Giving advice
Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and do the exercises to check your understanding and practise the language.
Preparation
Transcript
Ana: Hi! I'm Ana. Welcome to What to Say!
Do you know what to say when you give advice? Listen out for useful language for giving advice. Then, we'll practise saying the new phrases – after this.
Noelia: Argh, this is just ridiculous!
Paul: Susan again?
Noelia: Yeah, Susan. She just keeps emailing me about things that have nothing to do with work and nothing to do with me. What do you think I should do?
Paul: Well, if I were you, I'd email and ask her to stop sending them.
Noelia: I'm not sure that's a good idea. I have to be careful what I say as she's quite an important client.
Paul: Erm, I'm not sure then. Perhaps you could try talking to Yuna about it?
Bob: Er .. why don't you try doing nothing?
Noelia: Sorry?
Bob: Perhaps you could just … do nothing?
Noelia: Really? I'm not too sure about that.
Bob: Well, I remember this guy I used to work with, Mark, and he kept emailing again and again and again, about all sorts, mostly unrelated to work. Well, I kept responding politely and he kept sending them. In the end, I stopped replying to his emails unless they were only about work.
Paul: And what happened?
Bob: He stopped sending them. It's a bit like being faced with a dangerous snake. If you move quickly, it'll bite you, but if you keep very still and do nothing, eventually it'll move away and leave you alone. I had to learn the hard way.
Noelia: Hey, Bob. Have you got a minute?
Bob: Yeah.
Noelia: So, I tried what you suggested and I only responded to Susan's emails about work for a few days. Then guess what?
Bob: The irrelevant emails stopped.
Noelia: Yes! Now she only sends me work-related ones.
Bob: Well, that's very good news.
Noelia: All thanks to you, Bob.
Bob: Any time, Noelia, any time! All in a day's work. Ahh!
Ana: Hello again! It looks like Bob is in Noelia's good books. So, did you notice the useful phrases used for giving advice? Listen to me and then repeat.
What do you think I should do?
If I were you, I'd ask her.
I'm not sure that's a good idea.
Perhaps you could try talking to Yuna.
Why don't you try doing nothing?
I'm not too sure about that.
I tried what you suggested.
Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you give advice in English. Bye for now!
When I was younger, l used to ask my parents ta have advises , but now I ask anyone who is older and have more experience in the life.
It's depend on the situation and the environment i am currently ingaged. But, most of the times i am asking advice from the best friend or the people i am trusting more.
The last few years i am more often asking AI advice's, but re-cheking it from the other sources due to AI's is too raw nowaday's.
I ask my colleagues for advice because they have experience and can help me find a good solution to the work-related problems I face. Furthermore, I can gain insight into different perspectives before making a decision to resolve the issues at hand.
Who do you ask for advice and why?
Well five years ago I usually ask my mom to helped me with an advice.Now a days I ask advice to my sons
Who do you ask for advice and why?
I turn to my older sister for advice because she is an empathetic person who doesn't judge me; she always has my well-being at heart and is always there when I need her. She can sense my state of mind without me saying a word, and she never lets go of me, despite my personality.
Who do you ask for advice and why?
I regularly ask my father for advice. He is a very wise, resourceful man. He has always given me great suggestions regarding all sort of things
The last time I asked my mom if it was worth attending the seminar "Towards a New Generation of Quantum Technologies Using Compressed Light and Schrödinger's Cat States" was a week ago.
I ask a book, yes, sounds weird, but it is the only one that can provide me with the advice I want.
This activity was helpful because I learned new ways to give advice in English. It helped me improve my vocabulary and fluency. I enjoyed completing the exercises.
I usually ask my wife for advice, because we try thinking together what to do.