Giving Advice Modal Verbs

Giving advice vocabulary

Can you match the heads and tails of these sentences?
1. I really think you should 2. If I were you a) go to work if you have the flu. b) Id listen to your mothers advice.

3. If you want to stop smoking you should

4. You ought to study 5. You shouldnt

c) a tie if you dont want to.

d) try to stop smoking. e) hard if you want to pass the exam.

6. You dont have to wear 7. You mustnt wear..

8. If you dont

f) a ring if you work in a factory. It could be dangerous. g) brush your teeth then they will go yellow and fall out.
h) get some help from your doctor.

1d 2b 3h 4e 5a 6c 7f

8g

Advice Vocab
1. Whats the difference Advice is a noun between advice and Advise is a verb advise? He gave me some good advice. He advised her to stop smoking.
2. Can you explain the difference between mustnt and dont have to 3. What is the difference between have to and must? Mustnt is very strong. Dont have to is very weak.

Must is an obligation that comes from inside you. Have to is an obligation that comes from outside.

Pre-Listening
- What advice would you give to someone who was going to get married? - What advice would you give to someone who won a lot of money? - Listen to man giving his brother some advice. What has happened to him?

Listen again and answer the questions

1. How much money did Uncle Tom leave? 2. What does mum say you should do? 3. What would dad have told you to do? 4. What does your brother say you must do with the money? 5. Where did granddad keep all his money? 6. What happened to the money? Half a million dollars.
Put it in the bank. Spend (blow) the whole lot. Give some money to poor people. In a suitcase under his bed. It was lost in a fire.

Talk about these advice questions with a partner.

1. Who was the last person who gave you some advice? 2. How would you advise someone to stay healthy? 3. Whats the best kind of computer, a laptop or a desktop? 4. What advice would you give to someone who was going for a job interview? 5. Please give some advice, Ive got an exam tomorrow! 6. If you could talk to the president or prime minister of your country, what advise would you give them? 7. What was the worst piece of advice you ever got?

Writing Agony Aunt

Dear Auntie Lynn, Ive been with my boyfriend for three years now. He asked me to marry him last week and Im not sure what to say. I do love him but he doesnt have good job. He works as a chef in a dirty restaurant and I really want to be rich. Please help me. Thanks Sarah
Dear Auntie Lynn, Please help me. I lost my job as the manager of a big bank last month and I havent had the courage to tell my wife and family about it. My wife and two children spend a lot of money everyday and if they found out that they were poor they would be so upset. I hope I can find a job soon, but lately I have been pretending to go to work everyday. What should I do? Answer one of these letters Thanks - Use paragraphs James
- Give two good pieces of advice -Write 100 words