اللغة الإنجليزية — Making Suggestions and Recommendations — الثانية متوسط — المنهاج الجزائري

Making Suggestions and Recommendations

Knowing how to make suggestions politely is useful for conversations and group decision-making.

Common Phrases for Suggestions

• Let’s + base verb: “Let’s go to the park.”
• Why don’t we/you + base verb: “Why don’t we watch a film?”
• How about / What about + verb-ing: “How about going for a walk?”
• We could + base verb: “We could try the new restaurant.”

Polite Recommendations

• I recommend / suggest + verb-ing: “I recommend visiting the museum.”
• You should / ought to + base verb: “You should try the couscous.”
• If I were you, I would + base verb: “If I were you, I would study more.”

Responding to Suggestions

• Good idea! / That sounds great! / Why not?
• I’m not sure about that. / Maybe another time.
• That’s a nice idea, but I’d rather…

Exercises

1. Make a suggestion: “It’s a sunny day.” → “Why don’t we…?”
2. Recommend a book or film to a friend using “I recommend…”
3. Write a dialogue where two friends make plans for the weekend.