Communication:

ASKING FOR & GIVING ADVICE

Read the dialogue then practice it with your partner. Then answer the questions bellow:

Student: I'm terrible at English and I think I should do something about it. What do you advise me to do?
Teacher: I think you should try this website. It's a fantastic website for beginners.
Student: I've heard about it, but what do you think I should start with?
Teacher: You'd better start with the lessons. Then, try the exercises.

Asking for advice Giving advice

 What do you advise me to do?  If I were you, I would ...
 What should I do?  Why don't you go ...?
 What ought I to do?  You'd better ....
 What's your advice?  You should ....
 If you were me what would you do?  If you take my advice, you'll ....
 (What do you suggest?)  It might be a good idea to ....
  I advise you to ....
 Have you thought about ....
 You ought to…
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You'd better is the short form of : you had better.
Advise : v. Advice : n. Advices : Pieces of advice

Exercises :
B-Complete these short dialogues:
1-My classmate: I want to do well at English, What’s your advice?
Me: ……………………………………………………………………………………
2- My friend: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
Me: Why don’t you go to the dentist?
3- My friend: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
Me: I think you should sleep early and avoid/stop using social media networks.
C-Now, with your partner, choose a situation below and write a short dialogue to ask for and give advice:
e.g.: I lost my keys. Me: You know what, I lost my keys, and I don’t know what to do. What do you think I
should do?
My friend: If I were you, I would ask all my classmates and teachers about them.
1- I have bad marks at school!
2-It’s my Mum’s birthday tomorrow.
3-I really don’t like my hair at all!
4- My best friend no longer talks to me. I don’t know why!

D- Give advice to these people: