💬 Function: Seeking & Giving Advice
1ère Bac Sciences et Technologies Mécaniques STM
📌 Introduction
Knowing how to seek and give advice is essential in daily life, school, and future careers. It helps you solve problems and support others.
🔍 Seeking Advice
Polite Ways to Seek Advice
Formal / Polite
- Could you advise me on…?
- What would you suggest?
- May I ask for your advice?
- How should I…?
Informal / Friendly
- What should I do?
- Can you help me decide?
- Any ideas?
- What do you think I should do?
Example: “I’m struggling with my Biology project. What would you suggest to improve my results?”
💡 Giving Advice
Effective Ways to Give Advice
Strong Advice
- You should…
- You ought to…
- You must…
- It’s better to…
Gentle Suggestions
- You could…
- Why don’t you…?
- Have you thought about…?
- Maybe you could…
Example: “Your data seems inconsistent. You should repeat the experiment to confirm the results.”
🌍 Real-Life Situations
Here’s how to use advice in common school and science situations:
Problem: “I failed my Chemistry test.”
Seeking Advice: “What should I do to improve?”
Giving Advice: “You could review your notes every day and ask the teacher for help.”
Problem: “Our group doesn’t agree on the experiment method.”
Seeking Advice: “What would you suggest we do?”
Giving Advice: “Why don’t you discuss each method and vote?”
✅ Exercise 1: Choose the Right Phrase
Select the best way to seek or give advice:
1. Your friend is nervous about an oral exam. You say:
2. You don’t understand your Physics homework. You ask:
✍️ Exercise 2: Write a Dialogue
Write a short dialogue (4 lines) between two students:
- Student A has poor results in Biology.
- Student A seeks advice.
- Student B gives helpful advice.
📌 Summary
- Seeking Advice: “What should I do?”, “Can you help me?”
- Giving Advice: “You should…”, “Why don’t you…?”
- Use should for strong advice, could or why don’t you for gentle suggestions.
- Always be polite and respectful when giving advice.
