Lecture 9 Asking for and Giving Advice Review

Lecture 9 Asking for and Giving Advice

Review of Lecture 8 • In lecture 8, we learnt how to – Evaluate classroom instructions – Give clear classroom instructions – Order classroom instructions – Check classroom instructions – Analyze instruction manuals – Write instruction manuals

Objectives of Lecture 9 • After completing lecture 9, you should be able to – Ask for advice – Give recommendations – Offer help

Asking for Advice Key Phrases What do you suggest / recommend we do this evening? What should I do when I'm in Karachi? What ought I do on Sunday? Could you recommend a good restaurant near here? Could you suggest somewhere to go for a hike? Do you know the quickest way to the train station? Do you have any advice on visiting the Natural History Museum? • Could you advise me on the best way to get to the clock tower? • What's your advice on hitchhiking in Pakistan? • •

Giving Advice Key Phrases • Why don’t you take admission in a language course? • You could eat less and do more exercise? • How about applying for the scholarship? • I suggest / recommend (that) you opt for biology rather than computer science. • You should / ought to eat less meat, I think. • If I were you, I would avail the opportunity. • You’d better join some professional organization.

Prompts for Practice • • I’ve got a headache. I’ve lost my car keys. I’ve lost my original ID card. I can’t find my glasses. I’ve lost my job. I’ve got a flat tire. I’m gaining wait.

Listening • Listen to the audio and answer the following questions. – Who makes recommendations to Claire? – What are these recommendations about? – What structures are used for making these recommendations? – Why is it useful to be vague while recommending something? – What’s the major difference between ‘giving instructions’ and ‘recommending’?

• Now listen to the audio clip from BBC English Learning.

Questions • Who makes recommendations to Claire? • Claire’s boss, Mark • What are these recommendations about? • About a new website design • What structures are used for making these recommendations? • • You want / what you want …. You could / would …. What I would do is …. You could have …. • When is it useful to be vague while recommending something? • When you suggest a change but can not recommend anything definite • When you want to be polite • What’s the major difference between ‘giving instructions’ and ‘recommending’? • While giving instructions you sound bossy, whereas while recommending you don’t.

Practice Situation • Practice dialogues based on the following situations: – Learning English – Dieting – Getting a scholarship – Going abroad – Finding a job

Summary of Lecture 9 • In lecture 9, we learnt how to – Ask for advice – Give recommendations – Offer help