Dear Abby - Giving Advice

1. DEAR ABBY -
GIVING ADVICE

2. Giving advice
What do you suggest?
What do you advise me to do?
What should I do?
If you were me, what would you do?
Could you give me some advice?
What would you do In this situation?
What would you suggest I do?
You should…
I suggest…
Why don’t…
If I were you…
How about…
My advice would be…
Have you thought…
CAN | MAY | MIGHT | COULD | SHOULD | MUST

3. Dear Abby
Dear Abby, I’m 28 and my boyfriend of
fi
ve years is 29. I’m ready to get married and he’s not at
all, but wants us to stay together. Our maturity levels vary greatly. I’m getting my Ph.D. while
working full time. He has a job, but can’t save or manage money and he just wants to stay out and
party. He’s very affectionate and constantly tells me he loves me, but regarding getting married,
he always says things like, “It’ll be our turn one day,” or says he’ll propose by the end of X month,
but never does. Everyone around us is getting married, and in our society, there are articles and
websites that say a man’s proposal is the ultimate way of showing his devotion and love. I try to
remember that my value comes from within, but I need to know that the man I love wants me that
much, and forever. –Waiting

4. Dear Abby
What do you suggest?
What do you advise me to do?
What should I do?
If you were me, what would you do?
Could you give me some advice?
What would you do In this situation?
What would you suggest I do?
You should…
I suggest…
Why don’t…
If I were you…
How about…
My advice would be…
Have you thought…
CAN | MAY | MIGHT | COULD | SHOULD | MUST

5. Dear Abby
Dear Abby, I have a man I can’t trust. He
cheats so much, I’m not even sure the
baby I’m carrying is his. – Sue
What do you suggest?
What do you advise me to do?
What should I do?
If you were me, what would you do?
Could you give me some advice?
What would you do In this situation?
What would you suggest I do?
You should…
I suggest…
Why don’t…
If I were you…
How about…
My advice would be…
Have you thought…
CAN | MAY | MIGHT | COULD | SHOULD | MUST

6. Dear Ely
Dear Ely, I’m getting old, and I hate it. My skin is wrinkling, my face is sagging, my hair is
turning grey, and my teeth are turning yellow. I’m starting to look like an old lady, but I’m only
55. I feel like I should still be in the prime of my life. I’m not ready to be elderly. I want to be
youthful and attractive forever. Help me look younger! Help me
fi
nd the fountain of youth! -Old
Before My Time

7. Dear Ely
What do you suggest?
What do you advise me to do?
What should I do?
If you were me, what would you do?
Could you give me some advice?
What would you do In this situation?
What would you suggest I do?
You should…
I suggest…
Why don’t…
If I were you…
How about…
My advice would be…
Have you thought…
CAN | MAY | MIGHT | COULD | SHOULD | MUST

8. Dear Ely
Dear Ely, I’m single and sick of it. I don’t want to be alone anymore. I’m thinking of joining an
online dating site, but I’m not sure if I should. It’s embarrassing to admit that I can’t meet anyone on
my own, and if I met a boyfriend online I’m afraid that people would think I’m a pathetic loser. I’m
also afraid that a guy I meet online might turn out to be a freak or a creep or a pervert – the
Internet is full of predators. But the biggest reason I’m hesitant to dive into online dating is that
I’m a big believer in fate. I always thought that one day I would look across a crowded room and
see the man of my dreams staring back at me with a love-struck look on his face. I guess it might be
time to give up on destiny and let some computer program match me with someone. What should I
do? – Mindy

9. Dear Ely
What do you suggest?
What do you advise me to do?
What should I do?
If you were me, what would you do?
Could you give me some advice?
What would you do In this situation?
What would you suggest I do?
You should…
I suggest…
Why don’t…
If I were you…
How about…
My advice would be…
Have you thought…
CAN | MAY | MIGHT | COULD | SHOULD | MUST

10. Dear Ely
Dear Ely, my teenage son is such an idiot. A few months ago he started dating this dark-spirited death
girl, and she has him convinced that he’s a vampire. Now he’s dyed his hair black, and he dresses in
black shirts, tight black pants, and black boots. He hides in his dark room all day, to the point that he’s
becoming pale and sickly. He built himself a cof
fi
n to sleep in. He wears fake fangs, and he wants me
to pay for oral surgery so he can have “real fangs” implanted. Creepiest of all, he wears a small
glass vial of his girlfriend’s blood around his neck. In just a few months, my son has turned from a
sweet young man into a freak of nature. What can I do to save him from his stupidity? -Vampire Mom

11. Dear Ely
What do you suggest?
What do you advise me to do?
What should I do?
If you were me, what would you do?
Could you give me some advice?
What would you do In this situation?
What would you suggest I do?
You should…
I suggest…
Why don’t…
If I were you…
How about…
My advice would be…
Have you thought…
CAN | MAY | MIGHT | COULD | SHOULD | MUST

12. Discussion
•What three pieces of advice will you give your children?
•How good are you at giving advice?
•Have you ever given someone the wrong advice?
•Whose advice do you follow more, your parents’ or your friends’?
•What advice would you give the leader of your country?
•What advice do you have about being successful in love?
•What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever had?
•What advice do you wish someone had given you when you were younger?
•Would you ever go to a counsellor for advice?