CHAPTER 1
OFFERS AND SUGGESTIONS
OFFER
A. What is offer?
Offer is an expression of the desire by people in front of the other people to
do something or not to do something
B. What is the purpose
of offer?
a. Offer means to present, introduce or propose a help
or a assist for consideration.
b. Offer means to propose a help. It can be accepted or
refused.
C. How to express offer?
Contoh Kalimat Offers
·
Can
I help you?
·
May
I give you a hand?
·
Shall
I bring you a pillow?
·
Would
you like a cup of tea?
·
How
about another piece of cake?
·
Can
I do the dishes for you?
·
Shall
I help you with your project?
·
I
will watering the plants, if you like.
·
Would
you care for another cup of tea?
·
Shall
we take you there?
·
Could
I offer you something?
·
Can
I take you home?
·
How
about I help you with this?
Example :
· Formal
Dialogue
Maya : Can
I get you ice tea to drink?
Dwi
: Yes, that would be nice, Thank you.
· Informal
Dialogue
Hadi
: Are you up for some dinner?
Ikeu
: Hey, thanks. What’s on the menu?
Hadi
: What about something to drink?
Ikeu
: Sure. What about some coffee?
Hadi :
I’d like it very much.
A. How to respond to
offer?
Accepting Offers
- Thank you.
- Yes, please.
- I'd like it very much.
- I'm pleased to do that.
- With Pleasure thank you.
- Yes please. I really appreciate it.
- Thank you, it's very kind of you
- Yes, please, that would be lovely
- Thank you, I really appreciate your help
Declining Offers
- No thanks.
- Not for me, thanks.
- I can't, thanks anyway
- No, I really won't, thank you
- Thank you, but I'm on a diet.
- It's okay, I can do it myself.
- No thank you.
- No thanks, I don't need any help
- Don't worry, I will do it myself.
- That's alright, I will manage it on my own.
Example
:
a. Accepting
Sekar : May
I get you some to drink?
Febby : Yes,
I’d love to get some tea.
Dewi : Would
you like me to get you some food?
Rosta : That
would be nice. Thank you.
b. Refusing /
Declining
Astri :
Would you like some cookies?
Sri
: Thank you, but I’m on a diet.
Astri :
How about a cup of tea?
Sri
: I’d like to have a cup of tea. Unfortunately, I’m late for a
meeting.
SUGGESTION
A. What is suggestion?
Suggestion is about say or write our
ideas about what people should do.
B. What is the purpose
of suggestion?
a.
Suggest means to present a suggestion
that is to introduce or propose an idea or a plan for consideration. It can be
accepted or refused
b.
Suggestions are abstract and can be in
form of solution, advice, plan, and idea.
C. How to express
suggestion?
1. Asking
for Suggestion
- Do
you have any suggestions for me?
- Would
you mind giving me your suggestion?
- Can
you tell me what I should do?
- What
should I do?
2. Giving
Suggestion
- You
should + V1
- You
had better + V1
- You
ought to + V1
- I
suggest you to + V1
- How
about + Ving
- Let’s
+ V1
- Why
don’t you + V1
- Couldn’t
you + V1
- What
about + Ving
a. Giving suggestion with “let’s”
Let's comes from the word let us, which
means: "I have a suggestion for us" (saya punya suatu saran untuk
kita)
Pattern :
Positive : Let’s + V1
negative : Let’s + not + V1
Example :
Case:
I’m bored.
Suggestion:
Let’s go to a movie
Let’s not go to beach. Let’s stay home
instead
a. Giving
suggestion with “could”
· “Could”
can be used to give suggestion to others
Case:
What should we do tomorrow?
Suggestion:
We could go on a picnic.
We could go to Yulia’s party.
· “Could” can
be used to give offer or possibility to others
Case:
I’m having trouble in math class
Suggestion:
You could talk to your
teacher.
You could ask Anna to
help you with your math lessons.
b. Giving
suggestion with “why don’t”
“Why don’t” is the most important phrase
in English to provide suggestion friendly.
Example :
Why don’t we go to a movie?
(In the context of that sentence, "Why
do not we go = Let's go")
• Why
don’t you come around eight?
(In the context of that sentence means: I
suggest you to come around eight)
1. Responding
to Suggestion
a. Accepting
Suggestion
- Sure
- Ok.
Yes, let's.
- Yes,
I'd like to.
- Yes,
I'd love to.
- What
a good idea!
- Why
not?
- Yes,
with pleasure.
- That
sounds like a good idea.
- That's
a good/nice/wonderful idea.
b. Refusing
Suggestion
·
No, let's not.
·
No, I'd rather not.
·
I don't feel like it.
·
I dislike your suggestion.
·
What an awful / bad idea!
·
I don’t think it’s a good idea. Sorry
·
Sorry. That’s boring. Let’s do something
else.
·
It’s a bad idea.
·
No, let’s not. Let’s …
·
I’m afraid, we/ I can’t.
·
No, I don’t think so.
Note :
1. The verb
"suggest" can be followed by either:
a. should + verb = I suggest (that) we should go to
the library.
b. a verb (in the subjunctive form)= I suggest (that) we
go to the library.
2. "That"
is optional:
"I
suggest that we should visit London."
"I
suggest we should visit London."
