Contoh Soal Informal Advice and Recommendation (Home and School Context)

Contoh Soal Informal Advice and Recommendation (Home and School Context) What does your parent usually do when you are going to try something new? Well, they usually give you an advice, right? What is advice? What is it for? How to give an advice wisely? Don’t worry. We’ll learn those things in this section!
Read the following situation.
Nina is going to have an English debate competition tomorrow morning. In your opinion, what will her mother say the night before?
Mom: Nina, have you had all your stuff prepared for tomorrow?
Nina: I have. Everything I need is in the bag.
Mom: Okay, that’s good. What time are you going to go tomorrow?
Nina: Around 6 a.m.
Mom: Well, you’d better go to bed now.
From the conversation, we can find that Nina’s mother is checking Nina’s preparation for the competition by asking, “Nina, have you had all your stuff prepared for tomorrow?” Moreover, we also know that Nina’s mother gives Nina an advice. She gave an advice to Nina to go to bed by saying, “Well, you’d better go to bed now.”
Now, think about this: why does Nina’s mother advice her to go to bed soon?
Now, read the following situation.
Nina will go to watch movie with her friends this afternoon. In your opinion, what will her father say before Nina going to the Cinema? Well, let’s find out what Nina’s father will say through the following conversation.
Father: With whom are you going to watch the movie?
Nina: With Marissa, Minka, and Rangga.
Father: What will you do after watching the movie then?
Nina: I think we’ll just grab some food and go home, Dad.
Father: Okay, it sounds good. But, remember, you’d better not go home late at 
night.

Nina: Sure. You can keep my word.
From the conversation, we know that Nina’s father asks Nina two questions. The first one is about with whom Nina will watch the movie. The second one is what Nina will do after watching the movie.
Besides that, Nina’s father is giving an advice. Can you find the advice? Well, the advice is about not to go home late at night. The advice can be seen in the following statement, “But, remember, you’d better not go home late at night.”
Now, think about this: why does Nina’s father advice her not to go home late at night?
From the conversation one and two, we can find two different advices.
  • First advice: ask Nina to go to bed soon. Why does Nina’s mother ask her to go to bed soon? From the situation, we can infer that Nina’s mother gave advice to her daughter to go to bed soon because Nina should go early in the morning. So, she should go to bed soon. Therefore, she will be fresh and punctual.
  • Second advice: ask Nina to not come home late at night. Why does Nina’s father ask her not to come home late at night? Well, because it is dangerous to come home late at night. It is for her safety.
So, from the conversations what can you say about giving advice?

From the two different situations, we can infer that giving advice is one of the ways to prevent bad things to happen.

When you give an advice, sometimes people you gave the advice will ask recommendation for further action, for example:
Nina: If I were you, I would not go to that restaurant?
Marissa: So, what do you recommend?
Nina: I recommend going to Rumah Teduh cafe.
From the conversation, we can infer that Marissa asks Nina’s recommendation on a good restaurant. So, Nina suggests Rumah Teduh cafe by saying, “I recommend going to Rumah Teduh cafe.”
To give recommendation, you can say the following expressions.
  • I recommend that you....
  • I suggest that you....
  • I recommend....

Contoh Soal Informal Advice and Recommendation (Home and School Context)



The purpose of giving an advice is to....
The following is the appropriate advice when your friend is about to sneak out in the middle of the lesson....

“If I were you, I would not take Anggrek Street in this hour.”

The expression above is appropriate to be given in the situation when....
Read the following conversation, then answer questions number 4-7.
Rangga: Marissa, what are you doing. You look so serious with your laptop.
Marissa: Well, I’m trying to download this MP3.
Rangga: Let me see the website. .... 5.
Marissa: Why not? It’s a common thing.
Rangga: ....6, isn’t it? I recommend that you buy the original CD.
Marissa: I guess so.
From the conversation, Marissa is...
Read the following conversation, then answer questions number 4-7.
Rangga: Marissa, what are you doing. You look so serious with your laptop.
Marissa: Well, I’m trying to download this MP3.
Rangga: Let me see the website. .... 5.
Marissa: Why not? It’s a common thing.
Rangga: ....6, isn’t it? I recommend that you buy the original CD.
Marissa: I guess so.
The most appropriate expression to fill in the blank number 5 is ....
Read the following conversation, then answer questions number 4-7.
Rangga: Marissa, what are you doing. You look so serious with your laptop.
Marissa: Well, I’m trying to download this MP3.
Rangga: Let me see the website. .... 5.
Marissa: Why not? It’s a common thing.
Rangga: ....6, isn’t it? I recommend that you buy the original CD.
Marissa: I guess so.
The most appropriate expression to fill in the blank number 6 is ....
Read the following conversation, then answer questions number 4-7.
Rangga: Marissa, what are you doing. You look so serious with your laptop.
Marissa: Well, I’m trying to download this MP3.
Rangga: Let me see the website. .... 5.
Marissa: Why not? It’s a common thing.
Rangga: ....6, isn’t it? I recommend that you buy the original CD.
Marissa: I guess so.
From the conversation, we can infer that Rangga....
Now, read the conversation between Minka and Nina, then answer questions number 8-10.
Nina: Minka, do you know that tomorrow we’ll have physics exam?
Minka: Oh, I forgot about that.
Nina: That’s terrible. If I were you, I’ll practice solving some problems in the book.
Minka: You’re right. I’ll try to do that at home tonight. How forgetful I am!
Nina: Well, I suggest that you write down the schedule in your note next time.
Minka: That’s a good idea. Thanks.
From the conversation between Minka and Nina, we know that....
Now, read the conversation between Minka and Nina, then answer questions number 8-10.
Nina: Minka, do you know that tomorrow we’ll have physics exam?
Minka: Oh, I forgot about that.
Nina: That’s terrible. If I were you, I’ll practice solving some problems in the book.
Minka: You’re right. I’ll try to do that at home tonight. How forgetful I am!
Nina: Well, I suggest that you write down the schedule in your note next time.
Minka: That’s a good idea. Thanks.
From the conversation, Nina advices Minka to....
Now, read the conversation between Minka and Nina, then answer questions number 8-10.
Nina: Minka, do you know that tomorrow we’ll have physics exam?
Minka: Oh, I forgot about that.
Nina: That’s terrible. If I were you, I’ll practice solving some problems in the book.
Minka: You’re right. I’ll try to do that at home tonight. How forgetful I am!
Nina: Well, I suggest that you write down the schedule in your note next time.
Minka: That’s a good idea. Thanks.
From the conversation, we can infer that Nina recommends that Minka....

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