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Okay, enough of that. So what do we got for you today? Well, in the advanced class today, we're
looking at English speaking. And in particular, we're going to look at useful phrases that you
can use for giving advice. Okay, so we have 12 of them. 12 useful phrases for giving advice.
Whether you want to, or you insist on giving the particular advice, these are some phrases that
you can use. I'll go through them. And then I'll give you some examples. And then we can pick up
on them again. And at the end, I'll give you our contact details, if you wish to get in contact
with us. So all useful phrases, and how you can offer or give advice to somebody. So let's give
you a few examples. They are not so difficult. Problem will be trying to remember them all. And
as I always say, it's going to be impossible to remember them all. And the only way to remember
any of them is to practise. So why don't you try practising them with a friend next time.
He or she asks for a view or you want to offer advice, try and use some of these expressions.
So let's look at the first one. Isn't it about time...?
Well, famous one for parents. Isn't it about time you got a haircut?
Isn't it about time you got into some study? Those exams are only a few weeks away. It's almost the
end of term, you have a lot of work to catch up on. Isn't it about time you did something? Isn't
it about time you went to bed? You've been up half the night and you've been playing those computer
games, and you've got school tomorrow. So classic expression for parents, isn't it about time?
Have you thought about the possibility of... going away to university away from the city?
Start again, go somewhere new and new beginning. Have you thought about the possibility of working
during the summer? Getting some money together so that you can support yourself in the next term.
Have you thought about the possibility of changing your course? Perhaps this one doesn't really suit
you. You've failed a couple of exams and it seems to be a little bit of a struggle. And you know,
it's no harm and changing. You're young, you can start again, you'll be 23- 24 when you finish
the course. So what whether you're 23 or 24, is not going to make a big difference. So have you
thought about the possibility of changing something, of doing this, of going here.
The sooner you do something, the better. The sooner you get down to doing some work,
the better. The sooner you contact those people, the better. There... It's not going to fix itself.
So this might be a situation in work, when you're trying to give some advice to a younger member of
staff. The sooner you call the client, the better. Explain to him what happened. He'll understand
things happen, mistakes happen, problems happen, we can get it sorted. It's not the end of the
world. So the sooner you call him, the better. So you know, when you do your to-do list. I do one,
every day. I have my little list of five or six or 10, whatever they happen to be. And the sooner you
do the more difficult jobs on your to-do list, the better. You'll feel much better. The sooner you
get those done, then it's easier to do the rest. So the sooner you start, the better you will feel.
The sooner you start on the diet, the better you will feel longterm. The sooner you start that new
course of exercises, the better your back will feel. So you go to the doctor and he tells you,
you really need to get those muscles in shape. So you go to the gym, and you get their workout from
the personal trainer. And like everybody he will tell you, the sooner you start, the better. So
let's start today. Let's not waste any more time do it today. Yeah, tomorrow, the next day, you're
going to feel a little bit stiff. That always happens. But you know, when you get used to it,
you will feel better. So the sooner you start, the better. Now the sooner you do this, the better.
Next you might as well. And as said with a little bit of an exclamation, you might as well. What's
the alternative? If you don't, if this doesn't work, but you just have to do something else. You
might as well get the bus because it looks as if the car isn't going to start today.
You might as well walk because it's only 20 minutes. It's a bit of exercise.
You might as well come home now because you know it looks as if your friends
aren't going to turn up. So you're giving somebody that advice. So you might as well,
okay. We might as well go to bed because there doesn't seem to be anything interesting on TV.
That movie doesn't look so good. And I'm not really so keen on watching it to one o'clock
and finding out that it's actually rubbish. So we might as well. We might as well go to bed. We you
might as well do this. So you're telling somebody that they really don't have or doesn't look as if
they have any other choice, you might as well. So we're deciding what to do for holidays,
we might as well just go down the country for a few days. You know, the airport these days really,
really busy. It seems to be huge, huge queues, since this COVID ended. We might as well just
stay local. The weather seems to be really, really good. We'll drive down to the country
get a chance to walk in the countryside. We haven't done it for ages. So we might as well.
