Giving advice and suggestion are important

1. GIVING ADVICE AND
SUGGESTIONS
Presented By : Ahmad Saiful Bahri

2. Table of Contents
ADVICE SUGGESTIONS
How about Why
don’t you/we
Could
Shall
Should
Ought to
PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE
01 02
03 04

3. ADVICE
How to give advice in English
01

4. SHOULD
Should is a modal verb. It’s used to give advice or recommendations.
Positive Negative Question
Should + base form
You look tired, you should
go to bed.
(=it’s a good thing to do)
Shouldn’t + base form
She shouldn’t buy that
dress, it’s too expensive!
Should + subject +
base form
What should I do?

5. Should vs
Ought to
Ought to is a modal verb. It has
the same meaning as should, but
it’s much more formal and it’s not
commonly used in spoken English.
Ought to
• I ought to phone my parents.
• You oughtn’t have ordered so much food.
• Ought she call the police?

6. SUGGESTIONS
How to suggest something in English
02

7. Suggestions
Why don’t
we/you
How/what
about + -ing
Could
Why don’t we watch
Titanic?
How about going to the
cinema tonight?
You could try to call him
again.
Shall I/we
Shall I bring some drinks
for the picnic?
Would you
like to
Would you like to come
with me at the party?
Let’s +
base form
Let’s go to the beach.
There are different ways to make suggestions.

8. PRONUNCIATION
Some pronunciation practice
03

9. SHOULD
/ʃʊd/
Letter L is silent!

10. COULD
/kʊd/
Letter L is silent!

11. WOULD
/wʊd/
Letter L is silent!

12. OUGHT
/ɔːt/
Letter G is silent!

13. PRACTICE
Let’s practice!
04

14. Practice
Discuss the questions below.
• I want to improve my English grammar. What should I do?
• I want to make more friends, what should I do?
• I have a cold, what should I do?
• I’m often late for school, what should I do?

15. Practice
Your friend wants to watch a film tonight, suggest one of these films
(giving reasons)

16. Practice
Your friend wants to start a new hobby, suggest one of these hobbies
(giving reasons)

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