Pada Pertemuan ke-3 ini kita akan kembali membahas ulang "Offers and Suggestions"

What is suggestion?

Suggestion is about say or write our ideas about what people should do.

Suggest means to give a suggestion that is to introduce or propose an idea or a plan for someone's consideration.

Offer can be given in terms of food, money, solution, friendship or a bargain. it can be  taken  or refused.

What is the purpose of suggestion

a. Suggest means to present a suggestion that is to introduce or propose an idea or     a plan  for consideration. It can be accepted or refused.

b. Suggestions are abstract and can be in form of solution, advice, plan, and idea.

c. To facilitate interpersonal communication between different people

How to express suggestion?

When making suggestions, we often use the following expressions

• Lets...

• Why don't we ? 

• We could...

• What about ...? 

• How About...?

• I suggest that

• You might want to change ...

• I think...

• I don't think...

Asking for suggestion?

• Do you have any suggestions for me?

• Would you mind giving me your suggestion?

• Can you tell me what I should do? 

• What should I do?

Giving suggestion?

• You should + V1

• You had better + V1

• You ought to + V1

• I suggest you to + V1

• How about + Ving

• Let’s + V1

• Why don’t you + V1

• Couldn’t you + V1

• What about + Ving

a. Giving suggestion with “let’s”

       Let's comes from the word let us, which means: "I have a suggestion for us" (saya         punya  suatu saran untuk kita)

         Example:

         I’m bored.

        Suggestion:  Let’s go to a movie

      Let’s not go to beach.Let’s stay home instead

   b. Giving suggestion with “could”

      “Could” can be used to give suggestion to others

          Example:

          What should we do tomorrow?

       Suggestion:  We could go on a picnic.

       We could go to Yulia’s party. ·

       “Could” can be used to give offer or possibility to others

       Example: 

       I’m having trouble in math class

       Suggestion: You could talk to your teacher. You could ask Anna to help you with           your math  lessons.

   c. Giving suggestion with “why don’t”

   “Why don’t” is the most important phrase in English to provide suggestion                   friendly.

    Example :

    Why don’t we go to a movie?

    (In the context of that sentence, "Why do not we go = Let's go")

    Why don’t you come around eight? (In the context of that sentence means:

    I suggest you to come around eight)

Responding suggestion?

a. Accepting suggestion

• Sure

• Ok. Yes, let's.

• Yes, I'd like to.

• Yes, I'd love to.

• What a good idea!

• Why not? 

• Yes, with pleasure.

• That sounds like a good idea.  

• That's a good/nice/wonderful idea

b. Refusing suggestion

• No, let's not.

• No, I'd rather not.

• I don't feel like it.

• I dislike your suggestion.

• What an awful / bad idea!

• I don’t think it’s a good idea. Sorry

• Sorry. That’s boring. Let’s do something else.

• It’s a bad idea.

• No, let’s not. Let’s … 

• I’m afraid, we/ I can’t. 

• No, I don’t think so.