1. Giving advice.

There are many different ways of giving advice.

You should tell him.
You ought to tell him.
Why not tell him?
Why don't you tell him?		 should  
ought to + infinitive
Why not  

Consider telling him. Consider + -ing form

Tell him. imperative form

If I were you, I would tell him.
 conditional sentence

 

Listen to how to say these sentences. Practise saying them.

2. Word order.

Put the words in order to make more sentences giving advice.

Listen to check your answers.

3. Can you remember?

Do you remember the examples in exercise 1? Type in the word to complete the examples. (All sentences are using the verb tell.)

4. Correct or incorrect?

Decide if these sentences are grammatically correct or incorrect.

Now go to TUTORIAL 1 and do exercise 1. Then return to GRAMMAR exercise 5.

5. Conditional sentences.

Compare these sentences.

If I drop out of medical school, Dad will be disappointed in me.
If I were you, I would forget him.


If + present tense / subject + will (not) + verb (first conditional sentence)
If I drop out of medical school, Dad will be disappointed in me.

If + past tense / subject + would (not) + verb (second conditional sentence)

If I were you, I would forget him.

(Note: The expression "If I were you" is often used when giving advice.)

Look at the different ways we can say this sentence.

If I were you, I would forget him.
If I were you, I'd forget him.
I'd forget him, if I were you.

6. Conditional sentences.

Are these sentences about real possibilities or imaginary situations?

7. Missing words.

Type in the missing words to complete the sentences.

8. Conditional sentences.

Use the words to write sentences. Remember to include the correct punctuation.

For example:

       (I) have time / do the shopping (real possibility)
       If I have time, I will do the shopping.

 

Now go to TUTORIAL 1 and do exercise 2.

9. Negation.

I am not angry.

Not is a negation word.

 

Read this part of a problem letter. Drag the negation words into the box.

Note: not ever = never

I never go to the cinema. = I don't ever go to the cinema.

Nobody, no one, nothing (pronouns)

Nobody came to the party. I have nothing to say.

Note: nobody = no one

Not (adverb) after verb

I am not angry. We do not like these people. Try not to worry about it.

No (adjective) before noun

I can think of no reason for inviting him. There were no people at the party.

Never (adverb) before verb

She never takes the rubbish out. We never have problems.

Remember: In English we don't normally put two negation words in a sentence.

For example:

I don't want nothing. I don't want anything.
She never says nothing. She never says anything.
There weren't no people at the party. There weren't any people at the party.

 

For more information about negation see the Grammar Reference.

10. Negation.

Put the word on the left in the correct place in the sentence.

11. Negative sentences.

Choose the correct word to complete the negative sentences

12. Negative sentences.

Type one word in the box, so that the second sentence means the same as the first.

Now go to TUTORIAL 1 and do exercise 3.

13. Missing words.

Drag the words to complete Stella's advice.