Meetings (Making and responding to suggestions.)

Meetings

(Making and responding to suggestions.)

Suggest  means to propose a plan. It can be accepted or refused. (Menyarankan cara untuk mengusulkan rencana. Hal ini dapat diterima atau ditolak).

Suggestions are abstract and can be in form of solution, advice, plan, and idea. (Saran yang abstrak dan bisa dalam bentuk solusi , saran , rencana , dan ide).

For Example :

-         Let’s finish our homework first.

-         Let’s go home.

Expessions/Gambits

When making suggestions we often use the following expressions :

            Let’s ...

            Why don’t we ...

            We could ...

            What about ...

            How about ...

            I suggest that ...

            You might want to change ...

            I think ...

            I don’t think ...

Examples :

-         Let’s go to the library.

-         Let’s go to movies.

-         Why don’t you do homework before going out?

-         We could eat at home today.

-         What about eating at the new place?

-         How about going to Sam’s place first?

-         I suggest that we call it day.

-         You need to change your sleeping habits.

-         Ithink you should go and meet her.

-         I think we should do it this way.

Responding to Suggestions

Making Suggestions	Accepting Suggestions	Declining Suggestions
Let, go to movies.	Yes, let’s go	No, thank you. I do not feel like going.
Why don’t  you do your homework before going out?	Ok, I will	Sorry, I think I will go out first and then do my homework.
How about going to Sam’s place first and then to the supermarket?	Yes, let’s go. It is a good idea.	No, let’s just go to the supermarket.
Ithink you should go and meet her.	Ok, if you say so.	Sorry, I can’t. I have previous engagement.
Let’s call it a day.	Let’s.	No, let’s stay for a while.

Let’s take a look at sentence structure to suggest something.

I	Suggest	That	He clean his room.
We	recommend	That	Sheread “ the hungergames”
I	Propose	That	Are report should be setshe read in.
I	Put forwad	That	We work together on this.
We	Advice	That	He work hard.
I	Advocate	That	We support them in every  way possible.