Suggestion and Offering (Offering dialog) Chapter 1 Part 2

A suggestion is usually an expression of an idea for someone else to do something. We usually use an offer to ask people if they are need something or help. And we usually use a suggestion to give an advice for people. Suggest mean to present a suggestion that is to introduce or propose an idea or a plan for consideration. Suggest means to propose a plan. It can be accepted or refused. Suggestions are abstract and can be in form of solution, advice, plan, and idea.

Expression:

When making suggestions we often use the following expressions :

Let’s …

Why don’t we …

We could …

What about …

How about …

I suggest that …

You might want to change …

I think …

I don’t think …

Responding to Suggestions

– Let’s go to the library.

– Let’s go to movies.

– Why don’t you do homework before going out?

– We could eat at home today.

– What about eating at the new place?

– How about going to Sam’s place first?

– I suggest that we call it day.

– You need to change your sleeping habits.

– I think you should go and meet her.

– I think we should do it this way.

Offer means to give something physical or abstract to someone, which can be taken as a gift or a trade. Offer means to give help. It can be taken or refused. Offer can be in terms of food, money, solutions, friendship or a bargain.

Expressions/Gambits

When making offers we often use the following expressins :

– May I …

– Can I …

– Shall I …

– Would you …

– How about I …

Examples :

– May I give you a hand?

– Can I help you?

– Shall I bring you some tea?

– Would you like another piece of cake?

– How about I he;p you with this?

– Can I clean the car for you?

– Shall I help you with your homework?

– I will do the washing, if you like.

Example dialog:

A: What are you going to do to spend the upcoming holiday?

B: I’m not sure. I guess I’m just going to stay at home during the holiday.

A: Me too. I don’t have any plan to do something exciting. I think I’ll be dead out of boredom in this year’s holiday.

B: Hey, why don’t we spend the holiday together?

A: That’s great idea! Do you have any suggestion on where we should go and what we should do on the holiday?

B: How about we spend our holiday at my grandfather’s cottage?

A: What kind of activities can we do there?

B: Anything fun, such as fishing. swimming, surfing, sun-bathing, cycling, strolling around the nature, et cetera.

A: Did you just mention surfing? Is the cottage near a beach?

B: Yeah. We can walk for about 10 minutes to get to the beach from the cottage. Moreover, it’s also close to a small lake, so that we can catch some fish there.

A: Cool! We’d better ask Jane and Joe to come with us too.

B: Agree! I’ll call Jane and you’ll call Joe.

A: Okay. I hope they can come join us.

The exercise: