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Making Suggestions

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Making Suggestions

There are a number of formulas used when making suggestions in English.


Here are some of the most common:

 Why don't you / we go to the movies tonight?


 You / we could visit New York while you're / we're there.
 Let's go to the travel agent's this afternoon to book our ticket.
 What about asking your brother for help?
 How about going to Hawaii for your vacation?
 I suggest you / we take all the factors into consideration before we
decide.

After you study these constructions, take the making suggestions quiz to check
your understanding.

Construction
Formula Verb Form

Why don't you / we go to a


Use the base form of the verb in a question
movie?

Use the base form of the verb in a statement


We / You could go to a movie.

Let's go to a movie. Use the base form of the verb with 'let's'

Use the '-ing' form of the verb in a question


What about going to a movie?

Use the '-ing' form of the verb in a question


How about going to a movie?

Use suggest object verb in the base form in a


I suggest you / we go to a
statement.
movie.
WIN-A-HOLIDAY COMPETITION
Angela has won first prize in a Win-a-Holiday competition. She can go anywhere in
the world and can spend up to $15,000. She is having a problem deciding where to
go. Her friend Ahmad gives her a few suggestions.
A. Read the dialogue

Angela: I don't Know where to go, Ahmad. What do you suggest?

Ahmad: I suggest you go to London. It's a fantastic place, so modern, so


developed...beautiful roads, a good transport system, great scenery, everything
efficient.

Angela: I don't think that appeals to me very much after living in Penang. I want to
get away from traffic jams and pollution.

Ahmed: What about Indonesia, then? Not Jakarta, of course, but to the east...say
Bali.

Angela: I was thinking of going farther away. Indonesia is very near, isn't it?

Ahmed: Mmm...well, if you don't like that idea, another possibility is France, You'd
love France...all the art and culture, old towns, museums. Fashions...

Angela: Well, I do like art, but I don't want to spend all my time in museums.

Ahmed: Wait a minute, I've got the ideal place. If I were you, I'd go to the Bahamas.
Think of it...the lovely sandy beaches...the slow moving life...the friendly people.

Angela: Oh, yes...that sounds marvelous. I think I'll go there. Thanks for all your
suggestions.

B. Now identify the sentences that have been used for "inviting, making, rejecting,
and approving suggestions: in the dialogue above. Then write the appropriate
sentences in the spaces provided.

1. Inviting suggestions:
______________________

2. Making suggestions:
a. _____________________
b. _____________________
c. _____________________
d. _____________________

3. Rejecting suggestions:
a. _____________________
b. _____________________
c. _____________________

4. Approving suggestions:
______________________

These are the suggested answers for the task above:

1. What do you suggest?

2. a. I suggest you go to London.

b. What about Indonesia, then?

c. . . . well, if you don’t like that idea, another possibility is France.

d. If I were you, I’d go to the Bahamas.

3. a. I don’t think that appeals to me. . . .

b. I was thinking of going farther away.

c. Well, I do like art, but I don’t want to spend all my time in museums.

4. Oh, yes . . . that sounds marvellous.


Task-sheet:
Work in pairs. Look at the menu, and then read the dialogue below.

STRAITS VIEW RESTAURANT

Menu

Chili crabs
Crab soup
Chicken curry
Chicken with cashew nuts
Roast chicken
Fried prawns
Prawns in tomato sauce
Sweet and sour fish
Mixed vegetables
Ice cream
Fruit salad

Dialogue:

A: It’s difficult to choose, isn’t it?

B: Well, why don’t you try chilli crabs? (to suggest)

A: No, I don’t want to eat chilli crabs. (to reject)

B: What about chicken curry followed by prawns in tomato sauce?

(to suggest)

A: All right. Good. I’ll try that.

(to approve)

Make up dialogues like this about the dishes you would like to choose from the menu
above.
SUGGESTING

Making suggestions
 Let’s revise our lessons.
 What about going to the cinema tonight?
 How about playing cards?
 Why don't we do our homework?
 Shall we have a walk along the river?
 What would you say to a cup of coffee?
 Don't you think it is a good idea to watch TV?
 Does it matter if we use your car?
 Couldn't we invite your grandmother to our party?

Accepting
 Ok. Yes, let's.
 Yes, I'd like to
 Yes, I'd love to.
 What a good idea!
 Why not?
 Yes, with pleasure.
 Yes, I feel like taking a walk.

Disagreeing
 No, let's not.
 No, I'd rather not.
 I don't feel like it.
 I dislike doing homework.
 What an awful idea!

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