Asking
for advice:
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I've got a bad toothache. What do
you suggest?
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What do you advise me to do?
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What should I do?
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What ought I to do?
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What's your advice?
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If you were me what would you do?
Giving
advice
·
If I were you, I would go to the
dentist.
·
Why don't you go to the dentist?
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You'd better brush your teeth
regularly.
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You ought to/should avoid eating
sweets.
·
If you take my advice, you'll go to
the dentist.
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It might be a good idea to brush
your teeth on a regular basis.
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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, 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"
Example:
"I advise you to learn English. You will undoubtedly need it in your higher studies"
2. "Advice" is a
noun.
Example:
"My father gave me this piece of advice when I was young: never give up"
Example:
"My father gave 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."
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 the doctor"
Example:
"You'd better see a doctor!" = "You had better see the doctor"
Study
the dialogue:
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Student:
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I'm terrible at English and I
think I should do something about it. What do you advise me to do?
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Teacher:
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I think you should try this
website. It's a fantastic website for
beginners.
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Student:
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I've heard about it, but what
do you think I should start with?
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Teacher:
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You'd better start with the
lessons.Then, try the exercises.
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Suggestions
should"You should try to practise English."
"You shouldn't translate too much."
Why don't you
"Why don't you join an English club?"
ought to
"You ought to read more."
If I were you, I'd…
"If I were you, I'd watch more television."
*All these expressions are followed by a verb, without to. For example: "He should visit the Eiffel Tower." (Not "he should to visit the Eiffel Tower.")
For more information on using would, ought and should, see our page on modals.
suggest and recommend
Either use a verb + ing
"I suggest visiting the Eiffel Tower." (We should all go.)
OR use that + a verb without to
"I suggest that you visit the Eiffel Tower." (I'm not going.)
OR use a noun
"I recommend the lasagne." (It's a very good dish to choose in this restaurant.)
Advice
Remember the difference between the verb and the noun form of this word.advise (verb)
"I advise you to buy a good dictionary." (The pronunciation is ad – vaiz)
advice (noun)
"Can you give me some advice?" (The pronunciation is ad – vais)
Advice is an uncountable noun. This means that we can't say an advice. Instead, we say some advice or a piece of advice.
"Let me give you some advice."
"She gave me a very useful piece of advice: to buy a good dictionary."
Speaking tip
Many people don't like getting advice if they haven't asked for it! To avoid giving the wrong impression, you can try some of these expressions:"You could always…"
"Have you considered…"
"Perhaps we could…"
"Do you think it's a good idea to…"
"Have you thought about…"
"In your position, I would…"
"You should perhaps…"
Asking for and giving advice (Ungkapan meminta dan memberi nasihat)
Monday, April 16, 2012 1:48:27 PM
*Ungkapan meminta nasihat (asking for advice)
- Do you think I should.....?
- What do you think i should do?
*Ungkapan memberi nasihat (giving advice)
Rumus :
- should + Verb1
- Ought to + Verb1
examples:
- you should have your money in a bank.
Have = Verb 1. berdasarkan rumus should + Verb 1
- We think she ought to use her own style.
Ought to + use (use = verb 1)
*Ungkapan memberi nasihat dengan sungguh - sungguh (to give advice firmly)
- You'd better.......
- I think you'd better......
*Ungkapan memberi nasihat yang serius (to give advice seriously)
- My father advices me to study French well
- I strongly advice them to be more diligent
*Ungkapan untuk merespon pemberian nasihat.
- Thank you.
- Thanks for your advice
- A good idea
- Yeah, you're right. Thanks.
*Perbedaan penggunaan should dan ought to.
- should digunakan jika kita memberikan pendapat subjective kita.
exm: We should go home before it rains.
- Ought to digunakan jika kita menekankan pada objectivitas.
exm: You ought to arrive at school on time.
Exercise;
1. Michael : I've got a headache.
Andrew : You should go and see the doctor immediately.
from the dialogue we know that the underlined utterance express........
a. an order
b. a threat
c. advice
d. a warning
e. persuasion
- Do you think I should.....?
- What do you think i should do?
*Ungkapan memberi nasihat (giving advice)
Rumus :
- should + Verb1
- Ought to + Verb1
examples:
- you should have your money in a bank.
Have = Verb 1. berdasarkan rumus should + Verb 1
- We think she ought to use her own style.
Ought to + use (use = verb 1)
*Ungkapan memberi nasihat dengan sungguh - sungguh (to give advice firmly)
- You'd better.......
- I think you'd better......
*Ungkapan memberi nasihat yang serius (to give advice seriously)
- My father advices me to study French well
- I strongly advice them to be more diligent
*Ungkapan untuk merespon pemberian nasihat.
- Thank you.
- Thanks for your advice
- A good idea
- Yeah, you're right. Thanks.
*Perbedaan penggunaan should dan ought to.
- should digunakan jika kita memberikan pendapat subjective kita.
exm: We should go home before it rains.
- Ought to digunakan jika kita menekankan pada objectivitas.
exm: You ought to arrive at school on time.
Exercise;
1. Michael : I've got a headache.
Andrew : You should go and see the doctor immediately.
from the dialogue we know that the underlined utterance express........
a. an order
b. a threat
c. advice
d. a warning
e. persuasion
