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Advice & Suggestions

This document provides examples of language structures for offering suggestions and advice in a polite and indirect manner. It includes sample sentences using suggestive language like "maybe", "could", "why don't", and "should". It also gives examples of matching sentence structures to make suggestions about activities like hanging out or moving neighborhoods. Finally, it provides a few scenarios and prompts the reader to discuss possible consequences and offer suggestions.

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Advice & Suggestions

This document provides examples of language structures for offering suggestions and advice in a polite and indirect manner. It includes sample sentences using suggestive language like "maybe", "could", "why don't", and "should". It also gives examples of matching sentence structures to make suggestions about activities like hanging out or moving neighborhoods. Finally, it provides a few scenarios and prompts the reader to discuss possible consequences and offer suggestions.

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SUGGESTIONS & ADVICE

OFFERING SUGGESTIONS or ADVICE


Let’s
Maybe (we / you) can move to a new neighborhood.
(We / You) could
One thing (we / you) could do is
Why don’t (we / you) move to a new neighborhood?
How about moving to a new neighborhood?
We / You should live in Crestview.
What should (I / we) do? We / You shouldn’t move to Woodlands.

Match the sentence parts to make suggestions.

1) You should ( ) walk alone at night. It’s not safe.


2) Why don’t you ( ) hang out together sometime.
3) How about ( ) get a bike and ride it at Getúlio?
4) You shouldn’t ( ) going to Little Stick next Friday?
5) Let’s ( ) buy clothes at a thrifty shop so that you can
save money?
Circle the correct words in the conversation.
A- I really like living in Bauru, but I don’t like where we live now.
B- I know what you mean. Well, how about (find / finding) a new neighborhood?
A- Yeah. I could (move / moving) downtown. The shopping is great there.
B- Yeah, but housing isn’t very affordable. Maybe you could (move / moving) near Peace
Square.
A- That’s not a bad idea. I have a few friends in that area.
B- Great. Why don’t you (ask / asking) them what it’s like?

Complete each suggestion with your own ideas. - BAURU


1) A- I want to live in a fun, exciting part of the city.
B- You should _______________________________________________________________________
2) A- I’d love to move to an area with a lot of green space.
B- Maybe you could __________________________________________________________________
3) A- I want to find a cheap apartment downtown as quickly as possible.
B- Why don’t you ___________________________________________________________________?

Read about the people’s problematic attitude or behavior. Use the grammar structure
to discuss possible consequences in their lives and give suggestions.
1) Simone is a busy mother and housewife with three young children. Her neighbors often ask her to do
errands for them or to watch their children when they go out. Her husband works all day and never
helps her with her household chores or the kids. It’s really too much for her! Lately she’s been losing her
temper with her own kids.
2) Marcos is a manager in an advertising agency, and some of his employees find him a very difficult
boss. No matter what they do, he always finds something to criticize. Over the last year, he’s lost three
of his staff to other agencies.
3) Eduardo gets upset over every little thing. When he loses control, other people avoid being around
him. It’s interfering with his work, and his boss has had to speak with him about it.
4) Nicole is a full-time college student. She ususally begins working on projects the night before they’re
due. Then she goes into a panic worrying about whether or not she’ll be able to finish them on time.

Student A: What are your most problematic atitudes and behaviors?. Take notes.
Discuss your shortcomings. Explain the consequences they have in your life.
Student B: Listen to your partner’s problems. Give him or her some suggestions on how
to solve them.

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