A list of useful expressions for the language function of giving advice and recommendations to other people.
Elementary
- (I think/I really think) you need to/must/should …
- How about …?
- It is usually a good idea to …
- My suggestion/advice is (to) …
- Why don’t you …?
- You could (try) …
- You probably/definitely/really should ...
Pre-intermediate
- Have you tried …?
- I (would) (strongly) suggest/advise that …
- If I was/were you, I’d …
- In my experience, … works really well.
- It’s generally best/a good idea to…
- One idea is to …
- One thing you could/should/have to do is …
- The best/most important thing (to do) is to …
Intermediate
- … might work.
- … would probably work.
- … (always) works for me.
- If I was/were in your place, I’d …
- If that happened to me/In that case/If I had that problem, I’d …
- My (main/personal) recommendation is/would be …
- You’d better …
- In this (kind of) situation, I (would) always recommend/advise …
Upper Intermediate
- (If I was/were) in that (that kind of) situation, I’d …
- Have you thought about …?
- If it was/were me, I’d …
- Make sure you (don’t) …
- The sooner you … the better.
- Whatever you do, …
- Your only option is to …
- You have no choice but to …
Hi Female, 19
I think that the problem is the comunication of your relationship, because i see that you need more love and your partner not express his feelings. I think you should bring your relationship in love therapy. If i were you, i’d do a lot of things because your partner express more his feeligs and more things, unless you could end a relationship because in the future i think that your relation will end.
see you soon.
Míriam