EMPOWER B1: UNIT 6 Should for Advice | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

AT WORK: One of my colleagues keeps asking me out. He knows I'm married!

I think you should divorce your husband!/ I think you should go to HR and report him. / I think you should be grateful!

AT WORK: One of my colleagues wears such strong perfume, I think I am going to pass out from the smell. She sits next to me.

I think you should wear a clothespin on your nose./ I think you should buy her some new perfume.

AT WORK: My boss favours liquid lunches. You can never speak to him after lunch.

I think you should report him. / I think you should go to lunch with him! At least it'll be fun.

AT WORK: My boss is fooling around with one of my colleagues.

I think you should blackmail him!

AT WORK: One of my colleagues talks badly about everybody.

You should ask him/ her why he/she feels the need to do so?/ I think you should ask if she is ok and then ask why she does this?

AT WORK: One of my colleagues has extremely bad breath.

You should leave him an anonymous note./ You should leave mints on his desk. Maybe he'll get the hint.

AT WORK: When John talks to me, he invades my personal space.

You should video the encounter and then show your boss. It's weird!

AT WORK: Someone at work is farting... a lot!

You should buy a fart detector.

AT WORK: Ana works too hard. It's making me look bad.

You should start taking Ana out for ( a lot of )drinks at lunchtime!!!

AT WORK: Vero isn’t accepting my Facebook friendship request.

You should ask her why.

AT WORK: I brought in some homemade brownies and Laura took four!

You should remember that Laura is allergic to nuts and make brownies with nuts the next time!

AT WORK: I think my client from the USA is in love with me.

You should consider how rich he/she is.

AT WORK: Someone stole a doughnut from my desk.

You should look for a person with powdered sugar on his/her mouth. /You should get over it.

AT WORK: One of my work colleagues is just too attractive. It's distracting.

You shouldn't look./ You should just enjoy the view!

I don't like my mother-in-law! She is so annoying.

You should move away./ You should find her a boyfriend.

Someone I work with smells very, but very bad.

You should talk to him/her. / I don't think you should say anything.

I eat too much fast food.

Maybe you should start cooking your own food. / I think you should start ordering healthy food.

I feel lazy in the morning.

I think you should start going to bed earlier. / Maybe you should start exercising in the morning.

I'm exhausted.

You should try to get some sleep. / You should try to relax.

The weather is cold and rainy.

You should stay at home. / You should call an Uber. / You should take an umbrella.

I’m broke.

I think you should get an extra source of income. / You should try to save some money.

I stepped on a rusty nail.

You should wash your wound well. / I think you should get a tetanus shot.

I'm fat.

I think you should go on a diet. / Maybe you shouldn’t eat so much candy. / You should get some exercise.

My girlfriend dumped me.

You should find another one. There are plenty of fish in the sea! /I think you should socialise a bit more.

I can't swim.

I think you should take swimming lessons./ I don't think you should go in the deep end of the pool.

It's my mother's birthday tomorrow.

You should get her a nice present. / You should give her a phone call. / You should take her out to a nice restaurant in Aranda.

I failed my English test.

You should study harder. / I think you should take English more seriously.

I can't sleep at night.

You should turn off your screens one hour before bed. / I think you should drink a glass of warm milk.

I have a terrible headache.

You should slow down/ take a break. / I think you should consider taking some painkillers.

My car broke down on the motorway.

You should call your insurance company. / You should call a tow truck./ You should buy a new car!