UNIT 4

GIVING ADVICE
In doing her duty a nurse
usually gives some advice
to the patients. In that case
you should give special
attention to a number of
problem situation and
suggested language forms
which are appropriate to
those situations.
A. Useful Expressions
Giving advice
 I’d like to suggest you that….
saya ingin menyarankan Anda bahwa…
 Why don’t you…Mr. Brown
Bagaimana kalau Anda…Tuan Brown
 It’s better for you to…
Sebaiknya Anda…
 My suggestion is…
Saran saya adalah..
 I think you should…
Saya pikir Anda sebaiknya…
 I suggest you to…
Saya sarankan Anda untuk…
Cont....
 The best way to do is…
Jalan yang terbaik adalah…
 If you ask my advice, you have to…
Jika Anda minta nasihat Saya, Anda harus…
 You should…
Seharusnya anda…
 You’d better...
Anda sebaiknya...
 It might be a good idea...
Mungkin sebaiknya...
 I advise you to...
Saya menyarankan anda untuk...
B. Dialogue
Mr. Wayan is complaining about his stomachache
and Nurse Dewi is giving her advice.
Mr. Wayan :I’m afraid my stomachache
will getting worse, Nurse.
Ns. Dewi :Have you taken your
medicine?
Mr. Wayan :No, I haven’t. I forgot nurse.
Ns. Dewi :Oh! You should take your
medicine regularly Mr.
Wayan and I’m sure
you will be better soon.
Mr. Wayan :Ok, I will do it Nurse. Thank
you very much.
Conversation between Doctor and Mr. Sabar
Doctor met Mr. Sabar and discussed about Mr. Sabar’s
wife condition.
Doctor : I’m sorry to tell you that your
wife needs an immediate surgery
Mr. Sabar : Does she need a blood
transfusion?
Doctor : Yes, but you have to sign the
consent form prior to the surgery.
Mr. Sabar : Am I allowed to meet her now?
Doctor :Yes, but don’t stay too long, she has
bled a lot and she is too weak to
talk.
Mr. Sabar : What should I do then?
Doctor : You’d better fetch the blood. A
nurse will go along with you to the
blood bank.
C. Vocabulary

Fever : demam
Frostbite : Radang dingin
Headache : Sakit kepala
Itchy : gatal
Ache : sakit
Wound : luka
Toothache : sakit gigi
Tremble : menggigil
D. Grammar Focus
Adjective urgency with a that – clause
Adjective of urgency which can be used to
express strong advice, such as necessary, urgent,
essential and advisable.

Study the examples :

 It is essential that we take good care of our
health
 It is advisable that they not get overworked
 It is important that you not oversleep
 It is urgent that Mr. Rahmat exercises everyday
 It is necessary that you eat fruits and vegatables.
E. Practice
Answer all of these questions and read your
answer in front of the class!
1. Give your advice to the situation in the
illustration below
 A BABY HAS DENGUE FEVER
 AN OLD WOMAN HAS APPENDICITIS
 AN UNCONCIOUS STROKE PATIENT LOOKS DIRTY
(advice for nurse for other nurse)
 AN OLD MAN GETS GASTRITIS
 A LADY GETS HERAING LOSS DUE TO OTITIS
MEDIA
 A LADY WHO LOST HER APPETITE
2. Give your suggestions in improving the quality of
indonesian nurses!
3. What IS YOUR ADVICE if you found one of your
friend cannot speaks English very well?
Translate into good English

1. Ny. Ratna, Anda harus istirahat total

selama tiga hari!
2. Sebaiknya Anda mengunjungi bagian
saraf di lantai tiga!
3. Ingat! Jangan bekerja terlalu keras
Nyonya Ana!
4. Menurutmu, saya harus bagaimana?
5. Saya pikir sebaiknya Anda
berkonsultasi dengan dokter!