IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

write a 'two questions in one' essay
increase your chances of a high score in Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA)
write complex sentences with despite/ although concession clauses and participle clauses.

01. Discuss the questions with a partner.

1. How many different social media accounts do you have?
2. What effect does social media have on your relationships with your friends and family?
3. Do you think people use social media too often?

Make sure you are clear how common verbs in writing are used grammatically in a sentence. Many require specific grammar or structures and it is easy to confuse them.

02. Decide which options are grammatically correct. Sometimes more than one option is correct.

1. The IT security team has (advised/ recommended/ suggested) that we don't give out personal information to strangers on social media.

2. I don't advise I (recommend/ suggest) spending more than two hours on social media every day- it is better to speak to people face-to-face.

3. I (advise / recommend / suggest) against using the same password for all your social media platforms.

4. He was looking for a new gaming laptop so I (advised/ recommended/ suggested) to him that he look at comparison reviews on YouTube.

5. As I love photos, my sister (advised/ recommended/ suggested) Instagram to me.

03. Make a note of the verb patterns that can be correctly used for the verbs advise and suggest, and write an example sentence to help you remember how to use them. Here is an example with recommend.

(i) recommend+ (that)*+ clause
I recommend (that) you limit the time you spend playing online games.

(ii) recommend+ -ing
I recommend limiting the time you spend playing online games.

(iii) recommend+ something+ to+ someone
I recommended a new study app to my brother.

* optional

Model Answer

to advise
(i) advise+ (that)*+ clause
I (would**) advise that you record yourself practising a Part 2 Speaking task.
(ii) advise+ someone+ to infinitive
I advised him to record a Part 2 test and listen back to it.
(iii) advise+ -ing
I don't/wouldn't** advise turning up to the /ELTS test without ID - they won't let you sit the test.
(iv) advise+ against+ -ing
My teacher advises against learning answers off by heart.
to suggest
(i) suggest+ (that)*+ clause
I suggest (that) you spend more time working on your pronunciation.
(ii) suggest+ -ing
I suggest spending more time working on your pronunciation.
(iii) suggest+ to+ someone+ that+ clause
I suggested to him that he watch an online video of the Speaking test to help him improve.

* optional
** would is more polite/formal

IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

01. Discuss the questions with a partner.

02. Decide which options are grammatically correct. Sometimes more than one option is correct.

03. Make a note of the verb patterns that can be correctly used for the verbs advise and suggest, and write an example sentence to help you remember how to use them. Here is an example with recommend.

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