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Here are useful expressions for the language function of giving advice and recommendations to other people.
Elementary
- (I think/I really think) you need to/must/should ...
- How about ...?
- It is usually a good idea to ...
- My suggestion/advice is (to) ...
- Why don't you ...?
- You could (try) ...
- You probably/definitely/really should ...
Pre-intermediate
- Have you tried ...?
- I (would) (strongly) suggest/advise that ...
- If I was/were you, I'd ...
- In my experience, ... works really well.
- It's generally best/a good idea to...
- One idea is to ...
- One thing you could/should/have to do is ...
- The best/most important thing (to do) is to ...
Intermediate
- ... might work.
- ... would probably work.
- ... (always) works for me.
- If I was/were in your place, I'd ...
- If that happened to me/In that case/If I had that problem, I'd ...
- My (main/personal) recommendation is/would be ...
- You'd better ...
- In this (kind of) situation, I (would) always recommend/advise ...
Upper Intermediate
- (If I was/were) in that (that kind of) situation, I'd ...
- Have you thought about ...?
- If it was/were me, I'd ...
- Make sure you (don't) ...
- The sooner you ... the better.
- Whatever you do, ...
- Your only option is to ...
- You have no choice but to ...
Advanced
- ... is worth a try.
- A (self-help) book I read recommends ...
- A piece of advice from ... that I'd like to pass on is to ...
- A wise man once said ...
- As the proverb says, ...
- I can't recommend ... strongly enough.
- You should ..., no doubt about it.
- It might be an old wives' tale, but ...
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