Expression+dialog

Using the word advice

The word advice is an uncountable noun. Uncountable nouns do not have plural forms. They cannot be used with the articles a/an.

He gave me some advice. (NOT He gave me an advice.) (NOT He gave me advices.)
Incorrect: Let me give you an advice.
Correct: Let me give you some advice.
Incorrect: She was always there to give great advices.
Correct: She was always there to give great advice.

To refer to a single item of advice, you can use the expression ‘a piece of advice’, ‘a word of advice’ or ‘a bit of advice’. However, these expressions are not very common. Advice is mainly used on its own.

If you are worried about your symptoms, contact your doctor for advice.

The expression some advice is very common.

I really need some advice.

Don’t confuse advice and advise. Advice is a noun whereas advise is a verb.

Incorrect: I would advice you to quit smoking.

Correct: I would advise you to quit smoking.

Ways of giving advice

In English, we use several different expressions to give advice.

Examples are:

You should act more responsibly.

You ought to consult a doctor.

If I were you, I wouldn’t let this happen.

Why don’t you consult a doctor?

It is a good idea to invest in real estate.

All of these expressions are used when giving friendly advice.

The expression you’d (= you had) better is used to give strong advice.

You’d better consult a doctor.

Take it from me

This expression is used when you are giving advice based on your own experience.

Take it from me, it isn’t worth buying a cheap laptop.

DIALOG GIVING ADVICE

Mr.adhi is complaining about his headache and Nurse Widhi is giving her advice.

Nurse Widhi                             : Good morning Mr. Adhi, introduce my name nurse Widhi,

Mr Adhi                                    : Good morning Nurse Widhi, I’m fine.

Nurse Widhi                             : Apparently you’re thinking about something? If I may know what you think?

Mr. Adhi                                   : I’m afraid my headaches will be getting worse, nurse.

Nurse Adhi                               : Have you taken your medicine?

Mr. Adhi                                   : No, I haven’t. because I have not had breakfast, nurse.

Nurse Widhi                             : You should immediately eat breakfast, so you can take medication, by taking medicine regularly, I’m sure you will be better soon.

Mr. Adhi                                   : Ok, I will do it now, thanks for you suggestion.

Nurse Widhi                             : You are welcome, later today I will be back again to see your condition. The next time you need help just find me in a nursing.

Mr. Adhi: Ok. Nurse Widhi

Promptly at 1:00 pm, room nurse Widhi come to Mr. Adhi to see the condition of Mr. Adhi

Nurse Widhi                             : Excuse me Mr. Adhi, may I come in?

Mr. Adhi                                   : Yes, please.

Nurse Widhi                             : You can rest?

Mr. Adhi                                   : Yes Nurse

Nurse Widhi                             : Nothing you complaining now?

Mr. Adhi                                   : No sisters, I feel better now

Nurse Widhi                             : Ok, my suggestion is always keep your condition, regular eating and rest sufficiently

Mr. Adhi                                   : Well my sisters would implement suggestions, thanks for the advice.

Nurse Widhi                             : you are welcome, happy to rest and get well

SUGGESTION EXPRESSION

Suggestion Expression is the statement for giving advice to make someone better next time. For example, parents suggest to their child, friend advises to other friend or to us. It released while someone has got bad condition or certain occasion.

Suggestion Expressions
Expressions
• I’d like to suggest that …….
• You should……..
• It’s better for you …………..
• You must ………
• Perhaps you should lie down
• It’s best to ….
• You need/ought to
• Make sure you ….
• It would be a good idea to see the doctor
• Why don’t you see the doctor? Accepting
• It’s a good suggestion
• Thanks, I’ll do it
• It sounds good
• I think good way
• I guess yes
• Yes, I suppose I should
• Yes, I will
• Ok
• All right
• May be Refusing
• Oh, I don’t think it’s necessary
• I guess not
• I don’t think so

Lost Money
One Day Jesicca lost her money in her bag,she look so sad and Barbara come.
Barbara            : Jessicaa why do you look so sad ?
Jesicca             : I have some problems Barbara .
Barbara            : What's Happened to you Jes ?
Jessica             : I'm very confused ! Because my money was lost .
Barbara            : What ? Are you serious ? And when ?
Jesicca             : Yesterday .I'm afraid to talk to my mom about it.
Barbara            : Jesicca , if you have some problem you should talk your family
Jesicca             : Yea, but with who ? My father not in my house.
Barbara            : In my opinion you must talk to your mother, and you should talk all about your problem. Your mother will understand with you.
Jesicca             : Do you think so ?
Barbara            : Oh yea,dont be afraid Jesicca , All is well.
Jesicca             : Hemzz ,, ok ,I will talk to my mom.Thanks for Your suggestion Barbara.
Barbara            : You're welcome Jesicca dont sad again ok .

