Relationship Advice Column | ESL Writing & Empathy Task

Put your students in the advice hot seat with this engaging ESL writing task. Learners take on the role of advice columnists, responding to fictional dilemmas about friendship, family, and romance. The activity promotes empathy, clear communication, and practical grammar use.

Students work with realistic prompts that let them explore tone, structure and language for giving advice. It’s a flexible resource that supports writing, speaking and even cultural comparison.

Grammar targets include modals, conditionals, and expressions for showing understanding, all within a relatable, teen-friendly context.

This resource is also part of our Love and Relationships | EFL Resource Pack, which is available to download here.

Perfect For:

• TEFL, ESOL and EFL teachers teaching advice language
• A2–B2 learners aged 13+
• Writing tasks with a social/emotional angle
• Grammar lessons on conditionals, modals, empathy and tone

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