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WRITING T O EXPLAIN OR AD VIS E

Good advice
A piece of advice tells someone the best, easiest, or
quickest way to do something, or suggests how to solve • A good explanation must be well structured in order
a problem. to deliver the information in a clear and logical way.

Sympathy
Advice needs to be authoritative but friendly. Using a Personal pronouns
sympathetic and positive tone will encourage the reader.
A writer can address the reader directly by using you,
or refer to his or her personal opinion with I. This helps
the good news is don’t worry to build a relationship with the reader, who should then
be more receptive to the advice.

you could I find

Annie Suggestions

Strong suggestions such as you should are effective
because they encourage the reader to act. However,
it’s best to include a few gentler suggestions, such as
you could or you might, to maintain a friendly tone.
The good news is that there are lots of simple
ways to stop the stench. First of all, you should you should wash your feet
wash your feet and change your socks every
Strong suggestions tell
day. You could also try special foot deodorants,
the reader what to do.
but I find that spraying normal deodorant on your
feet works just as well. A guaranteed way to get
rid of the smell is to wash your feet with an
antibacterial soap. If you do this twice a day,
you should banish smelly feet within a week. Guaranteed results
The text needs to show how the advice will help.
Here are some other useful tips:
It should emphasize what will happen if the advice
• Wear socks and shoes made from natural is or is not followed.
fibers because they let your feet breathe,
unlike synthetic materials.
• Wear open-toed sandals in the summer and If you do this twice a day, you
go barefoot at home in the evenings. should banish smelly feet
• See a doctor if these simple measures within a week.
don’t help.

Good luck.
Yours truly, Bullet points
Annie Advice leaflets or columns often break down the
information into bullet points, so that the reader can
read and follow the pieces of advice easily.