Your only option is to... Well, when you give this sort of advice, it appears as as if there's
no alternative. Your only option is to go to the boss and tell him that you made a mistake. What's
he going to do? He's not going to fire you. You know, it's not that serious. But your only option
because if he finds out later on, and you didn't tell him well, of course, then the problem is
going to be that much worse. Your only option is go to the teacher and and tell her you lost the
book. Yeah, she lent you the book, you can't find it, you must have left it on the park bench. Or
you must have left it on the table at school and somebody's taken it. So your only option is to
hold up your hands, apologise, say, Yep, it was my fault. That's your only option.
Well, if you ask me, your only option is to go to the doctor tell him you haven't been
feeling. Well, tell him the symptoms. Don't be worried about it. I mean, it could be nothing.
But you might just need a bit of rest. Or you might need a little bit of medication,
or something like that. So I think your only option to understand what's happening is to go
and see the doctor. Otherwise, you're just going to drive yourself and myself mad. Is it this? Is
it that? Looking up Google, you know, it's no way to... to self medicate. Okay, so your only
option is to go make an appointment with the doctor. It'd be fine. Everything would be okay.
When you have no alternative, well, you have no choice but... Okay. So you're wanting to know
what you do. You've been looking at the window, and you see somebody behaving a bit strangely.
But I think you have no choice but to call the police. You know, that's, that's not normal.
That's not natural. Why would somebody be climbing over the wall when they can knock on the door.
So your only option is to call the police. You have no choice, but to call the police.
It might be in your interests to... Well, when can we use this when we're giving advice to somebody,
it might be in your interest to do a pre-course before you start the new course. It seems to me
to be a lot involved. So if you spend a couple of weeks doing a little bit of pre-study,
it might make things a little bit more interesting or a little... a little bit easier for you.
It might be in your interest to let them know that you want this job. You know, there's a
vacancy in your department, and you're wanting to know whether they will offer it to you. But
if you don't let them know that you're interested, how are they supposed to know. So it might be in
your interests, it might be to your advantage to let them know that you would really like to
be considered for that particular position. Okay. So when you say it might be in your interests to
there's an advantage, there's a definite advantage for you. And letting somebody know that, Yeah, you
really would like to be considered. So it might be in your interests to do this. It might be in your
interest to take a few days off. Why don't you relax a little bit? You've been working very hard
recently. That work you did it over the winter was really, really difficult. So you know, take a few
days off, take a break, and you feel a lot better. So it might be in your interest just to chill out.
You might want to call him. You might want to do something else. So say when you give
advice you might want to it means you think that the person might like to do... take a
certain action. You might want to call him and tell him you're going to be late. I think
the traffic is really really heavy. So if you if you don't call him, he might leave. So you know,
you don't want him to leave before you get there. So you might want to call him. You might want to
call on the... to the supermarket on the way home and pick up a few pieces of food because there's
nothing really in the fridge. And if we're going to stay in tonight, then we'll need to eat. So
we need to cook something. So you might want to call into the supermarket. Okay, yeah, good. What
will I get? So they give you the list and you to call in to the supermarket on the way home.
You might want to consider taking a holiday in July. That new project is going to start in August
and you won't have any time to take holidays then. So you might want to consider taking your annual
holidays in July. And that way you'll be really refreshed when it comes down to this new project,
this new assignment that you're going to have. You might want to consider taking an extra year
and... in university. This is really getting on top of you. You've failed a couple of exams. And
you might want to consider repeating year two or year three, just so you get really
on top of it. And you're not putting yourself under undue pressure to complete the course,
in the four years, four or five years, it doesn't really make any difference.
So you might want to consider doing this. Or you might want to consider doing that.
Make sure you do or make sure you don't. Make sure you turn off the lights when you leave the house.
Make sure you don't leave on the lights before you leave the house.
Make sure you let the dog out in the morning. Make sure you don't leave the dog in the house
all day without taking him for a walk. So, bit of advice. Make sure you feed the goldfish only but
only once a week. Make sure you don't forget to feed the goldfish while I'm away. Okay,
so to make sure you do and make sure you don't, it's the same meaning but just in a slightly
different way one in the positive one in the negative giving somebody advice. Make sure you
take those tablets. It says in the packet two a day with meals. Make sure you don't take too many,
or make sure you don't forget to take them again, the same instruction, the same advice.
