1. GIVING ADVICE Describing a problem, discussing it and giving advice VY_32_INOVACE_13-03

2. A dialogue John: Hello Lucy, can I ask you something? Lucy: Sure, what´s the matter? John: It was Jack´s birthday yesterday and I´ve forgotten about it. Lucy: I think, you should call him now and say sorry. John: Yes, but it´s embarrassing, don´t you think? Lucy: If I were you I´d just say that you are sorry that you´ve forgotten but you wish him happy birhday today. John: Ok, it sounds good. Thank you Lucy. Bye Lucy: Bye.

3. A dialogue John: Hello Lucy, can I ask you something? Lucy: Sure, what´s the matter? John: It was Jack´s birthday yesterday and I´ve forgotten about it. Lucy: I think, you should call him now and say sorry. John: Yes, but it´s embarrassing, don´t you think? Lucy: If I were you I´d just say that you are sorry that you´ve forgotten but you wish him happy birhday today. John: Ok, it sounds good. Thank you, Lucy. Bye Lucy: Bye.

4. Should, shouldn´t, ought to We use ………………… or ……………………… to express a suggestion, advice or personal opinion.

5. We use ……SHOULD…… or ………OUGHT TO……… to express a suggestion, advice or personal opinion. Should, shouldn´t, ought to

6. Negative, question  We form negative adding NOT after the verb Ex. Should notShouldn´t  We form question changing the word order Ex. I should go home. Should I go home?

7. Giving advice  Other ways how to express advice: I think/ I don´t think… If I were you I would/ If I were you I wouldn´t… In my opinion… Why don´t you…?

8. Practice  Work in pairs. Choose two of the problems below and tell your partner what advice would you give. 1.Your best friend gave you a T- shirt for birthday but you don´t like it. 2.You want to buy this new MP3 player but you don´t have enough money. 3.You can´t sleep at night but you are really tired in the morning. 4.Tomorrow you have a biology test but you´ve lost all your notes. 5.You don´t know what to buy your boyfriend/ girlfriend for Valentine´s Day.

9. Thank you for your attention. Autor DUM: Petra Navrátilová Zdroje obrázků: sada Microsoft Office, kliparts