U6

PROBLEMS AND ADVICE

The word ADVICE is an uncountable noun, so it does not have a plural form and cannot be used with the article an. 

Eg. He gave me some advice (not He gave me an advice or He gave me advices)

The correct form is: Let me give you some advice!

If you want to refer to a single item of advice, you can use the expression: "a piece of...", "a word of..." or "a bit of...". However, these expressions are not very common. The word ADVICE is mainly used on its own.

Eg. If you are worried about your symptons, contact your doctor for advice.

The expression some advice is also very common:

Eg. I really need some advice on my career prospects.

Do not confuse advice and advise. Advice is a noun whereas advise is a verb. 

Incorrect: I would advice you to quit smoking.

Correct: I would advise you to quit smoking.

In English, we use different expressions to give advice. Here are some of the expressions we studied in class:

GIVING ADVICE

1. You should / You shouldn’t….

2. I (don’t) think you should….

3. What you need to do is……

4. If I were you, I’d….

5. Why don’t you…..?

6. Have you tried + ing…?

7. What / How about + ing?

8. Have you thought about + ing

9. There is no harm in + ing

   

REACTING TO ADVICE

+

OK. I agree

Of course, you are right.

I suppose I could give it a go / I could try

I hadn’t thought of that

-

No way, thanks

Oh no, I couldn’t

I wouldn’t want to do that

Maybe

This page also lists useful expressions for giving advice or making suggestions to other people arranged by levels for students to study.

GIVING ADVICE

Watch the video and give advice!

LISTEN A MINUTE: GIVING ADVICE

Click here for a wide range of exercises on the listening task we practised in class.

VERBS WITH DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS

Some verbs in English are followed by prepositions before the object of the verb. These are called DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS and they are followed by a noun or a gerund (-ing form). 

Unfortunately, there are no fixed rules that can help you decide which dependent prepositions should be placed with which words. You really just need to learn them by heart! 

Here are some verbs with their dependent prepositions. When you finish studying them, you can try these drop activities.

TO+INFINITIVE

The TO-infinitive is used to express purpose and also after certain verbs and adjectives. You should not get it wrong and use the preposition for instead. Need some help? Click here.

-ED VS. -ING ADJECTIVES

Adjectives that end in -ed or -ing are often confused. So, if you think you need extra help with them, have a look here. Then you can try the Kahoot! game we played in class. Open the game and use your mobile to play. Remember to google kahoot.it to start playing. Have fun!!

AMAZING EXPERIENCES: THE MARTIAN

Watch the trailer about this astronaut´s amazing experience and tick the correct answer in the exercise. When you are done, you can submit your answers by typing your teacher´s code: paulagomez. 

UNIT 6_WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Here is the advice e-mail you have to write in this unit. Do not forget to use the notes and tips in both your student's book and workbook to do a wonderful piece of writing!!!

UNIT 6 REVISION

You can revise the unit with the revision quiz below: