Giving Advice and Expressing Warnings (context: Natural Disaster)

Giving Advice and Expressing Warnings (context: Natural Disaster)

see also Suggesting and Warning (context: Natural Disaster)

Objectives
Learners are able to understand the expressions of giving advice.
Learners are able to use expressions of giving advice.
Learners are able to understand the expressions of giving warnings.
Learners are able to use expressions of giving warnings.

Learn about it!

 

Now, pay attention to the underlined sentences:

Make sure we dispose the garbage in the proper places.
Do not throw your garbage in the wrong place.

Those two sentences were used by the teacher to warn the students not to do something. The sentences are called warnings. A warning means giving information about something bad that may happen if someone does something.

The reason for giving warnings is the people who give warning wants the person become more careful. On the text, the teacher warns the students not to throw the garbage in the wrong place because the improper garbage disposal will cause flood.

The following are utterances generally used to give warning:
Be careful of ....
Don’t ....
Beware!
Beware of ....
Look out!
Watch out!
Watch out for ....
Make sure + subject + verb ....

Now pay attention to the underlined sentences. Those sentences were used by Wina to advise Tony that if Tony went through Diponegoro street, he would get trapped in the traffic jam due to the landslide happening in Diponegoro street. You can use the following expression if you want to give advice to someone.

Lets Practice!

Question 1

This text is for question number 1-4.

Pay attention to the following dialogue between a teacher and students in the classroom. They are talking about what they should do when an earthquake happened.

Teacher : Did you watch news this morning? Last night, about 10 p.m, a magnitude 7 earthquake struck West Sumatera.

Aldo : Yes, mam. I also read the news on the internet that the earthquake happened exactly in Padang.

Teacher : Now, what I want to discuss with you all is, what we should do if an earthquake occurs. The most important thing when an earthquake occurs is you should keep calm. Why we should keep calm?

Dian : To be able to think well, mam.

Teacher : Yes, that is right. You can think well if you are not in a hurry. Then, the next important thing is you should protect yourself. You’d better protect your head by using a cushion or a helmet. Then if you are inside a room, you should quickly hide in a safe place such as under a table. Do not go outside and beware of the roof tiles and glass which might fall on you. So, what should we do when we are outside?

Tiara : We’d better stay away from buildings to avoid falling object such as broken windows or walls.

Teacher : Good. Overall, the most important is making sure that you stay calm. Do not be panic.

From the conversation above, the teacher’s advice when an earthquake occurs when you are inside a room is....

A.   Protect our head with cushion or a helmet and run outside the room quickly.

B.   Hide in a safe place to stay away from roof tiles and glass which might fall on you.

C.   Be panic to find the way out to protect our own self, especially to protect our head.

D.   Protect our head with a helmet and don’t stay under the table to avoid the roof tiles.

E.   Do not stay inside because the roof tiles and glass might fall on you.

Explanation
B. It is clearly stated on the text that when an earthquake happens and you are inside a room, you have to hide in a safe place to stay away from roof tiles and glass which might fall on you. 

Question 2

The one who gave advice about what you should do when an earthquake occurs and you are outside the room is....

A.   Tiara
B.   Dian
C.   Aldo
D.   Tiara and Aldo
E.   Aldo and DIan

Explanation
A. The one who gave advice when the teacher asking, “what should we do when we are outside?” is Tiara. Therefore the answer is Tiara. 

Question 3

People should be calm when earthquake happens because....

A.   People can think well when they are calm.
B.   People can protect their self when they are calm.
C.   People can run fast when they are calm.
D.   People can move easily when they are calm.
E.   People cannot think when they are calm.

Explanation
A. It is clearly stated in the text that people can think well when they are calm.
The answer can be found in the following utterance:

Teacher : Why we should keep calm?
Dian : To be able to think well, mam.
Teacher : Yes, that is right. You can think well if you are not in a hurry. 

Question 4

The following are warnings which are found on the text, EXCEPT....

A.   You should keep calm when an earthquake occurs.
B.   Do not panic when an earthquake happens.
C.   Make sure that you are in a calm condition.
D.   Beware of the roof tiles and glass which might fall on you.
E.   Do not go outside when you are inside while earthquake occurs.

Explanation

A. “You should keep calm when an earthquake occurs” is an advice.

Question 5

The following are included as advice, *** EXCEPT....***

A.   Do not go outside.
B.   I think you should stay at home.
C.   If I were you I would stay at home.
D.   You’d better take another street.
E.   You should not go through that way.

Explanation

A. Do not go outside! is a warning.

Question 6

The following are included as warning, EXCEPT....

A.   You’d better stay at home.
B.   Be careful of the landslide.
C.   Do not go outside.
D.   Beware of the barking dog.
E.   Stay away from the falling glass.

Explanation

A. You’d better stay at home is an advice.

Question 7

Pay attention to the following dialogue.

A : What should we do when an earthquake occurs?

B : You should be calm....

The underlined sentence can be replaced by the other advices. The following are advices can be used to replace the sentence,*** EXCEPT....***

A.   Don’t be panic or you will be in trouble.
B.   You’d better hide under the table.
C.   You should cover your head with helmet.
D.   It is better for you to be calm.
E.   If I were in your position, I will be calm.

Explanation

A. “Don’t be panic, or you will be in trouble” is not an advice. It is a warning.

Question 8

Pay attention to the following dialogue.

A : The water of Banten River is overflowing its bank. I cannot pass Tirtayasa street. What should I do?

B : ....

From the dialogue, the best advice to complete the dialogue is....

A.   Be careful of that street.
B.   Stay away from Tirtayasa street.
C.   If I were you, I would take another street.
D.   Do not pass that street.
E.   Do not stay at home.

Explanation

C. The statement, “If I were you, I would take another street,” is the advice; while the rests are warnings. 

Question 9

Situation: Diana has to go to the airport when suddenly a blizzard made her cannot go out.

The following are appropriate advices given by Luna to Diana, EXCEPT....
Single Answer

A.   Do not go out, you’ll get in trouble due to the blizzard.
B.   You’d better stay at home until the blizzard has gone.
C.   If I were you, I will reschedule my flight.
D.   It is better for you to cancel the flight.
E.   You should not go out due to the blizzard.

Explanation

A. “Do not go out, you’ll get in trouble due to the blizzard” is not an advice. It is a warning.


Question 10

From the following situation, make the most appropriate warning.

Situation: Ari was throwing garbage not in the appropriate place and the teacher warns him. The following is the best warning expressed by the teacher.

A.   You’d better not to throw it there, it will cause flood.
B.   Please throw the garbage in its place so flood will not occur.
C.   Do not throw the garbage in the wrong place, it will cause flood.
D.   You should place the garbage in the litter bin to avoid flood.
E.   It is better for you to keep the garbage in your pocket if you cannot find trash bin.

Explanation

C. The statement, “Do not throw the garbage in the wrong place, it will cause flood” is included as warning, while the rest are advices.

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