WHAT CAUSES SICKNESS?

Unhealthy conditions that lead to frequentLack of educationSickness usually results from a combination of causesParents did something wrong

Injury

Put a plaster on

Put some cream on

Go to the hospital

Have an injection

Take a painkiller

Have an X -ray

Sprain your wrist

Pull a muscle

Get an insect bite

Cut your hand

Break your arm

Hurt your shoulder

Giving advice with “had better” and “should”

• You should have an injection • She had better go to see a doctor • You should not ride your bicycle around here• She had better not put some cream on

You should put ice on it

You should take care of yourself a bit more

You had better go to the hospital

You had better have an injection

You had better have an X-ray

You should take some painkillers

You have better not speak up

Other way to advice • Why don't you go jogging?• How about eating less sugary food?

Other way to advice

For stronger advice you can use 'have to' or 'must':

You must see a doctorYou have to take her to see that movie. She'll love it!

Other way to advice • If I were you, I’d do some exercise

Other way to advice 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 .

Other way to advice Pre-IntermediateHave 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 ...

Other way to advice 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 .

Other way to advice 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 ...

Other way to advice 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 ...