GIVING ADVICE

Warm Up Questions

1 Who do you ask for advice?

2 What things are good to get advice about?

3 Do you take your time when buying something?

4 What was the last thing that you bought?

5 Do you prefer shopping online or in-person?

6 Do you prefer to pay by cash or by credit card?

Watch this YouTube Video

https://youtu.be/dEMXThjVxRg

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Listening Questions

Watch the YouTube video and answer the following questions.

1 What does Mindy ask Tony for?

2 What is Mindy thinking about buying?

3 What is Mindy’s price range?

4 Why does she want to buy a new car?

5 How often does she drive it?

6 How often does she go to the gym?

7 What kind of car does Tony recommend?

8 Has Mindy ever heard of the car that Tony recommends?

9 What does he recommend her to do so she can try it out?

10 Has Mindy ever heard of the car that Tony recommends?

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 Word Bank

advice | Do you mind if…? | go ahead | price range

reasonable | nothing too crazy | break down | compact car
reliable | test drive

Vocabulary Builder

Choose the word from the Word Bank that is closest in meaning to the following words.

1 a good price for something _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 something very expensive can be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 often doesn’t work _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Fill in the Blanks

Use the words from the Word Bank to complete the following sentences. You may have to
change the tense or form of the word.

1 They didn’t pay too much. The price was very _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

2 Sorry, that is out of my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. I am looking for something cheaper.

Mike: Can I talk to you?

Sandy: Please _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3.

4. I really need some _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on where to go on vacation.

5. Frank needs to buy a new car soon. It always _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _at the worst times.

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Grammar

Put the following sentences in the correct order.

1 ?/advice/Can/get/some/I
Grammar
2 buy/should/./that/this/or/one/

3 is/he/having/tough/./decision/making/a/time

4 suggestions/you/any/Do/have/me/for/?

5 opinion/?/which/,/is/In/your/best/one/the

6 idea/have/I/no/buy/what/I/should/?

7 some/need/./I/advice/where/on/vacation/to/go/on

8 Which/suits/best/the/me/?/one

Useful Vocabulary

It’s a lemon.
It’s a dud.
I’m on the fence.
It’s a coin toss.

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Transcripts

Mindy: Hey Tony, do you mind if I ask you for some advice?

Tony: Of course not. Please go ahead.

Mindy: I’m thinking about buying a new car. What kind of car should I buy?

Tony: Hmm… good question Mindy. What is your price range?

Mindy: I don’t know. Something reasonable and nothing too crazy.

Tony: Why do you want a new car?

Mindy: My car is very old, and it often breaks down.

Tony: I see. How often do you drive?

Mindy: Umm… I drive to work every day and I go shopping at the mall on the weekend.

Mindy: Is that all? Do you go anywhere else?

Tony: I go to the gym three times a week.

Mindy: I think you should buy a small, compact car.

Tony: Really? What kind should I buy?

Mindy: Have you seen the new Carbull models?

Tony: No, I have never heard of them.

Mindy: They are very reasonable and reliable. Why don’t you test drive one?

Tony: Great, I will. Thanks for your advice Tony.

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 Answer Key

Listening Answers
1 She asks him for some advice.

2 She’s thinking about buying a new car.

3 Something reasonable but not too crazy.

4 She wants to buy a new car because the one that she has always breaks down.

5 She drives to work every day and to the mall on the weekends.

6 She goes to the gym three times a week.

7 He recommends a small compact car.

8 No, she has never heard of it.

9 He recommends that she take it for a test drive.

10 He recommends it because it is very reasonable and reliable.

Vocabulary
Synonyms
1. reasonable 2. too crazy 3. break down 4. Do you mind 5. go ahead 6. think about 7. reliable
8. test drive

Fill-in-the-blanks
1. reasonable 2. price range 3. go ahead 4. advice 5. breaks down

Grammar Practice
1 Can I get some advice?

2 Should I buy this one or that one?

3 He is having a tough time making a decision.

4 Do you have any suggestions for me?

5 In your opinion, which one is the best?

6 I have no idea what I should buy.

7 I need some advice on where to go on vacation.

8 Which one suits me the best?

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