Episode 27 — English For Giving Advice
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You're listening to Mr. English Podcast by Mr. English Podcast. Welcome back to the Mr. English Podcast. I'm Jessica. And I'm John. And today I really need some advice. Perfect, because today's episode is all about how to give advice in English. Good, because my life is full of situations. All right, John. What's going on? Well, I think my neighbor hates me. Why would your neighbor hate you? Because I accidentally walked into his apartment yesterday. Wrong door. John, it looked the same as mine. Same plant, same carpet. Okay, you need advice. Let's practice. Useful advice phrases. You should. You shouldn't. If I were you, I'd maybe you could. Why don't you? It might be a good idea to Okay, John. Here's my advice. You should apologize to your neighbor. H. Yeah, maybe. And you shouldn't walk into random apartments. But they look identical. Fine, then why don't you put a sticker on your door? A sticker? Like this is John's door. Yes, it might be a good idea to make your door look different. Okay, that's actually smart. If I were you, I'd be proud of that advice. Thank you. Welcome back to the Mr. English podcast. I'm Jessica. And I'm John. And today I really need some advice. Perfect. Because today's episode is all about how to give advice in English. Good, because my life is full of situations. All right, John. What's going on? Well, I think my neighbor hates me. Why would your neighbor hate you? Because I accidentally walked into his apartment yesterday. Wrong door. John, it looked the same as mine. Same plant, same carpet. Okay, you need advice. Let's practice. Useful advice phrases. You should. You shouldn't. If I were you, I'd maybe you could. Why don't you? It might be a good idea to Okay, John. Here's my advice. You should apologize to your neighbor. H Yeah, maybe. And you shouldn't walk into random apartments, but they look identical. Fine. Then why don't you put a sticker on your door? A sticker? Like this is John's door? Yes. It might be a good idea to make your door look different. Okay, that's actually smart. If I were you, I'd be proud of that advice. Thank you. Now it's your turn. Do you need advice? Actually, yes. I can't stop buying books. My room is full. Ah, easy. You should get a bigger room, John. Okay. Okay. You could donate the books you don't read. H, that might be a good idea. Or why don't you buy a Kindle instead? All books, no space needed. Wait, that's actually brilliant. I know. Sometimes I shock myself. You should. Strong advice. You shouldn't. Negative advice. Maybe you could. Soft, polite suggestion. Why don't you friendly suggestion? It might be a good idea to soft careful advice. If I were you, I'd more advanced, very natural advice phrase. Repeat after me. You should talk to him. You shouldn't worry too much. Maybe you could try this. Why don't you ask for help? If I were you, I'd do that. Great job. Your English sounds more natural already. You know, my mom gives the best advice. Last week, she told me, "If you're tired, go to sleep." That's very basic, but it worked. Sometimes simple advice is the best. John, what's the worst advice you ever got? Someone once told me, "If your phone is slow, put it in the freezer." Did you do it? Yes, and it broke. You shouldn't do that. Thanks for listening to episode 26 of the Mr. English podcast. You should subscribe. That's the best advice of the