Something is worth a try. But we use this expression about advice. When... well,
what harm can it do? So it's worth a try. It might not work, it might not succeed. But you know what?
If you don't try, you won't know. So anything and everything is worth a try. Do you think they still
have some of those jackets that I was looking at it? I looked at one last week. Sure go in and see,
it's worth a try. But why don't you check it on the internet first of all. You might see
it. Or they might tell you, it's sold out. So it's worth a try. So when you want something,
and you're not quite sure what the advice you can give somebody, Yeah, it's worth a try. If you
don't succeed, what have you lost? If you don't try, you'll never never know. It's worth a try.
It might be a good idea to... Well, it might be a good idea to think about it before you do it.
Okay, so sit back, remember the last time you... you did something without really thinking about
it, and you made a big mistake. So it might be a good idea to think this over before you... you
apply. You've got a few days left, I don't think the closing date for applications is until next
week. So don't rush into it and do it immediately. It might be good idea, maybe to talk to your
professor, to talk to your teacher. So it would be a good idea to check things out. It would be a
good idea to do a little bit of investigation. It would be good idea to do a little bit of research.
Check it out, see what other people think. It might be a good idea to check out the reviews on
the Internet. It might be a good idea to check out whether this place is as good as they say it is,
as good as the advertisement. So it looks wonderful in the pictures, but you know
what pictures can do? They can airbrush them. So why don't we check it out online? See what the
reviews are like before we book the hotel, before we book the holiday because we don't want to get
there and find out it's not what we had expected. Okay, so it might be a good idea to do something.
And then finally, just simply how about. That's a great way to start a bit of advice. How about
going out for a meal tonight? How about going away for a few days? Just the two of us, the
kids are away. How about getting those bicycles out of the garage, cleaning them off and going
for a cycle? How about joining the gym? We keep promising we're going to do. So whatever it is,
we can give advice by just simply saying How about? Okay. And it introduces you to everything
very, very open. Very gentle. Very easy. Very informal way for you to offer advice to somebody.
How about improving your English? Why don't you join one of those courses? How about joining a
book club? Yeah, we can... we love reading, and it'd be nice idea good way to meet some
new neighbours, some new friends. It might be interesting to see a few new faces. How about?
Okay, so all interesting ways in which you can give some nice advice, whole hearted advice,
friendly advice, personal advice to somebody that you know and hold dear to your heart.
So let me give them to you again. Isn't it about time you did something?
Have you thought about the possibility of going away? The sooner you do it, the better it will be.
You might as well because it looks as if there's no other alternative. You might as well.
Your only option is to put your hands up and admit to it, you made a mistake. Your only option is...
You have no choice but to go with it.
It might be in your interests, or indeed it might be in your best interests to do this.
You might want to consider reapplying. You might want to consider doing your driving test sooner
rather than later. You might want to make sure you do or make sure you don't. Make
sure you switch off the lights. Make sure you don't forget to switch off the lights.
The sooner you start, the better. The sooner you do something, the better you will feel.
It's worth a try. Now, everything is worth a try. Who knows you might be successful,
it's worth a try. It might be... it might be a good idea to reconsider. It might be
a good idea to think carefully. It might be a good idea to do some research. It
might be a good idea to... And then finally, just simply How about? How about this? How
about this? Or that? How about going here? How about going there? Okay, so how about?
So all ways of using expressions to give advice. So this is all about English speaking
all about useful ways that you can offer advice to friend or family or whoever it might be. Okay,
so, as I said before, and then all the other classes we've had,
practise a few of them. Try and use a few of them today tomorrow with your friends.
You don't have to remember them all. Some of them can be a little bit confusing at first,
but just keep practising. And anytime you're asked for advice, try and use one or two of them.
And if you have any problems, well, then you can contact me at www.englishlessonviaskype.com. If
you need some more examples, I'll gladly give them to you. If you have some ideas
or something that you want me to include in future advanced classes, then let me know.
As always, I really appreciate your listening. I really appreciate your watching,
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more and more of these classes for you. As always. Join me again soon.