making-suggestions

1. 1. Match the followingexpressionsthenwrite ‘accepted’or ‘declined’:
Why don'twe go to the cinema? a. I’msorry, I’msick, I can’t playnow.
How aboutgoingto the souk? b. That’s a greatidea!
How doyou feel about playingfootball? c. I’msorry, I have seenthatfilmbefore.
Let's prepare couscous. d. Sure,whynot!I needto buysome vegetables.
2. Fill in the chart using the followingexpressions:
1. Why don'twe ... ?
2. That’s a goodidea.
3. Why not?
4. What about...+ing?
5. Sorry,I can’t.
6. Let’s...
7. Sure,I’dlove to!
8. I’mafraidI can’t..
9. Wouldyoulike to…?
10. I’dlove to,but...
11. How doyou feel about...?
12. No,let’snot.
13. No,I don’twant to.
14. Yes, but...
15. It’sa greatidea!
16. It’sa badidea!
17. How about...+ing?
18. Fancy …+ing?
19. We could always...
20. It would be nice to...
21. Yes,of course!
22. No,I'd rather not.
23. Yes,withpleasure.
24. I don't feel likeit.
25. I quite understand.
26. I dislike...+ing…
27. That soundslike agood
idea.
28. I suggestthat...
29. Doesit matterif...?
30. Shall we…?
31. What an awful idea!
32. What a great suggestion!
33. Sure,whynot!
34. It doesn’tlooklike agood
thingto do.
Making suggestions Accepting suggestions Declining suggestions
3. Use the followingcuesand write a short dialogue,thenact it out:
SpeakerA: You love moviesandyoucan’twaitto see the new actionfilmthisweekend.
SpeakerB: You hate actionfilmsandwouldratherdo somethingdifferent(outsideif possible).Youlove anytype of sport
and wouldbe willingto playfootball /basketball.
Both Speakers: Try to come to some type of agreementthatfitsbothyour personalities.
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2. Making and respondingto suggestions
Suggestions
The followingEnglishphrasesandexpressionsare all usedtomake suggestionsandgive advice topeople.
Making suggestions:
 Let’srevise ourlessons.
 What aboutgoingto the cinematonight?
 How aboutplayingcards?
 Why don'twe do our homework?
 Couldn'twe invite yourgrandmothertoour
party?
 Shall we have a walkalongthe river?
 What wouldyousayto a cup of coffee?
 Don't youthinkit isa good ideato watchTV?
 Doesit matterif we use your car?
Acceptingsuggestions:
 Ok.Yes, let's.
 Yes,I'd like to.
 Yes,I'd love to.
 What a good idea!
 Why not?
 Yes,withpleasure.
 Yes,I feel like takingawalk.
 That soundslike agood idea.
Refusingsuggestions:
 No,let'snot.
 No,I'd rather not.
 I don't feel likeit.
 I dislike goingforawalk.
 What an awful /bad idea!
Things to rememberabout suggestions:
1.The verb"suggest"canbe followedbyeither:
 should+ verb = I suggest(that) we shouldgo to
the theater.
 a verb(inthe subjunctiveform)=Isuggest
(that) we go to the movies.
2."That" isoptional:
 "I suggestthatwe shouldvisitParis."
 "I suggestwe shouldvisitParis."
Adapted from myenglishpages.com