Asking for and Giving Advice

Learn how to ask for and give advice effectively

Video Lesson

Tip: Using appropriate expressions for asking for and giving advice helps you communicate more effectively!

Asking for Advice

  • What do you advise me to do?
  • What do you suggest?
  • What should I do?
  • What's your advice?
  • If you were me, what would you do?

Example:

A: My neighbor plays loud music all the time. What do you advise me to do?

B: I think you should talk to her first.

Giving Advice

  • You should...
  • You'd better...
  • You ought to...
  • Why don't you...?
  • If you take my advice, you'll...
  • It might be a good idea to...
  • I advise you to...
  • Have you thought about...(verb+ing)?
  • If I were you, I would...

Refusing to Give Advice

  • I don't know what to advise, I'm afraid.
  • I wish I could suggest something, but I can't.
  • I wish I could help.
  • I'm afraid I can't really help you.

Practice: What is expressed in these statements?

InstructionWrite "AA" for asking for advice, and "GA" for giving advice.

1. My neighbor always makes a lot of noise at night.What sould I do?

2. What do you advise me to do if I want to improve my English?

3. It might be a good idea to read books and watch documentary movies if you want to be a knowledgeabale person.

4. If you have noisy neighbors, I think you should talk to them.

5. If a friend said something bad behind your back, you'd better ask him why he did so.