Functional Language:

Functional Language
Making
Suggestions
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Discovering language
Read the conversation and find four ways of making suggestions.
• A: Let’s order. What shall we eat?
• B: What about fruit salad?
• A: Sounds good to me. Shall we have
some chicken wings as well?
• B: Sure! Why don’t we have some
spaghetti to go with it?
• A: That’s fine. Waiter...
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Language for making suggestions
• When making suggestions the following phrases can be used:
• Let’s + infinitive.
• E.g. It’s raining. Let’s take an umbrella.
• How/What about + gerund/noun phrase?
• E.g. It’s stopped raining. How about going to see a film?
• Why don’t we + infinitive?
E.g. It’s stopped raining. Why don’t we go to see a film?
•
Shall we + infinitive?
• E.g. It’s stopped raining. Shall we leave now?
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Practice 1:
Mary: I am very tired.
Tony: (take/rest)
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Tony:
1. What/How about taking a rest?
2. Let’s take a rest.
3. Shall we take a rest?
4. Why don’t we take a rest?
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Practice 2:
Amy: What’s wrong
with our car?
Paul: The car is
broken. (call/garage)
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Paul: The car is broken.
1. Let’s call the garage.
2. Why don’t we call the garage?
3. How/What about calling the garage?
4. Shall we call the garage?
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Practice 3:
Joan: The plane’s
delayed!
Bill: Yes. (go for a
drink)
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Bill: Yes.
1. Shall we go for a drink then?
2. Let’s go for a drink then.
3. How/What about (going for) a drink?
4. Why don’t we go for a drink?
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Oral practice:
• Your form teacher is going to retire this year. Your
class intends to hold a farewell party for him.
Work with 3 to 4 students, and decide on:
• when and where you are going to hold it;
• who you are going to invite;
• what food you are going to prepare;
• whether you will buy him a present;
• whether you are going to play any games;
• any other topics that you are interested in.
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Related website:
For more information on
functional modal verbs, visit
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/mo
dalchart.htm
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