Bad Choices Lessons is one of my lesson sets.

The lessons use a real letter from an advice column or article. In American newspapers there are many

different advice articles. People write about their problems and ask for

advice. The author of the advice article then tells them what they should do.

Bad choices is a letter from a woman who always dates the wrong man.

She has a bad habit of dating bad guys. She says she wants to

meet nice guys, but instead she always has boyfriends who are bad.

She then asks Dr. Tracy, the author, for advice.

I use a lot of advice letters in my lessons.

Why? Number one, they are real. These letters are written by

real native speakers about real problems using real English. You learn real English. No fake textbook English. Number two,

they are conversational. The style of these letters is very casual and

conversational. You do not learn formal written English. You learn the English

we use in everyday conversations.

Number three, they have a lot of idioms.

Because the letters use conversational English, they always include several common idioms.

You learn the common idioms used by native speakers.

Number four, they are interesting. These are real people and real problems. The letters are

interesting and sometimes funny too. You enjoy reading and listening to them.

Number five, they show American culture.

You learn a lot about American culture,

especially families, dating, and work

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