unit11the sound of the world speaking 荷中 刘清忠 useful expressions asking for advice can you...
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Unit11The sound of the world speaking
荷中 刘清忠
Useful expressions
Asking for advice
Can you help me decide...?
Could you please... ?
Can I ask you for some advice?
What can you suggest?
Would you like to...?
Giving adviceMaybe you could...?
Maybe it would be better to...
How /What about...?
Why not do sth?
Why don’t you do sth?
1. suggestion [C] n.: an idea of what you
might do in a particular set of
conditions.
e.g. Can I make a suggestion?
My suggestion is that we (should)
send a few people to help the other
groups.
2. advice (U) n.: a suggestion on about what
someone should do.
e.g. a piece of advice
some (much, pieces of) advice
They gave some advice (a piece of
advice) on our work.
Let’s ask for the teacher’s advice on
our English study.
If you take/follow my advice and study
hard, you will pass the examination.
3. make a decision: decide
e.g. They couldn’t make a decision
about where to go on holiday.
Am I supposed to make a decision?
4. have sb./sth. in mind (for sth.):
心中有适当的人选 ( 或想做的事 )
e.g.
Do you have anyone in mind for
this job?
你有没有想到什么人可以做这项工作 ?
5. Peter wouldn’t like that:
Here “would” is used to express opinions
politely, not express the past
e.g.
-- How about going to the cinema this
evening?
---That’s fine./That will be fine./That would
be fine.
Tomorrow morning isn’t/won’t/ wouldn’t
be very convenient.
This kind of food wouldn’t agree with
you.
Listen and practice
Choose one of the situations on P72 to
create your own dialogues.
Situation 1
A: Hello, Jack! You look worried. Do
you need help?
B: Yes, I do. I want to find a good song to
dance to. Could you choose one for me?
A: Sure. That depends on the kind of your
dancing. When will you need it?
B: On Saturday evening. We need a slow
and soft song to dance to.
A: I think you can play the famous song
“Edelweiss”( 雪绒花 ). It’s not fast.
B: It’s a good song, but we want to play the
song at the end of the party.
A: Hm. How about “Auld Lang Syne”( 友谊地久天长 )? It’s also an excellent song to
dance to.
B: That’s a good idea. Thank you.
Complete the following dialogue.
M: Hello, Jack. Can I ask you for
___________?
J: _________.
M: Well, I’ve recently started biology. I’m
tired of so much reading. I want to
improve, but I don’t know how. What
can you _______?
some adviceOf course
suggest
J: Well, maybe ________ use the lab in
your free class. I ______ you ask Mr.
Wu.
M: Well, yes. But I don’t want to do
anything alone.
J: I’ve got an idea. __________ doing a
tomato experiment?
you couldsuggest
What about
M: Why don’t you do the experiment? I’m
sure you would do it really well.
J: OK. I’ve got a better idea. ________ do it
together.
Why not
Homework
Read about the situation in Talking
P146, then use one of the situations to
create a dialogue to practise making
suggestions and giving advice.