OFFERS AND SUGGESTIONS

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 SUGGESTIONS
Suggestions are expressions to provide ideas, solutions, input plans or ideas, which can be accepted or
not. Well, of course you are used to not giving advice to your parents or friends? Of course. Because
giving this advice is one of the means to build good relationships with other people.

When we want to give advice to others, you can use the expression below:
Let’s…
Let’s go to the library
Why don’t we…?
Why don’t we go to the beach?
We could…
We could play football after school
What about…?
What about visiting the Zoo?
How about…?
How about eating meatball?
I suggest that…
I suggest that we study English first
You might want to change…
You might want to change your sleeping habits
 formula
To give suggestions you can also use the verb suggest , recommend , propose , put forward , advise , or
advocad with the following formula:

Subject + Verb + that + Object

-I suggest that you clean the room

-I put forward that we go to the beach

-We advocate that you should do your homework

Accepting & Declining Suggestions
What if we want to accept or reject a
suggestion?

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 Accepting & Declining Suggestions
Making suggestions Accepting suggestions Declining suggestions

Let’s go to the movie Yes, Let’s go No, thank you. I don’t feel like going

I think you should go and meet her Ok, if you say so Sorry, I can’t I have previous
engagement
 OFFERS
Offers are giving something to other May I…?
people, be it help, goods or other things May I give you a
which can be refused or accepted. hand?
Can I…?
Can I help you?
Well, if you want to make an offer, then
Shall I…?
you can use the following expression: Shall I bring you
some fruit?
Would you…?
Would you like
another coffee?
How about I…?
How about I help
you?
 FORMULA
To give offers, you can also use the model verbs: would,
shall, could, and will with the following formula:

Modal verb + Subject + Object

Could I offer you something?
Will you have some fruit?

Making offer Accepting offers Declining offers

Can I help you Yes please. I really appreciate it It’s okay, I can do it myself
Shall I bring you some fruit? Thank you. It is very kind of you No, thank you.
Would you like another coffee? Yes, please. That would be lovely No, thank you. I don’t want another help
How about I help you? Yes, please that will be very kind of you Don’t’ worry I will do it myself