Making Suggestions and advice Functional Language Making Suggestions and advice Prepared by: Entidhar Al-Rashid

You should go to bed earlier. For strong advice, should is used to say what is the right thing or a good thing to do. I am always tired. You should go to bed earlier. Prepared by: Entidhar

You shouldn't play with the lighters. Use shouldn’t to say that it’s not a good thing to do or it’s not the right thing. You shouldn't play with the lighters. Prepared by: M P Li

You need to eat all your food. Eat all your food. For strong advice, you can also use “need to” to say what is necessary and you can use imperatives. You need to eat all your food. Eat all your food. Prepared by: Entidhar

Four ways of making suggestions.(conversation) 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... Entidhar Al-Rashid

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. Prepared by: Entidhar Al-Rashid

How / what about How/What about + gerund/noun phrase? E.g. It’s stopped raining. How about going to see a film? Prepared by: Entidhar

Why don’t Why don’t we + infinitive? E.g. It’s stopped raining. Why don’t we go to see a film? Prepared by: Entidhar

Shall we Shall we + infinitive? E.g. It’s stopped raining. Shall we leave now? Prepared by: entidhar

Practice 1: Mary: I am very tired. Tony: (take/rest) Prepared by: Entidhar Al-Rashid

1. What/How about taking a rest? 2. Let’s take a rest. 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? Prepared by: Enidhar Al-Rashid

Amy: What’s wrong with our car? Paul: The car is broken. (call/garage) Practice 2: Amy: What’s wrong with our car? Paul: The car is broken. (call/garage) Prepared by: M P Li

2. Why don’t we call the garage? 3. How/What about calling the garage? 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? Prepared by: M P Li

Joan: The plane’s delayed! Bill: Yes. (go for a drink) Practice 3: Joan: The plane’s delayed! Bill: Yes. (go for a drink) Prepared by: Entidhar Al-Rashid

1. Shall we go for a drink then? 2. Let’s go for a drink then. 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? Prepared by: Entidhar Al-Rashid

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. Prepared by: Entidhar Al-Rashid

Related website: For more information on functional modal verbs, visit http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalchar t.htm Prepared by: M P Li