MAKING SUGGESTIONS

MAKING SUGGESTIONS

by Yulius Roma Patandean, S.Pd.

Tujuan Pembelajaran:

·        Siswa mampu mengidentifikasi makna tindak tutur menyarankan / mengusulkan

·        Siswa mampu merespons tindak tutur menyarankan / mengusulkan

·        Siswa mampu menggunakan tindak tutur menyarankan / mengusulkan

 

Suggest means to tell someone your ideas about what they could or should do.

 

For strong suggestion, should is used to say what is the right thing or a good thing to do.

A: I’m always tired!

B: You should go to bed earlier.

 

Use shouldn’t to say that it’s not a good thing to do or it’s not the right thing.

You shouldn’t play with lighters.

 

For strong suggestion, you can also use “need to” to say what is necessary and you can use imperatives.

 

You need to eat all your food = Eat all your food!

 

Use the expressions “Why don’t you…?” and “It’s a good idea to…” to make suggestions. They are usually softer than should and need to.

 

Why don’t you pull over?

 

Use could to make a suggestion or to say what is possible or a good idea.

 

Woman    : We could create more programs.

Man         : It’s a good idea to keep your word!

 

Other ways to suggest:

®   Let’s get married.

®   Shall you get married?

®   How about getting married.

®   What about getting married.

®   I suggest you get married.

®   I suggest that you get married.

®   I suggest getting married.

®   Sandy suggested that you should get married.

 

Discovering Language
Read the conversation and look the ways of making suggestions.

Raja        : Honey, Let’s order.  What shall we have?

Datu        : What about having “Bakso Granat?”

Raja        : That sounds are good to me.  Could we have some “Bakso                 Mangkok” as well?

Datu        : Sure!  Why don’t we have some   “tollo’ lendong” and two                 bottles of Teh Sosro?”

Raja        : That’s fine. I really love them.

Exercise 1

Example: Owen has messy hair. He needs to apply hair styling gel.

Exercise 2

Giving responds to a situation with your own ideas.

Deril :  Oh! I am very tired.

Rio   : (take rest)

 

The suggestion will be:

®   What about taking rest

®   How about taking a rest?

®   Let’s take a rest.

®   Shall you take a rest?

®   Why don’t you take a rest?

®   You need to take a rest.

®   It’s a good idea to take a rest.

®   You could take a rest

®   I suggest you take a rest

®   I suggest taking rest

 

Now, write ten suggestions based on the situations below.

A.    Ganti:  What’s wrong with our car?

Edy  :  The petrol is run out.

Ganti: (find petrol station)

B.    Intan        :  The plane is delayed!

       Harun      :   Yes.  (have coffee in that cafe)