Английский. Учебник МЭО 1 курс. Учебное пособие по английскому языку. Мировая экономика. Часть 1 Москва 2012 удк 81(075. 8)111 ббк 81 Англ. 7365. 5

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Making Suggestions

There are a number of formulas used when making suggestions in English. Here are some of the most common:

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  Why don't you / we go to the movies tonight?
  
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  You / we could visit New York while you're / we're there.
  
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  Let's go to the travel agent's this afternoon to book our ticket.
  
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  What about asking your brother for help?
  
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  How about going to Hawaii for your vacation?
  
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  I suggest you / we should take all the factors into consideration before we decide.
  

Construction

Formula	VerbForm
Why don't you / we go to a movie?	Use the base form of the verb in a question
We / You could go to a movie.	Use the base form of the verb in a statement
Let's go to a movie.	Use the base form of the verb with 'let's'
What about going to a movie?	Use the '-ing' form of the verb in a question
How about going to a movie?	Use the '-ing' form of the verb in a question
I suggest you / we go to a movie.	Use suggest object verb in the base form in a statement.

Task: Make suggestions using the following combinations. Mind the above constructions.

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  to hold a discussion on …
  
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  to make a presentation about…
  
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  to make enquiries about …
  
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  to get in touch with
  
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  to decide on …
  
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  to get down to business …
  
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  to find out …
  
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  to turn to somebody for …
  
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  to consider the problem of …
  
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  to have a celebration…
  

2. Stating a Preference

Sometimes you need to state a preference when someone makes a suggestion, offers something or asks your opinion about what to do. Often people are asking for your opinion and you can state your preference freely; other times, people have made an offer and you need to state a preference politely if you do not want to do what has been suggested, or would rather do something else.

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  Would you like to see a film tonight?
  I'd rather go dancing. How does that sound?
  
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  Why don't we have some Chinese food?
  Well, I'd prefer eating Italian. Whatdoyouthink?
  
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  What do you think we should do?
  If it were up to me, I'd go out for dinner.
  
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  What are we going to do today? The weather is awful!
  I think we should go to a museum.
  

Why don't we go to a museum.

Let's go to a museum.

How about going to a museum.

Construction

Formula	VerbForm
I'drather...	Use the base form the verb without 'to' with 'rather'
I'dprefer...	Use the '-ing' form following the verb 'prefer'
If it were up to me, I'd...	Use the second conditional form followed by the base form of the verb without 'to'
I thinkweshould...	Use the base form the verb without 'to' following the modal form 'should'
Whydon'twe...?	Use the base form of the verb in a question
Let'sgo ...	Use the base form of the verb with 'let's'
Howabo...?	Use the '-ing' form of the verb after a preposition - here 'about'

Task: Make up short dialogues using the above constructions. Follow the lines:

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  making a suggestion – stating a preference
  
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  offering something – stating a preference
  
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  asking opinion – stating a preference