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Definition: ADVICE (noun), based on Oxford Dictionary, is an opinion that someone

offers about what we should do or how we should act in a particular condition. Advice
also means a recommendation what should be done.
Social Function:
• To ask and give suggestion to someone and give responses to the suggestion whether
accepting or refusing it.
• To help someone who needs any suggestion or advice by giving our personal idea and
opinion in our daily life.

Asking for advice: Offering advice :

• Do you think I ought to/should ..........?
• What do you think I should ..........?
• Do you have any ideas about
how ..........?
• Should I try to ..........?
• If you were me, what would
you ..........?
• If you were in my situation, would
you ..........?
• Do you have any advice for me?
• Do you give me some advice?
• Do you have any recommendation
about a good hotel in Paris?
• Can you recommend me ..........?
• I think you’d better ..........
• I advise you to ..........
• If I were you, I’d ..........
• It would probably be a good idea
if ..........
• Why don’t you try to ..........
• how about ..........
• Have you thought about ..........
• try to ..........
• I would not .......... if I were you
• You’d better not ..........
• I’d say that you’d better ..........
• My advice is to ..........
• I suggest that ..........
• Let me suggest that ..........
• I recommend that ..........
• My recommendation is that ..........

Responding the Advice

Accepting advice Refusing Advice
 Yes, I’d like/love to.  I tried that, but
 That sounds like a good idea.  Thanks, but that will not work/help.
 Thank you / Thanks Because ..........
 I’ll do/try that  That’s a good idea, but ..........
 Why didn’t I think of that?  No, I’d rather not.
 I don’t feel like it.

Generic Structure:
Do you think I should+ Vl?
Do you think I ought to+ Vl?
Do you think I had better+ Vl?
If + S + were + O, wha t+ would + S + Vl?
Should + S + Vl + O?
Do you have any ideas about + V1ing?
Do you have any recommendations about + Vl-ing?
Why don't you + Vl ?
Have you thought about+ Vl-ing?
Can you recommend + noun?

S + should + Vl
S + had better + Vl
S + ought to + Vl
S + advise + that + S + Vl
S + recommend + that + S + Vl
S + advocate+ that+ S + Vl
S + advice + O + to + Vl
S + recommend + O + to + Vl
S + advocate + O + to + Vl

Language Features:
1. Focused on individual participant
2. Use of simple present tense
3. Usually arranged in a form of question
4. Direct usage of expression
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