Complaining and Giving Instruction

Komplain dan memberikan instruksi kali ini kita akan membahas materi berkaitan tentang kedua itu, langsung aja disimak :D 

1. Complaining

·         To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

·         To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.

A complaint is…

Complaints are expressions of "displeasure or annoyance" in response to an action that is seen by the speaker as unfavorable.

Making a complaint:

·         I do wish you could….

·         Excuse me, I’m afraid… 

·         I wish you wouldn’t mind…

·         Would you mind (doing)….?

·         Well, it is good for you to….

·         (Honestly!) I’m fed up with …

·         I wonder if you could help me…..

·         I’m sorry to have to say this, but….

·         Look, I’m sorry to trouble you, but…. 

·         (Well,) this is the most unsatisfactory.

·         Wouldn’t it be a good idea to/ not to….

·         I’ve got a bit of a problem here, you see…… 

·         Excuse me, there appears to be something wrong…

·         Excuse me, there seems to be something wrong with… 

Responding a complaint:

Positive response to complaints:

·         Oh, I’m sorry about that. 

·         I can’t tell you how sorry I am.

·         I wish it never happened. 

·         Oh dear, I’m really sorry. 

·         I’m so sorry, I didn’t realize.

·         I just don’t know what to say.

·         I'm so sorry, but this will never occur / happen again.

·         I'm sorry, we promise never to do the same mistake again.

·         I'm really sorry; we'll do our utmost/best not to do the same mistake again.

 Negative response to complaints:

·         Sorry there is nothing we can do about it.

·         I'm afraid, there isn't much we can do about it.

·         We are sorry but the food is just alright.

Delaying a complaint:

·         I suggest you leave it with us and we’ll see what can be done.

·         I suggest you leave it with us and we’ll see what we can do.

·         I’m afraid the manager/boss isn’t in at the moment. Could you call later?

·         I’m afraid we can’t help you at the moment. Could you leave your contact phone number and address? We will contact you soon. 

Rejecting a complaint:

·         Well, I’m afraid there is nothing we can do about it actually. 

·         Well, I’m afraid there isn’t much we can do about it.

2. Giving Instruction

     a.Definition

       Giving instruction is an expression for give or ask somebody to do something that we want.

·                         The tense used in giving instruction is simple present.

·                         Giving instruction is releveance with procedure text

    b. Giving instruction are:

1.              1. Command     

•      Verb (+ O).
 e.g:Watch out, come here, etc.

•      Please + V (+ O).

         e.g:Please clean your room.

•      V (+ O) + Please.

         e.g:Wash this towel, please.

1.              2. Prohibition

•      Don’t + V (+ O).
e.g:Don’t close it!

•      Don’t + V (+ O) + Please.
e.g:Don’t be noise,please.

•      Would you mind not + V-ing (+ O).
e.g:Would you mind not reading my book.

    c. Kinds of giving instruction:

1.                   . Verb 1, e.g:

·                         Wash your hand.

·                         Sit down.

     2. Be + adjective, e.g:

·                         Be your self.

·                         Be a good student.

·                         Be happy.    

     3. Infinitive without to

·                         Close the door!

·                         Open the window!

·                         Turn off the computer!

·                         Move the chair!

     4. Don’t + V-infinitive, e.g:

·                          Don’t armb!

·                          Don’t disturb!

·                          Don’t touch!

·                          Don’t kill him.

·                          Don’t cry.

     5. No + V-ing, e.g:

·                          No smooking!

·                          No swimming!

·                          No parking!

·                          No catching !

·                          No diving !

Asking for Instructions:

·                          How do you (do this)?

·                         What is the best way to . . . ?

·                          How do I go about it?

·                         What do you suggest?

·                         How do you suggest I proceed?

·                         What is the first step?

Giving Instructions Sequencing:

·                         First, (you) . . .

·                         Then, (you) . . .

·                         Next, (you) . . .

·                         Lastly, (you) . . .

Starting out:

·                         Before you begin, (you should . . .)

·                         The first thing you do is . . . .

·                          I would start by . . .

·                          The best place to begin is . . .

·                          To begin with,

Continuing:

·                         After that,

·                         The next step is to . . .

·                         The next thing you do is . . .

·                         Once you've done that, then . . .

·                         When you finish that, then . . .

Finishing:

·                         The last step is . . .

·                         The last thing you do is . . .

·                          In the end,

·                          When you've finished,

·                          When you've completed all the steps

Dialog of complaining :

This Is Not How I Ordered It.

