Advising
UNIT 2 : ADVICE
To advise: to give advice (plural noun)
a piece of advice (singular)
Rosa: I’m sick, what should I do?
John: You should go to the doctor.
Rosa: It’s a good. Thank you for your advice.
John : Don’t mention it.
1. Asking for advice :
- What should I do ?
- What do you advice me to do?
- What do you think I should do?
- What must I do ?
2. Giving advice :
- You should + Verb/ should not + Verb
- You must + Verb/ must not + Verb
- If I were you, I would + Verb
- How about + Verb + ING (suggestion)
- Why don’t + subject + Verb (suggestion)
(you/ we)
- Let’s + Verb (suggestion)
Remarks :
Here are ways of asking someone’s problem
- You look sad, what’s the problem?
- You look unhappy, what’s wrong with you?
- You look terrible, what’s the matter?
- You look nervous, what’s up?
3. Modal verbs :
a) Must - to have to
It expresses an obligation.
Ex 1 : You must go to the dentist.
Ex 2: We must not talk in the classroom.
We don’t have to talk in the classroom.
If the oblgatoire is not strong or it is just an advice, we can use « should »
The contracted from of must not is mustn’t
- Should not shouldn’t
b) Can - to be able to
It expresses a physical and an intellectual ability
Ex 1: Students can run (physical ability)
- Students are able to run.
Ex 2: Students are able to speak English.
- Students are able to speak English.
c) May - to be allowed to (permission)
It expresses a permission and a probability
Ex 1: May I go out please? (Permission)
- Am I allowed to go out please?
Ex 2: Look at the sky, it may rain (probability)
(No equivalence)
4. The comparative and the superlative
a) The comparative
We use the comparative to compare:
- two animals
- two thing
- two persons
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Comparative of superiority
· More + long adjective + than
· Short adjective + er + than
Ex 1: My sister is more beautiful than your sister.
Ex 2: A plane is farther than a train.
- Comparative of inferiority
- Less + long adjective + than
Short adj
Ex 1: You are less intelligent than your brother.
Ex2: Bema is less big than teacher.
- Comparative of equality
- As + long adj + as
Short adj
Ex 1: Your shirt is as white as snow.
Ex 2: Our uniform is as bleu as the sky.
b) The superlative
We use the superlative when we compare one thing, one animal, one person with others
-
The
superlative of superiority
The most + long adjective
The + short adj + est
Ex 1: Tojo is the most handsome boy at our school.
Ex 2: The strongest man is Arnold.
-
The
superlative of inferiority
The least + long adj
Short adj
Ex 1: RNM is the least interesting RADIO
The irregular superlative and comparative
|
Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
|
Good |
Better than |
The best |
|
Bad |
Worse than |
The worst |
|
Far |
Farther than |
· The farthest · The furthest |
|
Big |
Bigger than |
The biggest |
Teacher Developer: ANDRIANAIVOALISOA Holinirina Dafinarindra
