Giving advice

Here are some ways which we can give advice or make recommendations

• 1 You should …..2 You ought to …

• 3 I recommend VERB-ING4 I recommend that...

• 5 If I were you, I would …

• 6 You'd better ….

• 7 It might be a good idea to ….

• 8 I advise you to …

Advising Someone To Do Something...

• Imagine that your friend is worried that she is getting fat. She asks you for some advice. You can respond using the following phrases:

Advising Someone To Do Something...

1 ….should…… take some exercise.

2 ….. Ought… eat more fruit and vegetables.

3 …recommend… go… to a doctor.

4 … recommend … go to a doctor.

5 If I were you, ...go on a diet.

6 …..better ……take some exercise regularly.

7 …… a good idea to join a gym

8 …advise ……to eat less amount of sugar

Advising Someone To Do Something...

• 1 You should take some exercise.2 You ought to eat more fruit and vegetables.

• 3 I recommend going to a doctor. VERB-ING4 I recommend (that) you go to a doctor.

• 5 If I were you, I would go on a diet. • 6 You'd better take some exercise regularly. • 7 It might be a good idea to join a gym• 8 I advise you to eat less amount of sugar

Advising Someone Not To Do Something

1 You shouldn't ...

2 You ought not to ...

3 I recommend that you DON'T …

4 If I were you, I wouldn't …

5 You'd better not ...

6 I advise you not to …

Negative advice

• Advising Someone Not To Do Something...

• Imagine your friend suffers from toothache. Advise him or her on what not to do..

1 You …… eat sweets.2 You …… to eat candy.3 I recommend that ……. go to bed

without brushing your teeth. 4 If I were you, …… eat a big amount of

sugar 5 You'd …… not have too much sugar. 6 I …… you not to have foods that are

high in sugar

PAU situations

1. Imagine a friend of yours wants to stop studying English. Advise him/her not to do so and give him/her a good reason for it.

Imagine a friend of yours wants to stop studying English. Advise him/her not to do so and give him/her a good reason for it.

• 1) Advise him/her not to doAdvise him/her not to do

• You should continue studying English.

• If I were you I would keep on learning English.

• You shouldn't stop studying English.

• It isn't a good idea to stop studying English.

Imagine a friend of yours wants to stop studying English. Advise him/her not to do so and give him/her a good reason for it.

• 2) give him/her a good reason for it.2) give him/her a good reason for it.

• It will help you when you travel abroad.

• It may help you to make new friends from foreign countries.

• You will need English in the English.

• English may be necessary for your job.

Situations 1

1 Imagine that your friend is worried because she has a lot of headaches. Advise him or her and give him or her a good reason for it.

2 You were at a party. Imagine that your friend wants to drive his/her car after drinking. Advise him or her not to do so and give him or her a good reason for it.

3 Imagine someone in your family does not take any physical exercise. Advise him/her and give him/her a good reason for it.

Situations2

4 Imagine your friend takes drugs whenever he/ she goes out at night. Advise him/her and give not to do so and give a good reason.

5 Your friend thinks that contraception methods are not important. Advise him/her and give him/ a good reason.

6 Imagine that your friend Jenny, from England, is thinking about spending her summer holidays in Spain. Advise her to do so and give her a good reason for it.