Suggestions and advice

When there are everyday problems in the workplace, o0 New language Prefi xes and suffixes
it is useful to know how to make suggestions and offer Aa Vocabulary Everyday workpl ace problems
advice. There are several ways to do this in English. ~ New skill Making suggesti ons

271 KEY LANGUAGE MAKING SUGGESTIONS

You can use a number of phrases to offer advice or make suggestions. "How about" and "what
about" take the "-ing"
Some of these take the base form of the verb, and others need the "-ing" form. form of the verb.

Good idea! What about trying

How about putting the video online? the new software?
This structure is
useful for more
informal suggestions.

Use "we" and "us" to make a

suggestion for collaborative action .

Why don't we make Let's ask the others

this a weekly meeting? for their opinions.

We could use the

spare meeting room.

7 2 HOW TO FORM SUGGESTIONS Informal suggestions take the "-ing"

When making a form of the verb.

suggestion, the SUGGESTION VERB REST OF SENTENCE

form of the verb
depends on who How about putting
you are addressing. What about

the video online?

We could
Why don't we put
Let's

Use the base form when suggesting

a group action with "we" or "us."

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 8.4 CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS IN EACH SENTENCE

He have I has excellent typing skills. ~ 9 We haves I have monthly training sessions.

0 They don't I doesn't have interviews today. 0 He don't I doesn't have experience with animals.

f) He haven't I hasn't got a diploma. 0 He's have I has a Master's degree.

8 I don't have I don't got any experience. 0 They have I got a lot of inexperienced staff.

0 Do you has I have good IT skills? 0 She's got I have super negotiation skills.

8.5 READ THE ONLINE PROFILE AND MARK THE STATEMENTS

. . . . THAT ARE CORRECT

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Sam has never edited photographs.
( Ill r ( Sam has edited photographs.

Sam Bradley . photographer I

0 Sam loves working with children. D
I SKILLS I CONTACT
HOME Sam loves working with animals. D
Experience: f) Sam won a regional competition. D
I have a lot of experience in digital photography and
photo editing . I love working with animals and nature,
Sam won a national competition . D
and I won my first regional
competition when I was 13. In
8 Sam didn't organize field trips. D
college, I chaired the Photography Sam organized field trips at college. D
Club and arranged speakers,
training , and field trips. I have some 0 Sam worked in an office. D
experience of working in an office,
having spent a summer working for
Sam didn't work in an office. D
a nature magazine.
9 Sam has excellent photography skills. D
Skills: ·11 I d
Sam has good negotiation skills. D
• I have excellent photography and editing ski s earne
from my degree and many years of experience. . 0 Sam's degree is is photography. D
. wn and with animals.
• 1 enjoy working 1n teams, on my o•
Sam's degree is in dance and drama. D
Qualifications: 0 Sam has a photography diploma. D
• BA Dance and Drama (2014)
• Diploma in Pet Photography (2016) Sam has never studied photography. D

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