A. Giving
Advice
• I suggest that ....
• She advises me to do the best.
• you should . . .
• You should be patient
• Why don’t you ...?
• I advise you to talk
with her
• I were you I would
take the job.
• I think you . . .
Example :
1. Situation : A husband and wife are talking at breakfast
Wife :
Darling, the hair-dryer I bought yesteday isn’t working.
Husband :
Why don’t you try taking it back to the store?
Wife :
Well, I was thinking of that, but don’t you think you could look at it first?
Husband :
OK, but not now. Maybe later.
2 Situation : Sandra tells her problem to Eve
Sandra :
Eve, can I talk to you? I really need some advice about a problem I have.
Eve :
Go ahead. Tell me your problem.
Sandra :
My friend is always asking me to copy my hmework. I want to tell her to do her
own assignments but I’m afraid she will angry with me
Eve :
I think you shouldn’t always lend your homework all the time. You can help her
to do the assignments until she can do them indepedently.
ACTIVITY 1. Read the following dialogues. Underline the
expressions used.
Danu is in Mrs Dewi's room. She is giving advice to
Danu.
Mrs Dewi : Danu,
Mrs Etty told me that you didn't attend her lesson six times. Is that right?
Danu :
Yes, Mam.
Mrs Dewi : Why
didn't you study with her properly? She is a qualified teacher here. Many
students like her very much because she is also a patient teacher.
Danu :
Actually I like her lessons. But the way she explains is so fast that I cannot follow
the lesson.
Mrs Dewi : You
should ask her to explain the lesson more slowly.
Danu : But
I'm ashamed to tell her.
Mrs Dewi : Alright,
I'll accompany you to talk to her.
Danu :
Thank you, Ma'am.
Mrs Dewi : It's
alright.
Danu :
Ma'am, I promise to study hard especially in her subject.
Mrs Dewi : That's my student.
1. Why should Danu meet Mrs Dewi in her
room?
2.
What did Mrs Dewi say when giving
a suggestion/
Advice to Danu?
3. What did Mrs Dewi mean by saying you
should
not do that?
ACTIVITY 2. Do the following task
1. take a piece of paper
2. write on the paper about a problem now
3. exchange your paper with another student next to you
4. now, each student writes an advice/suggestion/recomendation of your
friend’s problem.
B. GIVING WARNINGS
A
warning means giving information of the danger or unexpected situation that my
happen if a person does something. He/she wants that person will be more
careful. When we see a snake on a tree, for example, we may shout our friends
"Watch out" It means we inform them be careful and to pay attention
to the snake.
Here are other examples of
expressing warning.
Example :
- Your little sister wants to cross the busy street. Then you warn her to cross carefully by saying,"Mind the traffic!"
- There is a long wire connected to the computer. At present you are using your computer and your little brother is playing a toy car behind the computer. You see what he is doing and warm,"Dont touch the wire!"
- There is blackout in the neighbourhood. A father lights a lantern and puts it on the table. His son is amazed and plays with the lantern. When the father sees, he warns,"Keep away from the fire!" or "Don't play with the lantern!"
- You are walking on the pavement with your friends in the rain. Suddenly you see a big hole on the pavement. You want your friends by pointing at the hole and saying,"Look out!"
- In the zoo, many cages of wild animals are applied with a warning board saying,"Beware of the wild animals!"
ACTIVITY 3. Match these warnings
with the situations given.
ACTIVITY 4. Supply the warnings for the following situations.
1. You have just mopped the floor. Your mother is
walking on the wet floor.
2. The bus driver is driving the bus in high
speed. All the passengers are frightened.
3. Your maid is cleaning an expensive Chinese
porcelin ceramic.
ACTIVITY 5. Read the following dialogues
A man is stopped by a policewoman because he violated a
traffic regulation.
Policewoman : Good morning, Sir. May I see your driving
licence?
A
man : Good morning. Here you
are.
Policewoman : You just broke a traffic regulation on Siliwangi
Street.
A
man : Did I ride my motorbike
too fast?
Policewoman : No. But you didn't read the traffic sign
when turning right. You must not enter this street before 10 a.m.
A
man : Oh, I'm so sorry. I
didn't see it, because
I am in a hurry.
Policewoman : Okay. Go ahead with your motorbike.
But you should sign the
traffi c ticket. Then
your driving licence
must be left here.
A
man : Alright Ma'am. I'm
sorry for my fault.
It won't happen again.
Answer the questions based on the dialogues above.
1.
Why did te policewoman stop the man?
2.
What did the policewoman say to warn the man?
3. Why must the man sign the traffic ticket
ACTIVITY 6. The following words are taken from the story. With your partner,
match them to their synonyms on the right side.
ACTIVITY 7. Complete the following dialogues by choosing the right expressions
given in the box. Practise them with your partner.
1. Ajeng : I'm very sorry, Sir. I came late.
Mr Siregar :
Okay. But . He has been here since 7.
2. Meylan : . He cannot be disturbed. He is very
busy.
Robert : Alright. I'll meet him at noon.
3. Doctor : No problem. Just take enough rest.
Patient : I will. Thank you, Doc.
4. Aisyah : Mom, tomorrow I'll have a test. Please
pray for me always.
Mother : Okay. But
5. Lidya : What should I do when meeting Mr.Cahyo
at his office?
Father : Yeah.
6. Arum : What did mother say to you?
Roni : because she didn't want me to fail.
7. Lia : Excuse me, why does the rich man
often get problems?
Budi : I think that
Written By : Risman A. Komara, S.Pd.
