2. Unit11The sound of the world speaking 荷中 刘清忠

3. Useful expressions Asking for advice Can you help me decide...? Could you please... ? Can I ask you for some advice? What can you suggest? Would you like to...?

4. Giving advice Maybe you could...? Maybe it would be better to... How /What about...? Why not do sth? Why don’t you do sth?

5. 1. suggestion [C] n.: an idea of what you might do in a particular set of conditions. e.g. Can I make a suggestion? My suggestion is that we (should) send a few people to help the other groups.

6. 2. advice (U) n.: a suggestion on about what someone should do. e.g. a piece of advice some (much, pieces of) advice They gave some advice (a piece of advice) on our work.

7. Let’s ask for the teacher’s advice on our English study. If you take/follow my advice and study hard, you will pass the examination.

8. 3. make a decision: decide e.g. They couldn’t make a decision about where to go on holiday. Am I supposed to make a decision?

9. 4. have sb./sth. in mind (for sth.): 心中有适当的人选 ( 或想做的事 ) e.g. Do you have anyone in mind for this job? 你有没有想到什么人可以做这项工作 ?

10. 5. Peter wouldn’t like that: Here “would” is used to express opinions politely, not express the past e.g. -- How about going to the cinema this evening?

11. ---That’s fine./That will be fine./That would be fine. Tomorrow morning isn’t/won’t/ wouldn’t be very convenient. This kind of food wouldn’t agree with you.

12. Listen and practice Choose one of the situations on P72 to create your own dialogues. Situation 1 A: Hello, Jack! You look worried. Do you need help?

13. B: Yes, I do. I want to find a good song to dance to. Could you choose one for me? A: Sure. That depends on the kind of your dancing. When will you need it? B: On Saturday evening. We need a slow and soft song to dance to.

14. A: I think you can play the famous song “Edelweiss”( 雪绒花 ). It’s not fast. B: It’s a good song, but we want to play the song at the end of the party. A: Hm. How about “Auld Lang Syne”( 友谊地 久天长 )? It’s also an excellent song to dance to. B: That’s a good idea. Thank you.

15. Complete the following dialogue. M: Hello, Jack. Can I ask you for ___________? J: _________. M: Well, I’ve recently started biology. I’m tired of so much reading. I want to improve, but I don’t know how. What can you _______? some advice Of course suggest

16. J: Well, maybe ________ use the lab in your free class. I ______ you ask Mr. Wu. M: Well, yes. But I don’t want to do anything alone. J: I’ve got an idea. __________ doing a tomato experiment? you could suggest What about

17. M: Why don’t you do the experiment? I’m sure you would do it really well. J: OK. I’ve got a better idea. ________ do it together. Why not

18. Homework Read about the situation in Talking P146, then use one of the situations to create a dialogue to practise making suggestions and giving advice.