​Letters Giving Advice

Opening remarks

Thank you for your letter requesting ...

I am writing in reply to your letter asking for advice about ...

I hope the following advice will be of some help to you ...

I was sorry to hear about your problem ...

I just got your letter and I think I can help you ...

Here is what I think you should do, etc.


Expressions to advise

I strongly recommend that ...

I believe the best course of an action is ...

If I were you I would ...

I would suggest that ...


Why don’t you ...

It would be a good idea to ...

The best advice I can give you is ...

What you should do is ...

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 …

Have you tried …?

I would (strongly) suggest/advise that …

If I 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 … /… 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 …

If I were in that (that kind of) situation, I’d …

Have you thought about …?

If it 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 … 

… is worth a try/trying ...

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 …


Closing remarks

I trust you will accept this advice...

I hope this will be of help to you...

I would very much like to know if this was helpful...

Hope this has helped...

Let me know what happens, etc.


Give advice on

  • what laptop to buy
  • what present from abroad to buy
  • how to improve the foreign language skills
  • how to spend the money won in the competition
  • about your first travel abroad
  • what to do if you are bullied at school
  • on the first day at the university
  • on organizing an event(a prom, an anniversary, etc)
  • on living with a host family


Writing a letter of advice to a friend

Sample

Your friend wrote to you asking for advice on

  • how to manage his/her time efficiently while preparing for exams
  • how to cope with both study and doing household chores at home
  • what to do to relieve the anxiety before exams

Hi. How are you? I’m like you very busy preparing for my examinations at school. I’m sorry to hear that you’re feeling anxious and unhappy. But I am grateful that you have shared your problems and fears with me. I guess I can give you some advice.

To begin with, you told me you didn’t have enough time to prepare for so many tests. If I were in your shoes I would try to talk to your teachers who I am sure will understand you very well and may really help you . Also, I reckon you should make up a schedule to spend your time more efficiently. I am pretty sure it will work. So don’t worry! You’ll be fine.

Then, you told me you needed to help your mother do all the house chores because she was very tired after work and you also had to take some tutorial classes after-school every week. I know it is tiresome. Why don’t you ask your mother to find a housemate to help her? This way, you would devote more time to study. And another thing, why not reduce your time for tutorial classes and study hard at home on your own. I am sure you can do it.

And then, I know you are worried about your examinations and you are very tired. No matter how hard you have to work I would advise you to relax sometime. For example, you can listen to quiet music or do some exercise, walk or play some board games. These are likely to relieve your anxiety.

Besides, I’m sad to know that your parents think you are lazy and irresponsible. Talk to them. You should let your parents know about your problems and then they will understand you very well and support you.

So, don’t worry! There should always be a way out!

I hope this advice will be useful. Please write to me again to tell how things are going on or if you need any more help.

Regards, Jacky

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