1. Collaborate and Negotiate

2. Asking for ideas What shall we do about…? What’s the best idea for…? What do you think about…? Making suggestions Shall we…? Why don’t we…? How about …ing? I think we should… It would be a good idea to… Agreeing That’s a good idea. That sounds good. Ok then, that’s decided. Disagreeing Hhmmm, I’m not sure. I don’t think that’ll work. Wouldn’t it be better to…? Giving Opinion In my opinion, I reckon… From my point of view, As far as I’m concerned You have €2500 to spend on a trip to London for the class. You have to decide the transport, the accommodation and the activities. Transport Train: Costs €1000 Takes 6 hours. Quite fast. Quite comfortable. Plane: Costs €1500 Takes 2 hours. Very expensive. Very fast. Very comfortable. Bus: Costs €500 Takes 12 hours. Very slow. Very cheap.

3. Asking for ideas What shall we do about…? What’s the best idea for…? What do you think about…? Making suggestions Shall we…? Why don’t we…? How about …ing? I think we should… It would be a good idea to… Agreeing That’s a good idea. That sounds good. Ok then, that’s decided. Disagreeing Hhmmm, I’m not sure. I don’t think that’ll work. Wouldn’t it be better to…? Giving Opinion In my opinion, I reckon… From my point of view, As far as I’m concerned You have €2500 to spend on a trip to London for the class. You have to decide the transport, the accommodation and the activities. Accommodation 5* Hotel: Costs €1500. Has a swimming pool and gym. Has a great restaurant. Very luxurious. Very expensive. Located in the city centre. All meals included. 3* Hotel: Costs €1000. No swimming pool. Quite comfortable. Located a 10 minute bus ride from the city centre. Breakfast and dinner included. 1* Hostel. Costs €500. No privacy. Not very comfortable. Very cheap. Located a 30 minute bus ride from the city centre. Breakfast included.

4. Asking for ideas What shall we do about…? What’s the best idea for…? What do you think about…? Making suggestions Shall we…? Why don’t we…? How about …ing? I think we should… It would be a good idea to… Agreeing That’s a good idea. That sounds good. Ok then, that’s decided. Disagreeing Hhmmm, I’m not sure. I don’t think that’ll work. Wouldn’t it be better to…? Giving Opinion In my opinion, I reckon… From my point of view, As far as I’m concerned Activities VIP Package: Limo tour of all the famous monuments. Free entry to all the most famous places including the London Eye. Lunch in a fancy restaurant. A boat trip on the river Thames. Price: €1500 Regular Package: Open-top bus tour of the city. Entrance to two famous places. Fish and Chips for lunch. Price: €1000 Cheap Package: Walking tour of the city. Doesn’t include entrance to any famous places. Picnic in Hyde Park for lunch.

5. Asking for ideas What shall we do about…? What’s the best idea for…? What do you think about…? Making suggestions Shall we…? Why don’t we…? How about …ing? I think we should… It would be a good idea to… Agreeing That’s a good idea. That sounds good. Ok then, that’s decided. Disagreeing Hhmmm, I’m not sure. I don’t think that’ll work. Wouldn’t it be better to…? Giving Opinion In my opinion, I reckon… From my point of view, As far as I’m concerned You have to plan the timetable for your school. You have to include at least 2 hours of each subject a week. You must do 30 hours of class a week. You can decide the break-times. Useful language After Maths we should do English because… We should do PE in the afternoon because… We should have short break-times so we can go home earlier. We should have a long lunch break so we can have a nap after lunch.