MAKING AND RESPONDING TO SUGGESTIONS :
Suggestions :
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Let’s revise our lessons.
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What about going to the cinema tonight ?
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How about playing cards ?
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Why don’t we do our homework ?
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Couldn’t we invite your grandmother to our
party ?
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Shall we have a walk along the river ?
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What would you say to a cup of coffee ?
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Don’t you think is it a good idea to watch TV ?
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Does it matter if we use your car ?
Accepting suggestions :
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Ok. Yes, let’s.
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Yes. I’d like to.
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Yes. I’d love to.
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What a good idea.
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Why not ?
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Yes. With pleasure.
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Yes. I feel like taking a walk.
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That sounds like a good idea
Refusing suggestions :
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No, let’s not
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No, i’d rather not.
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I don’t feel like it.
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I dislike going for a walk.
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What an awful/bad idea
Things to remember about
suggestions :
1. the
verb’’suggest’’can be followed by other :
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Should + verb= i suggest(that) we should go to the
cinema.
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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 :
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Ali
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You know ahmed. Why
don’t we go to the cinema to watch Titanic ?
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Ahmed
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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 !
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Ali
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That sounds a
good idea. But when
we finish let’s go to the cafe
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Ahmed
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Yes. I’d love to
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