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Writing for practical purpose: Asking for advice 1). I would be grateful if you could give me some advice. 2). How can I … 1. Useful expressions for asking for advice and suggestions.

3). What do you suggest? 4). I would appreciate it if you could offer me some suggestions. 5). Do you have some good advice on … 6). Does anyone has any tips on … 7). I can’t decide whether … 8). I would like to know how I can …

9). I am a little bit confused. I am looking forward to receiving your advice letter and thank you in advance. 10). I really don’t want to bother you, but … Would you offer me some advice?

You and your friends want to start your own band. However, you have never played in a band before. You write an e- mail to Freddy for his advice. The is started for you, but you have to finish it. Writing on P38

Dear Freddy, My name is Li Hua. I’m beginning a band with my friends. However, we have never been in a band before. Could you please give us some advice? I would like to know how we should choose the music we want to play. Sample letter 1

I like pop music but most of my friends like rock and roll. Only Liu Mei likes rap. How are we to decide what to play? Do you suggest we play a little of all of these types of music? Or should we only play one kind of music? How did you and your friends decide what to play together?

I would also like to know how to choose a name for our band. I like the name The Chopsticks because that means working together. Wang Jun wants us to be called The Legs because there are four of us like the legs of a chair. What do you think? Yours sincerely, Li Hua

Dear Freddy, My name is Zhou Yufei ． I'm starting a band with some friends ． However, we have never been in a band before ． Could you please give us some advice? I would like to know what we should consider when choosing a place to practice our music. Should we practise where others can see and hear us? Should we invite our friends to listen to us and give us suggestions? Should we find a quiet place where we will not bother others with our noise? Sample letter 2

Y ou see, Freddy, I'm worried that we won't be able to find a suitable place ． The place where we live doesn't have any empty rooms or buildings for us to practise in ． Nor is there a park close to us where we can practise ． What should we do, in your opinion? Any advice will be a big help ． Thanks ． Sincerely yours, Zhou Yufei

1. come up with 想出 ( 主意, 回答等 ); 赶上 ; 提出 She has come up with a good idea. 她想出了一个不错的主意. He couldn't come up with an answer. 他答不上来。 He came up with a new suggestion. 他提出了一项新建议. I came up with her as she was rounding the corner.

2. stick to 坚持 ; 坚守 ; 忠于 ; 紧跟 stick-stuck-stuck He always sticks to his promise.( 原则 ; 诺言 ) He always sticks to his post. He’ll stick to her whatever happens. Stick to me or you’ll get lost. stick to 坚持, 后常接 sth, 多用于坚持愿望、原则、决定、 计划、诺言、理想 或某种理论等。 If you stick to the truth, you have nothing to fear. 如果你坚持真理，你就没什么好怕的。 insist on 坚持要求，后常接 sth 或 doing sth, 多用于 “ 坚持看法、意见、要求、主张 ” 等。 They insisted on going with us. 她坚持要和我们一起去。

3. above all 最重要的是，尤其是，首先（从事物的重 要性上说的） first of all 首先，第一（从事物的排列顺序上说） in all 一共；总计 after all 毕竟；终究；别忘了 at all ( 否定句 ) 根本；完全 （疑问句）到底，究竟 1. I’d like to buy a house ---- modern, comfortable, and _____ in a quiet neighborhood. A. in all B. above all C. after all D. at all 2. People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her. _____, she is a great musician. A. After all B. As a result C. In other words D. As usual