LANGUAGE OF PERSUASION – STRONG AND WEAK EXPRESSIONS USED

TO CRITICIZE, REPROACH OR ADVISE

1. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets, using formal and
informal way of persuasion.

a) Let’s paint the room white. (suggest)

I ……………………………………………………………………….

b) You must write in blue pen. (insist)

We ……………………………………………………………………..

c) I would really like you to stop blaming me. (I’d rather)

I’d rather………………………………………………………………..

d) You should try to remember it. (better)

You’d ………………………………………………………………….

e) I think you should apologise to your friend. (ought to)

You …………………………………………………………………….

f) I think it’s a good idea to go to UK by plane. (were)

If ………………………………………………………………………..

g) I wish you wouldn’t use my computer. (rather)

I………………………………………………………………………….

2. Choose the most appropriate word:

a) He suggests to leave /that we leave /we’re leaving now.

b) Are they insisting that you should pay /paid /are paying?
c) I think you ought think /to think /thinking about it.
d) Isn’t it high time you go /went / have gone to bed this evening.
e) You’d better to start /start /started thinking about your homework.
f) It’s about time he stop /stopped /had stopped playing on the computer
game?