| Writing An emaitasking for or giving advice & Ce eae teen Se Ce ey ete oer eo a a ne anon : Smee ten! = sive him. (salad tdiedeabiaiadaaaaeeemmaaemammna B Hey Mike, 7) ‘Anemail asking for or giving advice | Thope you're well. My new flat is great, ‘A’ GREETING but I need some advice about something. ™%G)_ OPENING PARAGRAPH T've been having problems with my flatmate, Brian, and I don’t know what to do, I know I'm not the neatest person in the world, but Brian Is something else! He never does his share of the housework and the flat is constantly @ mess. It's annoying and it’s Impossible to concentrate in there with so many things lying around. Also, he wastes a lot of money on clothes and DVDs, and then he hasn’t got enough to pay the bills Yesterday, we got into an argument because he was broke again, and I had to pay the Whole electricity bill, instead of splitting it in half. I fee! helpless. What would you do if you were me? T hope I'm not troubling you too much, but I really need some advice. I'm counting on you, Greg Begin your email and say why you're writing. Use phrases lik ASKING FOR ADVICE I've been having problems with... and a like your advice + Lhope you can help me with a problem. + Ineed your advice about something that is troubling me, GIVING ADVICE + I'm sorry to hear that, you are having problems with, + Thope my advice will help you. + I've thought about your problem and I've come Up with the following solution. waineane a ASKING FOR ADVICE [GIVING ADVICE Explain the problem and | Give your advice how you feel and ask for | and make various advice. Use phrases like: | suggestions, + What should I do? phrases lik + Ife! terrible/down/ + First ofall, | (don’t think helpless and don'tknow | you should. What to do. + You'd better (not) + What would you do if you J+ If | were you, I. were me? + If were in your shoes, + What would you do ityou | ra. Oli lili ic tas were in my shoes? + Perhaps it would be a Dear Greg, + What do you suggest?” | good idea to. I'm sorry to hear that you aren‘t getting + Do you think I should..2 | « How/What about. along with your new flatmate. I thought + Why don't you..?, about your problem and I’ve come up with + Something else you can a few solutions, trys. First of all, I think you should sit down and talk with him, Make sure he understands CLOSING PARAGRAPH that what he is doing is annoying you. State anything you want to emphi If were you, I'd try to remain calm, and ‘email. Use phrases like: discuss the situation in detail, explaining how unfair it is. Nobody likes housework, so Perhaps it would be a good idea to create @ schedule where you can note down who does what and when. As for the bills, how about suggesting that he should get a part- time job so he can pay his share? He might listen to you, or at least he will understand there is a problem. The main thing is to talk about the problem. Otherwise, it’s only ASKING FOR ADVICE *Thope I haven't troubled you too much, + Let me know what you think ASAP. 'm counting on you, + Ilook forward to hearing from you. [GIVING ADVICE + Thope everything goes well + Let me know what happens. + Don't worry. You'll get over it. «There's no need to panic SIGNING OFF going to get worse, | That's all I have to say. I hope everything turns out OK. Let me know what happens, a Take care, il to a friend asking for advice on a problem : jen swap with another and write an email J ie im/her advice. Foll alove. " a le