Making Suggestion and Requesting Something
Making Suggestion is how you express your suggestion to someone.
There are
a number of ways used when making suggestions :
1) WHAT ABOUT/HOW ABOUT ... + Base form + -ING
• What about going to the swimming pool
tomorrow?
• How about going to the swimming pool
tomorrow?
2) WHY
+ Negative
• Why don't we go to the swimming pool
tomorrow?
3) IMPERATIVE:
Let's + Base form
• Let's go to the swimming pool tomorrow!
4) COULD
5) DO YOU WANT + the infinitive
•
Do you
want to go to the swimming pool tomorrow?
Making a
Suggestion
|
Responding
|
•
I
suggest that …
•
I
would suggest that …
•
My
suggestion is …
•
What
about …
•
Perhaps
we should …
•
We’d
better/ we must …
•
A
possible solution to your problem is …
|
•
That’s a good idea
•
It’s a good suggestion, thanks.
•
You are right.
•
Yes, let’s do it
•
I think so
•
Yes, you’re right.
•
That’s what is in my mind
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Requesting Something is what we say when we want to ask someone to do something for us
ASK
SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU
•
Requesting
•
Would
you mind …, please?
•
Can/Could
you …?
•
Will/Would
you …?
•
Please …
•
Accepting
Requests
•
Sure,
I’d be glad/happy to …
•
Of course/Certainly.
•
No
problem.
•
Sure.
Just a moment.
•
Refusing
Requests
•
I’d
loved to, but …
•
It
sounds great, but …
•
I’m/sorry,
but …
•
Sorry to
say that …
Example
making polite request :
•
Could
you open the window for me, please?
•
Would
you mind closing the door for us, please?"
•
Can you
close the door for me, please?
•
Could you possibly show me the way
to the post office, please?
•
Would you help me with this
exercise, please?
The
responses for that polite request can be
•
Sure.
•
Certainly.
•
Why not
•
With a
pleasure.
•
I'd be
glad to.
•
I am
afraid I can't.
•
I am
sorry I can't.
The
pattern
•
Would
you mind is followed by the
verb and -ing.
ASKING IF YOU CAN DO SOMETHING
•
Asking
polite permission to do something
•
"Can
I use your phone, please?"
•
"Could
I borrow some money from you, please?"
•
"Do
you mind if I turn on television?"
•
"Would
you mind if I turned off the lamp?"
•
The
responses can be
•
No. I
don't mind
•
Not at
all
•
No, of
course not
•
No, that
would be fine
•
I am
afraid, yes
•
Yes, I
do mind
•
The
pattern
•
Could is more polite than can.
•
Do
you mind if…" is
followed by the verb in the present tense.
•
would
you mind if… is followed by
the verb in the past tense.
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