Making and Responding

Suggestion
When they are deciding what to do, offering advice or helping other
people.

Important thing to remember:

 You must not insist on him/her.
 You should honor his/her decision.
Key phrases:
Why don’t you/we
Simple Form of
Shall we
Couldn’t you/we
Verb …….?

Why don’t you call her and explain the real story to her?

Shall we log in to the website and enter the password?

Couldn’t you wait for a moment until the teacher comes?

Key phrases:
What about
How about
Gerund (Ving) …….?

What about going to the beach with our classmates?

How about playing soccer this afternoon?

Key phrases:

I suggest (that) Clause

I suggest (that) we should go to Mr. Burhan’s office soon.

I suggest you tell the police the truth.

Accepting Suggestion:

Ok. Yes, let’s…

Yes. I’d like to.
Yes. I’d love to.
What a good idea.
Why not?
Yes, with a pleasure.
That sounds good.
That sounds like a good idea.
Refusing Suggestion:

No, I’d rather not.

I don’t feel like it.
I dislike doing that.
What an awful idea.
What a bad idea.
That doesn’t sound good.
Check this following example:

Two friends are talking about where to go this evening:

Alice : You know Alan, why don’t we go to the cinema to watch Titanic?
Alan : No, let’s not. We’ve seen the film many times before. What about
going to the library? We have to finish our school project.
Alice : That sounds like a good idea. But, when we finish let’s go to the café
near the library.
Alan : Yes. I’d love to.
It’s your turn to practice:

Make a short dialog between two people containing the expression of Giving and
Responding Suggestion based on the following idea:

You are in a shopping center and you see someone crying because her wallet was
already stolen.

Write down your dialog script on your note book.

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