GIVING%20ADVICE

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GIVING ADVICE
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• Describing a problem, discussing it and giving
  advice

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A dialogue

• John Hello Lucy, can I ask you something?
• Lucy Sure, whats the matter?
• John It was Jacks birthday yesterday and Ive
  forgotten about it.
• Lucy I think, you should call him now and say
  sorry.
• John Yes, but its embarrassing, dont you
  think?
• Lucy If I were you Id just say that you are
  sorry that youve forgotten but you wish him
  happy birhday today.
• John Ok, it sounds good. Thank you Lucy. Bye
• Lucy Bye.

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A dialogue

• John Hello Lucy, can I ask you something?
• Lucy Sure, whats the matter?
• John It was Jacks birthday yesterday and Ive
  forgotten about it.
• Lucy I think, you should call him now and say
  sorry.
• John Yes, but its embarrassing, dont you
  think?
• Lucy If I were you Id just say that you are
  sorry that youve forgotten but you wish him
  happy birhday today.
• John Ok, it sounds good. Thank you, Lucy. Bye
• Lucy Bye.

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Should, shouldnt, ought to

• We use or
• to express a suggestion, advice or personal
  opinion.

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Should, shouldnt, ought to

• We use SHOULD or OUGHT TO
• to express a suggestion, advice or personal
  opinion.

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Negative, question

• We form negative adding NOT after the verb
• Ex. Should not Shouldnt
• We form question changing the word order
• Ex. I should go home. Should I go home?

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Giving advice

• Other ways how to express advice
• I think/ I dont think
• If I were you I would/ If I were you I wouldnt
• In my opinion
• Why dont you?

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Practice

• Work in pairs. Choose two of the problems below
  and tell your partner what advice would you give.
  
• Your best friend gave you a T- shirt for birthday
  but you dont like it.
• You want to buy this new MP3 player but you dont
  have enough money.
• You cant sleep at night but you are really tired
  in the morning.
• Tomorrow you have a biology test but youve lost
  all your notes.
• You dont know what to buy your boyfriend/
  girlfriend for Valentines Day.

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Thank you for your attention.

• Autor DUM Petra Navrátilová
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