Suggesting, Agreeing and Disagreeing
Reda: Tomorrow is University Open Day .I feel like going to the university to see how things work there. How about you?
Roumila: That is a good idea! We have two months left before we take our Baccalaureate exam. Let’s visit the University of History first.
Reda:Oh no! History first! Come on. I think we could start with the Faculty of Law.
Roumila: Sorry. I don’t intend to specialize in law. If I pass my Baccalaureate, I will apply for history. So I‘d rather visit the University of History.
Reda: Why don’t we visit both? The University of History is in eastern Algiers. So, I suggest we start visiting the Faculty of Law, then we will drive to the University of history.
Roumila: Great! This means that you will be my driver.
Reda: Yes, sure!
Roumila: Excellent!
Choisir la réponse correcte de la liste
Say if the statements below are true or false
- Roumila and Reda are university students.****
 - Reda agrees with Roumila about visiting the University of History first.****
 - Reda and Roumila totally disagree and can’t get along.****
 - Reda suggests visiting both places.****
 - There are three suggestions in the dialogue.****
 
- Correction: They are high school students.
 - Correction: He doesn’t agree with Roumila as he says: ”Oh no! History first! Come on!”
 - Correction:They disagree in the beginning but they finally agree about visiting both universities.
 - Correction: there are four suggestions:
 
- a)Let’s visit the University of History first.
 - b)I think we could start with the Faculty of Law.
 - c)Why don’t we visit both?
 - d)I suggest we start visiting the Faculty of Law.
 
Answer the questions according to the dialogue
- Who suggests going to university and why?
 - What universities are they going to visit?
 
- Reda suggests going to university as they are about to take the Baccalaureate Exam.
 - They are going to visit the University of History and the Faculty of Law.
 
When making suggestions, we can use the following language forms:
- I suggest we goto the cinema.
 
Subject + suggest (that) subject + subjunctive + complement.
The subjunctive: bare infinitive with all subject pronouns
- I suggest going to the cinema.
 
Subject + suggest + gerund + complement.
- Why don’t we go to the cinema ?
 - We could go to the cinema ?
 
We + could + base form + complement.
- How about going to the cinema?
 
How about + gerund + complement?
- What about going to the cinema?
 
How about + gerund + complement?
- Let us go/ Let’s go to the cinema.
 
Let’s + base form +complement.
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			 Bad English  | 
			
			 Good English  | 
		
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			 Who suggests to goto university? We don’t say “suggest to do" something.  | 
			
			 Who suggests going to university? We say suggest doing.  | 
		
Suggest + gerund (stem + ing)
Example: She has suggested buying the blue car.
Now Learn How We Agree To A Suggestion And How We Turn It Down
| Suggestions | Agree to suggestions | Turn down suggestions but give sound reasons | 
			
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			 Sorry, I can’t. I have to finish some homework. 
 Sorry, I don’t intend to have go out tonight. Ihave to take care of my little sisters.  | 
		
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- مجموع النقاط
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