1  ASKING AND GIVING SUGGESTION

  1. Definision

Asking and Giving Suggestion adalah ungkapan-ungkapan dalam bahasa Inggris yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan bagaimana cara meminta dan memberikan saran.

 2.    Social Function

Social Function of suggestion:

• To ask and give suggestion to someone and give responses to the suggestion whether accepting or refusing it.
• To help someone who needs any suggestion or advice by giving our personal idea and opinion in our daily life.

3. Formula

–          Formal: S + Modal (should, ought to, could, etc) + V + complement

S + suggest + (that) + S + should + V + complement

–          Informal          : WH question → What about going to the cinema tonight?

• What about going to the cinema tonight?
• How about playing cards?

  

Asking Suggestions:	Giving Suggestions:
- What do you recommend we do about .....?  - What would you advice us to do?  - Do you have any suggestions?  - What would you do about...?  - What do you think I should do?  - What do you suggest?  - Would you like to.....  - Shall we go....  - Let’s go...  - How about going....  - What about going....	- I would recommend that you ....  - My advice would be to ...  - May I suggest that we...  - If I were you, I would....  - I think you should....  - Maybe you should...  - Why don’t you...
Accepting Suggestions	Rejecting Suggestions
- I agree with that.  - That sounds like a good idea.  - Ok why don’t we do that.  - That’s very interesting	- I’m sorry, I can’t agree with that.  - I don’t think that’s good idea  - I don’t think we should do that.  - That’s very interesting, but....

          Example :
John : Hi John, would you like to do something with me this weekend?
Jane : Sure. What shall we do?
John : I don't know. Do you have any ideas? 
Jane : Why don't we see a film?
John : That's sounds good to me. Which film shall we see?
Jane : Let's see "Action Man 4".
John : I'd rather not. I don't like violent films. How about going to "Mad Doctor Brown"? I hear it's quite a funny film.
Jane : OK. Let's go see that. When is it on?
John : It's on at 8 o'clock at the Rex. Shall we have a bite to eat before the film? 
Jane : Sure, that sounds great. What about going to that new Italian restaurant 'Michetti's'?
John : Great idea! Let's meet there at six.
Jane : OK. I'll see you at 'Michetti's' at six. Bye.
John : Bye.