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GIVING SUGGESTION
1. Identitas
a. Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris A
b. Semester :4
c. Kompetensi Dasar :

3.1 Menerapkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks interaksi transaksional
lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait saran dan
tawaran, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya. (Perhatikan unsur kebahasaan should, can)

4.1 Menyusun teks interaksi transaksional, lisan dan tulis, pendek dan sederhana, yang melibatkan
tindakan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait saran dan tawaran, dengan memperhatikan
fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan yang benar dan sesuai konteks

a. Materi Pokok : Giving Suggestion

a. Alokasi Waktu : 4 Jam Pelajaran
b. Tujuan Pembelajaran :

Setelah mengikuti kegiatan pembelajaran melalui pendekatan saintifik dengan menggunakan

model pembelajaran Inquiry Learning, peserta didik dapat menyusun teks interaksi transaksional,
lisan dan tulis, pendek dan sederhana, yang melibatkan tindakan memberi dan meminta informasi
terkait saran dan tawaran, dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan, dengan penuh tanggung jawab, bekerja keras, toleransi dan bekerjasama.

c. Peta Konsep :
GIVING SUGGESTION

STRUKTUR TEKS

FUNGSI SOSIAL

UNSUR KEBAHASAAN

d. Kegiatan Pembelajaran:
WHY DON’T YOU …? MAY I …?

A. Look at the following pictures and discuss the questions.

a. b. c. d.

1. What problem(s) do the people in the picture have?

2. What suggestion(s) will you offer to those people?

B. Read the following dialogue.

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Patrick : This is so disheartening! I haven’t got any topic to write for writing assignment in our
English lesson. What can I do?
Bob : What about looking through the writing tips and strategy on the internet? That’s how I
got my idea.
Patrick : I’ve tried that. But the topics I found are always for university purposes. None of them
is more simple and related to the problems in High School.
Bob : Well, why don’t you join an online writing advice? Many classmates of ours got their
topics that way.
Patrick : That’s not a bad idea.
Bob : Also, it might be a good idea to join ‘writing discussion group’ on Facebook.
Patrick : Yeah, many people can offer me valuable suggestion, I hope.

C. Discuss the following questions.

1. Have you ever given a recommendation or a suggestion?
2. When do you do it?
3. Why do you think you should do it?
4. What did you suggest or offer?
5. Did he or she accept your suggestion or offer?
6. How did you feel when you did it? And how did he or she feel?

D. Listen to the following talk show and answer the questions.

You will hear a radio presenter taking calls during a segment of ‘Beautiful World’. Two senior high
school students, Sarah and Tuti call to talk about ‘quitting litter-bug habits’.
1. Where do you think the talk show happens? Are they in the same place? How do you know?
2. What are they talking about?
3. Do Sarah and Tuti have the same opinions about the topic?
4. What is Sarah’s suggestion about the topic?
5. What is Tuti’s suggestion about the topic?
6. Do they express their recommendation in the past or present tense?
7. What is their purpose of offering suggestions to the listeners?

Ways to Say It

Asking for recommendation Giving recommendation

Expressing an offer Responding an offer

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Language elements to express recommendations and offers

Important clue Expressing recommendation/offers Important elements

Why don’t we build a pond to harvest raining water Why don’t …

during rainy season? (S + P + O)
What about building a pond to harvest raining water What about …
during rainy season? (verb+ing/Noun)
You should build a pond to harvest raining water You should …
during rainy season. (verb 1)
You can build a pond to harvest raining water You can …
during rainy season. (verb 1)
Do you need my help to build a pond? Do you need …
(noun)
Let’s build a pond to harvest raining water Let’s …
during rainy season. (verb 1)
Shall we/I build a pond to harvest raining water Shall we/I …
during rainy season. (verb 1)

A. Listen to the questions or statements and choose the correct responses.

a. …… I don’t think so. e. …… That’s right.
…… Go ahead. Tell me your problem. …… I’m afraid I don’t know.
…… No, he isn’t’. He’s a doctor. …… No, I’m afraid not.

b. …… Yes, you’re right. f. …… Really? Tell me about that.

…… Incredible! …… What about swimming on the shore?
…… Wow! …… Why don’t you wear a warm jacket?

c. …… Well, you should study harder next g. …… I think you should start looking for a
time. new job.
…… OK, but not now. Maybe later. …… I have learnt Japanese for 8 years.
…… She doesn’t want to fail you. …… I enjoy living there.

d. …… What a surprise! h. …… Are you kidding?

…… Well, I was thinking of that. …… Exactly!
…… I’m sorry I don’t know. …… Not quite.

B. 1) Complete the following dialogue with the appropriate recommendation or offer.

Gatot : What’s the matter with you? You look irritated!

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Aji : You’re right. It really makes me angry. You see, while sitting for the test, Holly threw
a small paper to Fredy. The paper missed and it fell near my desk. The teacher saw
it and he came to me. He kept telling me that I was cheating.
Gatot : Hey … hey … calm down … be cool, man! By the way, ____________?
Aji : Thanks for the suggestion. I think I am going to go to the counselor and tell him this
problem.
Gatot : I think so, but you ____________.
Aji : ____________.

2) Complete the following SMS text concerning garbage and flooding in your city by offering
recommendation/suggestion.

081733776XXXX 08159084XXXX
I told my students not to _________, but to It’s difficult to say exactly to punish to
_________. Because in the future they should careless citizens who like throwing garbage
_________. anywhere, but we can _________.

085739993XXXX
We must not tolerate with _________. The
local government should _________.

C. Work in pair. Choose one of the following situations and create a dialogue.
1. You want to continue your study at the university, but your parents ask you to get a job. You
have got good grades.
2. You have been offered a promotion in a branch office. It is 500 km away. You don’t want to
leave your family.
3. You are working in a company. You are discussing the company’s advertising and promotion
plans for the next year with your colleague.
4. It’s your girlfriend/boyfriend’s birthday next week. You don’t know what to get her/him.