TESOL/Advice

Can I give you some advice?

Key sentences

Giving advice	Accepting or Rejecting Advice
Do you mind if I give you some advice?	Sure, go ahead. Sure, what is it?

Giving advice	Accepting or Rejecting Advice
It's about (noun or gerund).	Mhm?

Giving advice	Accepting or Rejecting Advice
Maybe you should (verb).	Thanks for the advice. I'll try that. Thanks, but I'm not so sure.

Drills

Say these sentences without looking.

It's about (noun or gerund).

noun or gerund	sentence
getting to work	It's about getting to work.
your driving	It's about your driving.
the soup	It's about the soup.
how you eat	It's about how you eat.

Maybe you should (verb).

verb	sentence
take an earlier train	Maybe you should take an earlier train.
drive more slowly	Maybe you should drive more slowly.
use less salt	Maybe you should use less salt.
not skip breakfast	Maybe you should not skip breakfast.

Example

Practice this conversation.

Giving advice	Accepting or Rejecting Advice
Do you mind if I give you some advice?	Sure, go ahead.

Giving advice	Accepting or Rejecting Advice
It's about (getting to work).	Mhm?

Giving advice	Accepting or Rejecting Advice
Maybe you should (take an earlier train).	Thanks for the advice. I'll try that.

Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.

Exercise

Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.

Giving advice	Accepting or Rejecting Advice
Do you mind if I give you some advice?	Sure, go ahead.

Giving advice	Accepting or Rejecting Advice
It's about ....	Mhm?

Giving advice	Accepting or Rejecting Advice
Maybe you should ....	Thanks for the advice. I'll try that.

Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.

Practice

Giving advice	Accepting or Rejecting Advice
Imagine your partner is you friend and has one of these problems and give some advice: bad driver always late bad cook forgetful	Accept or reject their advice.

Further study

• English lesson topics

Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language.