SUGGESTING

AND
OFFERING
WHAT IS
SUGGESTION ?
Introduce or purpose an idea or a plan for
someone’s consideration

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 SUGGESTIONS ARE ABSTRACT
AND CAN BE IN FORM

SOLUTION PLAN

ADVICE IDEA

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EXPRESSION / GAMBITS

• LET’S…
• WHY DON’T WE
• WE COULD
• WHAT ABOUT ?
• HOW ABOUT ?
• I SUGGEST THAT …
• YOU MIGHT WANT
TO CHANGE
• I THINK..
• I DON’T THINK ..

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EXAMPLE SUGGESTION

• LET’S GO TO THE • WHY DON’T YOU DO

LIBRARY YOUR HOMEWORK
BEFORE GOING OUT ?

• YOU NEED TO CHANGE • I THINK YOU SHOULD

YOUR SLEEPING GO AND MEET HER
HABITS

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RESPONDING SUGGESTION

MAKING
ACCEPTING DECLINING
SUGGESTION
• Let’s go to movie • Yes, lets go • No, thank you. I do not
fee like going

• I think you should go • Ok, I will • Sorry, I can’t. I have ….

and meet her

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LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE SENTENCES
STRUCTURE TO SUGGEST SOMETHING

Subject Verb That Object

I Suggest That He clean this room

We Recommend That she read the hunger

games
I Propose That A report should be
sent in
I Put forward That We work together
on this
We Advise That He work hard

I Advocate That We support them

in every way
possible

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WHAT IS OFFER?

To give something physical or abstract to

someone.

Offer can be given in terms of food,

money, solutions, friendship or a bargain.

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EXPRESSION / GAMBITS

• MAY I ?
• CAN I ?
• SHALL I ?
• WOULD YOU… ?
• HOW ABOUT I ?

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EXAMPLE OF OFFERS
• MAY I GIVE YOU HAND? • HOW ABOUT I HELP
YOU WITH THIS ?

• CAN I HELP YOU ? • WOULD YOU LIKE

ANOTHER PIECE OF
CAKE ?

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RESPONDING TO OFFERS
MAKING OFFERS ACCEPTING DECLINING
OFFERS OFFERS

• Can I help you • Yes please • It’s okay, I can do it

• I really appreciate it myself

• Shall I bring you some • Thank you. It is very • No thank you

tea kind of you

• Can I take you home? • Thank you, I appreciate • That’s all right, I will
your help manage on my one

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 LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE SENTENCES
STRUCTURE TO OFFER SOMETHING

Modal Verb Subject Object

Would You Care of another

Shall We Take your there

Could I Offer you something

Will You Have tea with that

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