60388 making suggestions

GET TALKING AND SUGGESTING
MAKING THE
SUGGESTIONS
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PRESENT SIMPLE,

PRESENT
CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE

Let’s go out .
Let’s play tennis.
Let’s watch tv.about

We use the present simple to talk
about habits and routines.
I always go out with my friends
on Saturdays.

Why don’t we go out? We often use the present simple
Why don’t we with
play tennis?
adverbs of frequency like sometimes,
Why don’t we never,
watch tv?
usually, often, always.

Shall we go out?
I sometimes play basketball with my friends
Shall we play tennis?
after school.
Shall we order a pizza?

What about staying at home?
We use the present continuous to talk
What about inviting friends at home?
about what we are doing now.
I’m talking on the phone now.
I suggest going out.
I suggest staying at home.
We often use the present continuous
with adverbs like now, right now, at
Suggest +ing
What about +ing
the moment.
How about+ing
I’m doing my homework right now,
Mum!
I wonder if you would like to come with me.
I wonder if you would like us to go out.
We use the past simple to talk
about actions that are finished. We
often use it with time expressions
like this morning, yesterday, last
year, at 9 o’clock.
We went to the park yesterday.

How about ordering a pizza?
How about going to the cinema?

2 Write negative sentences.Use the
present simple,the present continuous or

the past simple.

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1.Mum/not work/right now.
-----------------------------------------------2.Ryan/not eat/at a restaurant/last night.
--------------------------------------------3.Dad/not be/a teacher
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4.Dad/not
use/theANSWER
computer/at the moment
--------------------------------------------• Oh, sorry, I can’t.
5.Julia/not
DVD last night
• I havewatch/a
other plans.
--------------------------------------------• Can’t we do anything else?
6.Dad and Mum/not go/to the cinema/last
• It’s a very good idea but I can’t
night
because….
--------------------------------------------7.Grandpa/not
cream/at the moment
• I’m busy eat/ice
this evening.
--------------------------------------------• Oh, I’m afraid I can’t.
8.Dad and Ryan/not wash/the car/last
• I don’t think I can.
weekend

• Thank you for the invitation but I
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POSITIVE ANSWER
Yes, I’d love that.
What a brilliant idea!
That sounds fantastic.
Great!
Yes, that’s a great idea.
My pleasure.
Perfect.
Nothing is better that that.
I’ m excited with your idea.
Of, course I’d love to…..

can’t accept because I …

Now make your own examples.
What about………………………………………………………………?
Shall we…………………………………………………………………….?
Why don’t we ……………………………………………………………?
I wonder if you would like to……………………………………………………………
I suggest……………………………………………………………………………