Tugas 1.3 Praktik Media Pembelajaran – Drs. Syafrizal S, M.A – Budi Hartanto, S.

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Topik pembelajaran: Asking for and Offering Suggestion

Kompetensi Dasar Indikator

3.1. Menerapkan fungsi sosial, 3.1.1. Mengidentifikasi fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan
struktur teks, dan unsur unsur kebahasaan tindakan menyarankan untuk
kebahasaan teks interaksi melakukan atau tidak melakukan sesuatu dengan
interpersonal lisan dan tulis penjelasan.
yang melibatkan tindakan 3.1.2. Menjelaskan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
menyarankan untuk melakukan kebahasaan tindakan menyarankan untuk
atau tidak melakukan sesuatu melakukan atau tidak melakukan sesuatu dengan
dengan penjelasan, serta penjelasan.
meresponsnya, sesuai dengan 3.1.3. Menerapkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
konteks penggunaannya kebahasaan tindakan menyarankan untuk
melakukan atau tidak melakukan sesuatu dengan
penjelasan.

Asking and Giving Suggestion are English phrases used to express how to ask and give advice to
others.
Social Function:
To help someone who needs any suggestion or advice by giving our personal idea and opinion in
our daily life.
Asking for advice: Offering advice:
• Do you think I ought to/should ..........? • I think you’d better ..........
• What do you think I should ..........? • I advice you to ..........
• Do you have any ideas about how ..........? • If I were you, I’d ..........
• Should I try to ..........? • It would probably be a good idea if ..........
• If you were me, what would you ..........? • Why don’t you try to .........?
• If you were in my situation, would you • how about ..........
..........? • Have you thought about ..........
• Do you have any advice for me? • try to ..........
• Do you give me some advice? • I would not .......... if I were you
• Do you have any recommendation about a • You’d better not ..........
good hotel in Paris? • I’d say that you’d better ..........
• Can you recommend me ..........? • My advice is to ..........
• I suggest that ..........
• Let me suggest that ..........
• I recommend that ..........
• My recommendation is that ..........
 Responding the Advice
Accepting advice Refusing Advice
 Yes I’d like/love to.  I tried that, but
 That sounds like a good idea.  Thanks, but that will not work/help. Because
 Thank you / Thanks ..........
 I’ll do/try that  That’s a ggod idea, but ..........
 Why didn’t I think of that?  No, I’d rather not.
 I don’t feel like it.

Generic Structure
 Do you think I should+ Vl?  Can you recommend + noun?
 Do you think I ought to+ Vl?  S + should + Vl
 Do you think I had better+ Vl?  S + had better + Vl
 If + S + were + O, wha t+ would + S + Vl?  S + ought to + Vl
 Should + S + Vl + O?  S + advise + that + S + Vl
 Do you have any ideas about + V1ing?  S + recommend + that + S + Vl
 Do you have any recommendations about +  S + advocate+ that+ S + Vl
Vling?  S + advice + O + to + Vl
 Why don't you + Vl?  S + recommend + O + to + Vl
 Have you thought about+ V1ing?  S + advocate + O + to + Vl

Language Features:
1. Focused on individual participant
2. Use of simple present tense
3. Usually arranged in a form of question

Social Function is to Generic Structure: You +

warn her son to be Should + V1
more careful
Dialogue one Sample of using simple
Ujang : Mommy where are you?
present tense: S + V1
Mak Ujang : I am here my lovely son.
Ujang : Mommy, Look at my right elbow!
Mak Ujang : What’s wrong woth you? Offering
Ujang : I’ve fallen down from my bike, It’s hurt. suggestion/advice
Mak Ujang : You Should ride your bike more carefully.
Ujang : Okay mom. When I pass the the stall, suddenly there was a cat ran in front of
me.
Mak Ujang : Don’t be sad. Accpeting
suggestion/advice
 Social Function is to tell
his about what to do in
the future Generic Structure: You +
Dialogue two would be better to + V1
Jaenab : Why were you absent yesterday?
Mansur : I got the toothache.
Jaenab : Have you met a dentist?
Mansur : Yes, I have. But it’s still painfull
Jaenab : You would be better to avoid the sweet and freeze drink or food. You must brush
your teeth everyday.
Mansur : Yes, I will. Thank you for the advice.
Sample of using simple
present tense

Offering Accpeting
suggestion/advice suggestion/advice