Elan: Excuse me! Would you mind telling me who’s the cook?

Sam: What’s wrong, Sir? Is there anything I can help you with?

Elan: Well, as you can see, I ordered a chicken parmigiana and the chicken is not well-cooked.

Sam: I really apologize for this mistake. Allow me to get you a better dish.

Elan: That’s alright, but you people have been running this restaurant for so long! Usually such things do not happen here.

Sam: It’s a random mistake. I apologize on behalf of my chef.

Elan: I would appreciate if you can replace it with a well-cooked dish.

Sam: Sure. Thank you for your patience.

Dialog of instruction :

Syarifah           : Hey Lidya !

Maulidya         : What happened ?

Syarifah           : Move from the place ?

Maulidya         : What should you do ?

Syarifah           : I want to sit here. I want to watch my favourite channel.

Maulidya         : Oh, NO. I want to watch my favourite channel too.

Syarifah           : I’m first. Your favourite channel still 5 minutes for beginning.

Maulidya         : Allright my sister ..

Modals for Expressing Ability

Modals can be used to express ability. Can, could, and be able to are used to express ability. Can is used to show physical ability including the five sense: see, hear, feel, smell, taste. I can sing. I can sing a song for you! I can feel I can feel happy when you tell me a joke. I like to touch my sweater. It has a wonderful texture. Can is used to express a skill that requires training or practice. He can play the piano. She can play chess. They can sing arias. Can is used to express an opportunity. I can buy a new suit. You can buy a television set. We can read a book together. Can is used to give permission in casual situations. May is used to give permission in formal situations. He can go to the park by himself. She can drive the car to school. You can leave as soon as you finish answering your test You can go without me if you are in a hurry. Be able to can be used instead of can in either the past or the present or will + be able to for the future. I wasn't able to go to the party because I had to work. She was not able to go to work because she was sick. We are able to take care of ourselves. Cannot and can't are both negative forms of can. Most birds cannot swim. Most fish cannot fly. Could is the past form of can. The negative form is could not or couldn't. I couldn't go to the party because I had to work. She could not go to work because she was sick.

A: Can you play the guitar?
B: Yes, but not very well.
A: Can Cyntia ride a bike?
B: No, she can’t. He’s too young.
A: Does Budi speak German?
B: Yes, he speaks very well.
A: Does Ricky sing?

B: Not really. He has no talent in that area.
A: Is Monica good at dancing?

B: Yes, she’s a great dancer.
A: Do you know how to use a computer.
B: Of course!

Expressions of Possibilities
Possibility is used when we are talking about the future, we often don’t really know what will happen.

Expression to Ask About Possibilities
Would there be any possibility of …?
Do you think we are capable of …?
Would it be possible for (somebody) to …?
I think that would be possible ….
Is it possible to …?
Yes, there is a possibility ….

Responding:
Yes, it is.
That’s possible.
Sure. It can be.
I think so.
Perhaps.
It’s possible.
Not a chance!
That’s not possible.

Contoh Dialog Berisi Expression of Possibilities
Read the dialogue and answer the questions.
Son      : Daddy, what time did Uncle Jono leave for Bali this morning?
Father  : At 10 a.m, dear.
Son      : Why is he going there?
Father  : He plans to attend a conference.
Son      : What is he doing now?
Father  : Well, it is 9 p.m. now. I’m not sure. He could be reading a magazine or a newspaper. He could be watching TV in his room. He might be preparing something for a meeting. But I’m sure that Uncle Jono must be in his room now because he is not accustomed to going out late at night.
Son      : What about tomorrow Daddy?
Father  : He’ll probably see his colleagues or perhaps he’ll have a meeting.

Expressing commands and requests

caksin blogger, Jumat, 03 Juni 2011

A. Practice the dialogue, to ask someone to do something.
Ardi : It’s hot here. Isn’t it?
Banu : Yes, it is. I think it will help if we open a window.
Ardi : That’s right. Will you open it, please?
Banu : Yes, certainly.
{a minutes later}
Ardi : Well, it’s ok now.
Banu : What about using the fan?
Ardi : That’s a good idea. It will be more comfortable. Would you switch it on?
Banu : All right. I’ll try.
Ardi : Does it work?
Banu : Yes, it cooler now.

Now, listen to more examples of expressing commands and requests.
- Will you open it, please?
- Could you help me please?
- Would you hold on a moment, please?
- Please, sit down.
- Keep quiet would you, please?
- Would you be quiet, please?

B. Responses for commands and requests are:

- Positive responses: - Negative responses:
a. Yes, of course a. I’m sorry I can’t
b. Certainly b. sorry, I can’t
c. All right c. I’m sorry, but I have to …..
d. Ok