example and incorporate mime into it
ILLUSTRATION: “I didn’t know how to stop the noise made by the hinges of my parent’s
main door, so James gave advice (mine here!) on how to do it and told me
what to use.”

C. MEANING CHECK: - Did I know how to stop the noise made by the hinges? No.
- Did James give advice on how to do it right? Yes.
- Did James tell me what to use? Yes.

D. FORM ANALYSIS: Advice is an uncountable noun, so:

▪ it is never used in the plural
▪ it never comes after an or a number
Naomi Wolf gave me a good advice in her book.
Naomi Wolf gave me some good advice in her book.
They were always there to give practical advices.
They were always there to give practical advice.

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E. PRON ANALYSIS: AdVIce - /ədˈvaɪs/

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural 2
relations. We are registered in England as a charity.
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