General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 03 Topic 03.doc LANGUAGE FOCUS 02 Asking for and giving advice Giving advice means helping someone decide what to do. In this activity we look at ways to ask for and to give advice. 1. Asking for advice Jin Hee and Steve say: Jin Hee: Well I'm not sure if it is a good idea to move my classes... What do you think I should do? Steve: Umm, why don't you ask your students what they think? Jin Hee has a problem - she doesn't know whether to move her Tae Kwon Do class or not. She asks Steve his opinion about what is the best thing to do. She is asking for advice. Jin Hee asks Steve: Jin Hee: So do you think I should say anything to my students? Jin Hee isn't sure about her idea, so she asks Steve his opinion. She is checking if her idea is good or bad. This is another way to ask for advice. Look What do you think I you he she it we they should do? ought to do? Do you think I you he she it we they should ought to Do you think it would be a good idea to study? play? go? move? talk to John? ask? buy this? 91