Meeting (Making and Responding Suggestions)

Making suggestions berarti kita menyampaikan ide atau rencana kepada orang lain untuk dipertimbangkan. Ide atau rencana tersebut mungkin khusus untuk dilakukan orang tersebut atau untuk dilakukan bersama-sama.

Making 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 it is 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 either: should + verb = I suggest (that) we should go to the theater.a verb (in the subjunctive form)= I suggest (that) we go to the movies.

2.                  "That" is optional: "I suggest that we should visit Paris.""I suggest we should visit Paris."