unit 1: advice

Asking for and giving advice :

Asking for advice :

·         I’ve got a bad toothache. What do you suggest?

·         What do you advise me to do?

·         What should I do?

·         What ought i to do?

·         What’s  your adivce ?

·         If you were me what would you do ?

Giving advice :

·         If i were you . i should go to the dentist.

·         Why  don’t you go to the denist ?

·         You’d better brush your teeth regularly.

·         You ought to /should avoid eating sweets.

·         If you take my advice, you’ll go to the dentist.

·         It might be a good idea to brush your teeth on a regular basis.

·         I advise you to brush your teeth on a regular basis.

·         Have you thought about seeing a dentist?

Declining to give advice :

·         I don’t know what to advise me, I’m afraid.

·         I wish i could suggest something, but i can’t.

·         I wish i could help.

·         I’m afraid i can’t really help you.

Things to remember about asking for and giving advice :

1.‘advise ‘ is a verb

Example :

‘i advise you to learn english. You will undoubtedly need it in your higher studies ‘

2.’advice’ is a noun.

Example :

‘my father give me  this piece of advice when i was young : never give up.’

3.’ought to’ has nearly the same meaning as’’should’’. The only difference is that ‘’ought to’’refers to a moral or external obligation but ‘’ should’’ is more of an advice.

Example :

‘’you ought to stop smoking’’.

‘’you should stop smoking’’.

4.’’you’d better’’is the short form of ’’you had better’’.

Example :

‘’you’d better see a doctor’’ – ‘’you had better see a doctor’’.

Study the dialogue :

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 exercieses.