GIVING SUGGESTION/ADVICE

1. EXPRESSION OF ASKING, GIVING,
REFUSING, ACCEPTING
SUGGESTION/RECOMMENDATION
CHRISTINE T.
IKA RANIA A.SITI NURROHMAH
NINA NURHILMA
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2. DEFINITION AND PURPOSE OF
SUGGESTION
Definition of suggestion
• Suggestion is an idea or plan put forward for consideration.
Purpose of suggestion
• To ask and give suggestion to someone and give responses
to the suggestion whether accepting or refusing it.
• To help someone who needs any suggestion or advice by
giving our personal idea and opinion in our daily life.

3. Expression
of suggestion
Asking for
suggestion
Giving
suggestion
Responding
suggestion
Accepting
Suggestion
Refusing
Suggestion
CONCEPT MAPS

4. ASKING FOR SUGGESTION
Asking for suggestion is the way someone asking
suggestione in English when we have a problem. Then, use the
following formula :
We can express with…
• What do you advise me to do?
• What should I do?
• What ought I to do?
• Do you have any suggestion for me?
Modals + S + V1

5. GIVING SUGGESTION
• In giving suggestion, there are two
conditions / situations that we have to
distinguish is, a situation which was mediocre
and dangerous situation / emergency.
• To give suggestion in a regular situation,
then use the following formula :
S + Should + Verb1 ( S + ought to +
Verb1)

6. GIVING SUGGESTION
• The situation 's bad / dangerous situation in which if
severe , then use the following formula :
Description :
• S is the subject, the subject can be a noun, pronoun, and
noun phrase
• Verb1 is a verb
• Should and ought to means " must “
S + Had better +Verb1

7. GIVING SUGGESTION
We can express of giving suggestion with…
• I suggest/ recommend that you + V1
• You really should/ought to +V1
• You’d better + V1
• I’d like to suggest that V1
• Can I offer you some advice?
• Why don’t you/we + V1
• What if…

8. ACCEPTING SUGGESTION
• The definition of accept suggestion means to willingly take,
receive or agree to an object or idea.
• In the expression of accepting the suggestion usually have the
word " agree“
• We can express to accepting suggestion with..
• Yes, I’d like/ love to.
• That sounds like a good
idea.
• I’ll do/try that.
• Why didn’t I think of that?
• Ok. Yes, let's.
• What a good idea!
• Why not?
• Yes, with pleasure.

9. REFUSING SUGGESTION
• Refusing is to say or show that you are not willing to do
something that someone wants you to do
• I tried that, but…
• Thanks, but that won’t work/ help because …
• That’s a good idea, but …
• No, I’d rather not.
• I don’t feel like it.
• It’s a bad idea.

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