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Lesson: Making, Accepting, and Declining Suggestions

💬 Dialogue

Sarah: Did you decide on what we're going to do next weekend?
Sophia: I think we should do something fun!
John: Why don't we travel to Paris?
Sophia: That sounds great, but Paris is very far away.
Sarah: I think that's a bad idea. It will cost us a lot of money.
Sophia: How about going to the cinema? It's fun and doesn't cost a lot.
John: That sounds good. Why not?
Sarah: That's a great idea. Let's do it!

📝 A - Answer these questions from the dialogue

  1. What are the 3 people in the dialogue talking about?
  2. What do Sophia and John suggest?
  3. Why did they refuse/decline John's suggestion?
  4. Whose suggestion was accepted? Why?
  5. Can you suggest an activity for them to do?
  6. Complete the following chart from the dialogue:
    Making a suggestion Accepting Refusing
         

✏️ B - Fill in the blanks with the correct answer

1. Brian: ……………………… to the beach next week?
a - Why don't we go     b - let's go     c - I think
2. Jane: No, ………………….. that's a good idea, Brian.
a - It's not     b - I don't think     c - I disagree
3. Brian: Then …………………. camping!
a - let's     b - let's go     c - I think we should
4. Jane: Now …………………………… . We should definitely ……………… it.
a - good - camping     b - that's a good idea - do     c - great idea! - doing

🎯 C - Make suggestions regarding

  1. Sensibilize people to protect the environment
  2. People use more renewable energy
  3. Buy a cake for someone's (name's) birthday

✅ D - Accept the following suggestions

  1. I think we should leave at 6PM.
  2. Why don't we play some video games?
  3. I suggest we meet on the weekend.

❌ E - Decline/Refuse the suggestions above, and justify (why?)

Provide reasons for declining each of the three suggestions from exercise D.

💡 Tip: When making suggestions, use polite language and be open to other people's ideas. When declining, always provide a reason and try to offer an alternative if possible.

👥 F - Pair Work Activity

Work in pairs (2 students) and suggest activities to do in the classroom next time. Accept and refuse + justify your choices (debate).

Practice using the expressions you've learned to make suggestions, accept them, and politely decline with reasons.