suggestions

MAKING AND RESPONDING TO SUGGESTIONS :

Suggestions :

·         Let’s revise our lessons.

·         What about going to the cinema tonight ?

·         How about playing cards ?

·         Why don’t we do our homework ?

·         Couldn’t we invite your grandmother to our party ?

·         Shall we have a walk along the river ?

·         What would you say to a cup of coffee ?

·         Don’t you think is it a good idea to watch TV ?

·         Does it matter if we use your car ?

Accepting suggestions :

·         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.

·         That sounds like a good idea

Refusing suggestions :

·         No, let’s not

·         No, i’d rather not.

·         I don’t feel like it.

·         I dislike going for a walk.

·         What an awful/bad idea

Things to remember about suggestions :

1. the verb’’suggest’’can be followed by other :

·         Should + verb= i suggest(that) we should go to the cinema.

·         A verb (in subjonctive form)= i suggest (that) we go to the cinema.

2. ‘’That’’ is optional :

·         I suggest that we should go to the dentist.

·         I suggest we should go to the dentist.

Dialogue :

Two friends talking about where to go the evening :

Ali	You know ahmed. Why don’t we go to the cinema to watch  Titanic ?
Ahmed	No,let’s not. We’ve seen the film many times before. What about going to the library ? We have to finish our school project !
Ali	That sounds a good idea. But when we finish let’s go to the cafe
Ahmed	Yes. I’d love to