Giving advice and making suggestions

Infinitive
Maybe/Perhaps you call someone.
should/could… look for a new job.
lie down?
Why don’t you…
ask a friend to help you?
I think you should… see a doctor.
I don’t think you should… go to work tomorrow.
Shouldn’t you tell someone?
If I were you, I’d look on the Internet.

Work in pairs:

Student A
Read these problems to your partner. Listen to his/her advice.
1. I’ve got a toothache.
2. I left my wallet on the bus (on the way here tonight).
3. I want to buy a TV but I don’t have much money.
4. I have a stomachache.
5. I would like to travel to London for a week but I don’t know what to see or do
there.
6. I’ve just moved here and I don’t have any friends.
7. I’ve got a cold.
8. I would like to exercise more but I don’t know what to do.

Student B
Read these problems to your partner. Listen to his/her advice.
1. I’ve got a backache.
2. I can’t find my cellphone.
3. I’ve just found $500 on the street.
4. I’ve got a fever.
5. I’m going to have a holiday on an island in Thailand but I don’t know what to
take with me.
6. I want to buy a winter coat but I don’t know where to buy one.
7. I’ve got an earache.
8. My friends are having a 20th anniversary party this weekend and I don’t know
what to buy for them.