[Functions] Asking for and giving advice Flashcards

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Reformulate with ‘think’

Should I take her somewhere special?

Yes.

A

Do you think I should take her somewhere special?

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Maybe Paris. I/think I could propose at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

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Maybe Paris. I was thinking I could propose at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

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Is it what Becky would really like?

I just don’t know. What do you _ (= предлагаешь)?

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Is it what Becky would really like?

I just don’t know. What do you suggest?

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Well, I you / I take her somewhere special.

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Well, if I were you, I’d take her somewhere special.

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What / you buy? (что бы ты купила) A big diamond, right? So she could show it to her friends?

A

What would you buy? (что бы ты купила) A big diamond, right? So she could show it to her friends?

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Seriously?? Tom, do you know Becky at all?
It/ much better / buy something that’s her style, something that you think she’ll like.

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Seriously?? Tom, do you know Becky at all?
It’s much better to buy something that’s her style, something that you think she’ll like.

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So, where/ you think/ should / take my mother on holiday?

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So, where do you think I should take my mother on holiday?

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I you / I take her somewhere warm, like Italy.

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If I were you, I’d take her somewhere warm, like Italy.

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You’ve been to Italy lots of times, haven’t you? Where would you recommend / take her?

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You’ve been to Italy lots of times, haven’t you? Where would you recommend taking her?

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Well, you should _ (обязательно) go to Rome – it’s such a beautiful city.

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Well, you should definitely go to Rome – it’s such a beautiful city.

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And when would you go?

Er, let me see. Well, it / not / good idea/ go in July or August, as it’s much too hot for sightseeing then.

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Well, it’s not a good idea to go in July or August, as it’s much too hot for sightseeing then.

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And where / you think / we / stay in Rome?

Well, there are some lovely hotels in the centre, but they’re at least €200 a night.

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And where do you think we should stay in Rome?

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I can’t afford to pay that much!

Oh, well, in that case it / probably worth / find a hotel outside the centre, then.

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Oh, well, in that case it’s probably worth finding a hotel outside the centre, then.

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_ (намного лучше ехать - go) in May or June, when it isn’t quite as hot.

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It’s much better to go in May or June, when it isn’t quite as hot.

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Oh, well, in that case it’s probably worth finding a hotel outside the centre, then.

Yes, that m_ s_ (= звучит разумно). Thanks for your advice.

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Yes, that makes sense (= звучит разумно). Thanks for your advice.

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