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Lecture 9

Lecture 9. Asking for and Giving Advice. Review of Lecture 8. In lecture 8, we learnt how to Evaluate classroom instructions Give clear classroom instructions Order classroom instructions Check classroom instructions Analyze instruction manuals Write instruction manuals.

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Lecture 9

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  1. Lecture 9 Asking for and Giving Advice

  2. Review of Lecture 8 • In lecture 8, we learnt how to • Evaluate classroom instructions • Give clear classroom instructions • Order classroom instructions • Check classroom instructions • Analyze instruction manuals • Write instruction manuals

  3. Objectives of Lecture 9 • After completing lecture 9, you should be able to • Ask for advice • Give advice • Give recommendations • Offer help

  4. Asking for AdviceKey Phrases • What do you suggest / recommend we do this evening? • What should I do when I'm in Karachi? • What ought I do on Sunday? • Could you recommend a good restaurant near here? • Could you suggest somewhere to go for a hike? • Do you know the quickest way to the train station? • Do you have any advice on visiting the Natural History Museum? • Could you advise me on the best way to get to the clock tower? • What's your advice on hitchhiking in Pakistan?

  5. Giving AdviceKey Phrases • Why don’t you take admission in a language course? • You could eat less and do more exercise? • How about applying for the scholarship? • I suggest / recommend (that) you opt for biology rather than computer science. • You should / ought to eat less meat, I think. • If I were you, I would avail the opportunity. • You’d better join some professional organization.

  6. Prompts for Practice • I’ve got a headache. • I’ve lost my car keys. • I’ve lost my original ID card. • I can’t find my glasses. • I’ve lost my job. • I’ve got a flat tire. • I’m gaining wait.

  7. Listening • Listen to the audio and answer the following questions. • Who makes recommendations to Claire? • What are these recommendations about? • What structures are used for making these recommendations? • Why is it useful to be vague while recommending something? • What’s the major difference between ‘giving instructions’ and ‘recommending’?

  8. Now listen to the audio clip from BBC English Learning.

  9. Questions • Who makes recommendations to Claire? • Claire’s boss, Mark • What are these recommendations about? • About a new website design • What structures are used for making these recommendations? • You want / what you want …. • You could / would …. • What I would do is …. • You could have …. • When is it useful to be vague while recommending something? • When you suggest a change but can not recommend anything definite • When you want to be polite • What’s the major difference between ‘giving instructions’ and ‘recommending’? • While giving instructions you sound bossy, whereas while recommending you don’t.

  10. Practice Situation • Practice dialogues based on the following situations: • Learning English • Dieting • Getting a scholarship • Going abroad • Finding a job

  11. Summary of Lecture 9 • In lecture 9, we learnt how to • Ask for advice • Give advice • Give recommendations • Offer help

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