Unit 5 communication Asking for and giving advice Asking for advice Giving advice What do you suggest? What do you advise me to do? What should I do? What do you think I should do? Do you think that I should ? If you were me/in my place/in my position, what would you do? 14 5.2 My advice/suggestion is to One/A good idea is to The best thing to do is Why don t you ? How about ing? I would recommend ing I suppose it s better/essential/necessary to /that you (In my opinion,) you should /you shouldn t (In my opinion,) you ought to /you ought not to I (would) advise/recommend/suggest ing If I were you, I would If I were in your place/position/shoes, I would You had (you d) better /you had better (you d) better not Listen to these dialogues between some clients and a beautician and complete the scripts with the missing phrases used for asking for and giving advice. 1. C: I ve had a hard time at work and I look tired and pale, sort of washed out . What kind of make-up ......................................? B: ...................................... to give you a healthy glow is to apply a bright red lipstick and a warm peach blush to make you look rested and youthful. 2. C: My skin is beginning to appear wrinkled and saggy. ..................................... to prevent ageing skin? B: ...................................... to apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen every day and use anti-ageing products that will make your skin tighter, less wrinkled, and younger-looking. 3. C: I have always been quite pale and as I get older, my pale skin is becoming more evident. What colours ...................................... use for my make-up? 15 ......................................, PAIR WORK. Using the suggested phraseology, practise these dialogues. 1. A client with fair skin asks the beautician for some advice on how to enhance her fair skin and accentuate her blue eyes. The beautician suggests her that the most 54 neutral soft tones create a fresh look and are ideal for lighter skin tones. ...................................... avoid bright colours and in particular blue eyeshadow! 4. C: What colours ...................................... women with olive complexion ...................................... use? B: To add freshness and create a brighter, more radiant appearance, ...................................... using pink, peach or bronze tones, which beautifully complement olive skin tones. 5. C: ......................................, ...................................... to get rid of or conceal the dark circles under my eyes? B: To brighten the under-eye area, ...................................... use a color corrector in orange as a base underneath your concealer to neutralise any purple darkness before gently patting a concealer on top. B: flattering make-up colours for her skin tone are soft pink, coral and peach shades. Earth toned, gold and coppers are perfect to emphasise the colour of her eyes.