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Pay attention to the following dialogue then identify the expression of asking for and

giving suggestions and the responses:

Clare: I really wanna go on vacation. But tickets for domestic flights are really
expensive.  What should I do, Jerry? 
Jerry: Maybe you can go to somewhere not too far . There are actually several
places near Jakarta that you can go for vacation, like Pulau Seribu. You only
have to take a boat. I bet it’s not that expensive.

Clare: Boats? No, I don’t think so. I can’t ride boats more than an hour. I would
get seasick. 

Jerry: Hmm…  How about somewhere out of town that is reachable by train or


bus?  You can go to Yogyakarta, Surabaya, or Malang. There are many tourist
attraction that you can visit there.

Clare: I have visited all of that places before. I want to go somewhere new. 

Jerry: Then I think you have to go abroad.  You can go to Singapore for


example. I heard that international flight tickets are not as expensive as
domestic flights. Maybe around 700.000 to 800.000?   

Clare: Now that sounds like a good idea! But how about the hotels? The flight
tickets are cheaper, but hotels might be more expensive.  Do you have any
recommendation for good but cheap hotels? 

Jerry: I think there are many good and cheap hotels that you can find on Air
BnB. But,  here is a tip, don’t choose the one that is in the middle of the city,
instead choose the one that’s a little bit farther from the city. 

Clare: But then it would be hard to go to the tourist attraction right?  How


should I get there then?

Jerry: You don’t have to worry.  You should just take the bus.  The bus’ route
covers all part of the city.  And I suggest you to get a tourism pass.

Underline the expression of Asking for and Giving Suggestions and the Responses in the
dialogue above!
SOME EXPRESSION OF SUGGESTIONS

Asking for Suggestions:

 What should I do? (Apa yang harus kulakukan?)


 Do you have any recommendation? (Apa kamu punya rekomendasi?)
 How should I... (Bagaimana caranya… ?)
 Do you have any idea? (Kamu ada ide?)

Giving Suggestions:

 Maybe you can… (Mungkin kamu bisa…)


 How about/ what about… (Bagaimana jika…)
 I think you have to… (Aku rasa kamu harus…)
 Here is some tips… (Ini beberapa tips…)
 You should… (Kamu harus…)
   I suggest… (Aku sarankan…)
 Let’s… (Ayo…)
 What if… (Bagaimana jika…)
 You need to… (Kamu harus...)
 You ought to... (Kamu sebaiknya...)
 You had better... (Kamu sebaiknya...)

Exercise : Pay attention to the pictures below, then give two suggestions to each
problem in the pictures!

For example:

Suggestions:

1. They should wash the dishes

2. They had better clean the kitchen


1. Suggestions for picture no 1:

1. ............................................................

2. ............................................................

2. Suggestions for picture no 2:

1. ............................................................

2. ............................................................

3. Suggestions for picture no 3:

1. ............................................................

2. ............................................................

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