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giving advice in English

Posted on Tuesday, 15 January 2013



There are many ways of giving advice in English. Here are some of the more common expressions.
"If I were you, I would… V(1st form)"



"Have you thought about…(V +gerund)"

"You really ought to…"

"Why don't you…"

"In your position, I would…"

"You should perhaps…"

"You could always…"

Examples

If someone says "I'm having problems learning English", you could say:

"If I were you, I'd sign up for an English course."

"Have you thought about going to the UK for a couple of weeks?"

"You really ought to watch English television."

"Why don't you read more English books?"

"In your position, I would try and practice speaking English."

"You should perhaps look at the english-at-home.com website."

"You could always get a pen pal."

“You better quit smoking”

“You had better visit his uncle at hospital”

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