A DV I C E
M E M E D U C AT I O N C E N T E R
E S S E N T I A L V O C A B U L A RY
v To advise (v.)
v Advice (n.) Uncountable noun
§ He gave me some advice
§ She gave me a good piece of advice
§ He gave me a bit of advice
News / information / advice
Advisable (adj.)
It’s not very advisable to watch too much TV
GIVING ADVICE
We can say:
Ø He advised me to go
Ø He recommended me to go
Ø He recommended/suggested that I go
Ø I recommended/suggested that she go
Subject + subjunctive
Ø He recommended/suggested going
C O L L O C AT I O N S
§ A bit of advice
§ A friendly piece of advice
§ Constructive advice = positive / helpful
§ Unsolicited advice = don’t ask for
§ Sensible advice = logical / useful
§ To heed advice = to follow advice or take advice
§ To ignore advice
IDIOMS ABOUT ADVICE
q I am at a loss; can you give me some advice?
= I don’t know what to do!
q A word in your ear, don’t that!
= A friendly piece of advice
q Don’t bite off more than you can chew
= don’t do too much!
q Give it your best shot = Do your best!
q Learn to walk before you run! = don’t do too much!
q Think before you jump/leap = think before acting
C O N V E R S AT I O N A B O U T A D V I C E
§ I try to pass on (= share / give) useful advice to students.
§ I have got some very welcome advice from other parents.
§ My plan went out of the window = it was no longer useful, I had to forget it.
Ø Follow your instinct = follow your feelings
Ø I am a bit queasy = get dizzy easily
Ø To have a meltdown = go crazy
“4 Phrases” meaning
“to Improvise or Do without planning”
ü To play it by ear
ü To go with the flow
ü To wing it
ü To do it off the cuff
C O M M U N I C AT I O N
You should say:
• when this happened
Describe a piece of advice • who gave you the advice
you recently received. • what the advice was
• and explain how you felt about the
advice.
I E LT S S P E A K I N G
PA R T 3
q Is it better to get advice from a friend or from a family member?
q What would you say are the characteristics of a good adviser?
q Should people make their own work and career decisions, or is it a good idea
to ask for advice about this?
