Page 9 - English E-Module Suggestions and Offers Grade XI

CHAPTER II LEARNING
Learning Activities 1 (Expressions of Suggestions and Offers)
A. The Purpose of Learning Activities
After studying this module, you gain knowledge about the meaning,
sentence structure, linguistic elements, and how to ask questions and
respond whether accepting or declining suggestions and offers.

B. Material Description
Let’s Study!

A. DEFINITION

Suggestions

Suggest means to give a suggestion i.e., to introduce or propose an

idea or a plan for someone’s consideration.

Suggestions are abstract and can be in form of advice, solution,

idea, and plan. It can be accepted or declined.

Offers

Offer means to give something physical or abstract to someone,
which can be taken as a gift or a trade.

Offers can be given in the form of money, solutions, bargain,
friendship, or food. It can be accepted or declined.

B. SOCIAL FUNCTION
The social function of suggestions and offers is to facilitate
interpersonal communication between different people.

C. EXPRESSIONS
When asking for suggestions, we often use the following
expressions:
Let’s … Why don’t we …?
We could … What about …?
How about …? I suggest that …
I think … I don’t think …
You might want to change …

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