LANGUAGE FUNCTION: SUGGESTING

LANGUAGE FUNCTION: SUGGESTING

1. SUGGESTING
LANGUAGE FUNCTION

2. ASKING FOR SUGGESTION
Suggestingmeansanideaor
planthatissuggestedtoother
people.
•I’ve got a bad toothache.
What do you suggest?
•What do you advise me to do?
•What should I do?
•What ought I to do?
•Do you have any suggestion
for me…
GIVING FOR SUGGESTION
•Isuggest/recommendthat
you…
•Youreallyshould/oughtto…
•You’dbetter…
•I’drecommend…
•Howabout…
•Maybeweshould…
•Haveyouthoughtabout…
•Whydonotyou…?

3. ACCEPTING SUGGESTIONS
•Yes,I’dlike/loveto.
•Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.
•Thankyou/Thanks
•I’lldo/trythat.
•Whydidn’tIthinkofthat?
•Goodidea.
•That’sagoodidea.
•Great
•That’sgreat.
•Yes,that’smarvelous.
•O.K.
•Let’sgo.
•
•
REFUSING SUGGESTIONS
•Itriedthat,but…
•Thanks,butthatwon’twork/
helpbecause…
•That’sagoodidea,but…
•No,I’drathernot.
•Idon’tfeellikeit.
•No,Idon’tthinkso.
•Well,Idon’treallywantto.
•I’msorry.Ican’tdoit.

4. Recommended Resources
www.espressoenglish.net/english-speaking-courses
www.top-esl.com
http://www.ujaz.feec.vutbr.cz/