Functions:                                                                                                 Asking for and Giving advice

 

Asking for advice	Giving Advice
what do you advise me to do? What should I do to……? what do you think I should do? what do you suggest to … what would you do in this situation If you were me, what would you do? What ought I to do? What’s your advice concerning this issue/problem/matter?	maybe/ I think you should …… If + subject + (simple past) + subject +would + (infinitive) You’d better + verb (infinitive) You ought to/should…… I advise you to….. It is better to…………….. It might be a practical idea if you ……….. My advice to you is + to + verb (infinitive). If I were in your shoes, I would………………….. If I were in your position/situation, I would ……….

 

Examples:

Student A: I have a serious headache. If you were me, what would you do?
Student B: If I were you I would visit a doctor.

Student A: My English is weak, what should I do to improve it
Student B: You’d better read more
I advise you to read more
It might be a practical idea if you read more