Offer and Suggestion

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What did you How to express
get from the accepting and declining
video? of offer and
suggestion?
How is “offers” When we use
use for? suggestion?
1. Offer (tawaran)

What is offer?

Offer is an expression of the

desire by people in front of the
other people to do something
or not to do something.
 Purpose of offer:
- to present, introduce or
propose a help, It can be
accepted or refused
- to facilitate interpersonal
communication between people
 How to express offer?
The expressions:

• May I ……….?
• Can I ……….?
• Shall I ………?
• Would you…….?
• How about…….?
• What about……?

Examples of making offers

• May I give you a hand?

• Can I help you?
• Shall I bring you some tea?
• Would you like another piece of cake?
• How about I help you with this?
• Can I clean the car for you?
• Shall I help you with your homework?
 Responding to offers
Accepting an offer
 Yes. please. I really appreciate it.
 Thank you. That’s very kind of you.
 Yes, please. That would be lovely.
 Sure. Thank you.
 Oh, thanks. That would be very nice.
 Thank you. I appreciate your help.
 Yes, please. That would be very kind
of you. - I’d love to
Declining an offer
 It’s okay, I can do it myself
 No. thank you
 No, thanks. I don’t want another
helping
 Don’t worry, I will do it myself.
 That’s alright, I will manage on my
own
 Thank you for the offer. - I’d love to,
but...:
 2. Suggestion (saran)

What a suggestion? purpose of suggestion

Suggestion is about Suggest means to present a suggestion
say or write our ideas that is to introduce or propose an idea
or a plan for consideration. It can be
about what people
accepted or refused. Suggestions are
should do. abstract and can be in form of solution,
advice, plan, and idea.
 Expression of suggestions

I suggest that….
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Let’s…
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You might want
06 to change….
Why don’t we….?
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I think…..
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What about……?
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I don’t think….
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How about……?
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 Asking for Giving
Suggestion Suggestion
 You should….
 Do you have any
 You had better….
suggestions for me?  You ought to…..
 Would you mind giving
 I suggest you to….
me your suggestion?  How about…
 Can you tell me what I
 Let’s…
should do?  Why don’t you….
 What should I do?
 Couldn’t you…
 What about…..
 Accepting sugesstion
1. Sure. Ok. 2. Yes, let’s. 3. Yes, I'd
like to. 4. Yes, I'd love to. 5. What a
good idea! 6. Why not? 7. Yes, with
pleasure. 8. That sounds like a
good idea. 9. That's a
good/nice/wonderful idea
refusing suggestion
1. No, let's not. 2. No, I'd rather not. 3. I
don't feel like it. 4. I dislike your
suggestion. 5. What an awful / bad
idea! 6. I don’t think it’s a good idea.
Sorry 7. Sorry. That’s boring. Let’s do
something else. 8. It’s a bad idea. 9.
No, let’s not. Let’s … 10. I’m afraid, we/
I can’t. 11
. No, I don’t think so.
Grammar focus:

1. The verb "suggest" can be followed by either:

a. should + verb = I suggest (that) we should go to the library.

b. a verb (in the subjunctive form) = I suggest (that) we go to the library.

2. "That" is optional:

"I suggest that we should visit London."

"I suggest we should visit London."

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