Grammar Unit 15 Suggestions: Let’s, Could, Why don’t, Why not, How about

1. GrammarUnit 15Suggestions: Let’s, Could, Why don’t, Why not, How about

2. Suggestions • http://www.myplick.com/view/aDKUmH5nUOm/making-suggestions • http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.com/search/label/modal%20verb

3. Unit Overview • Unit 15 focuses on ways to make suggestions and ways to agree or disagree with them. • Let’s, (maybe)… could. Why don’t, and why not are used to make suggestions and are followed by the base form of a verb. How about is also used for suggestions and is followed by a noun or gerund. • To agree with a suggestion, we use informal expressions such as Good idea, Great, I’d like that, OK, or Sure. To disagree, we often give an explanation and make a new suggestion.

4. Grammar in Context • Background: • Youth hostels are run by the international Youth Hostel Association. They offer inexpensive accommodations for travelers, and they are very popular with students. However, older people and non-students also use them. • Vocabulary: • Youth hostel: a place where people, especially young people who are traveling, can stay very cheaply. • Volcano: a mountain with a large hole at the top out of which rocks, melted rock, and ash sometimes explode. • Lodge: a building in the country where people can stay for a short time, especially in order to do a particular activity. • Lava: hot melted rock that flows from a volcano. • Overlook: to have a view of something from above. • Harbor: an area of water next to the land, where ships can stay safely.

5. After you read • Items checked: • 3 • 5

6. Suggestions: Let’s, Could, Why don’t, Why not, How about Examples: Forming suggestions: Let’s+base form of verb Maybe+subject+could+base form of verb Why+don’t/doesn’t +subject+ base form of verb? Why not+base form of verb? How about +noun/gerund? • Let’s travel. • Why don’t we stay at a you hostel? • Why doesn’t she come with us? • Why not stay in a city? • How about staying near the harbor? • How about a room on the ad chapman?

7. Maybe Maybe is optional Examples: Deciding where/what to eat Let’s eat a sandwich. Maybe we could go out for lunch. Why don’t we go to the Pizza Palace? Why not get takeout? How about getting Chinese takeout? • Maybe we could take the train= We could take the train.

8. Let’s A suggestion with let’s includes the speaker. Let’s not can be used to suggest not doing something. Let’s not take a break now. Let’s not waste time. • Let’s take a break. • Let’s get a cup of coffee. • Let’s look at the examples again.

9. Base forms and gerunds Base forms? Gerund -ing form of the verb How about taking a break? About is a preposition and prepositions are typically followed by nouns or gerunds. • Let’s not go out in the rain. • Maybe we could watch TV. • Why don’t we do it tomorrow? • How about taking a break? • Why not finish first? • How about a cup of coffee?

10. Intonation Listen to the intonation of these sentences. Intonation of questions Intonation of statements and wh- questions is the same. Both fall at the end. • Why don’t you call her • Let’s leave now • How about going to the movies • Why not rent a video • Maybe we could go shopping

11. Disagreement • When we disagree with a suggestion, we should give an explanation so that we sound polite. • Usually after disagreeing with a suggestion, a new suggestion is usually made.

12. #1 Let’s Check!!

13. #2 Let’s check • 2. How about • 3. Why don’t we • 4. maybe we could • 5. let’s not

14. #3 Let’s check! • 2. going to the beach • 3. buy another one • 4. we could take a trip together • 5. she come with us? • 6. try that new seafood place.

15. #4 Let’s check!

16. Practice Test Part one Part two 13. A (will you) 14. D (?) 15. C (if) 16. C(have) 17. B (leave) 18. D (please goes after you, remember, or newspaper) 19. A (to be) 20. B (telling) • 1. a • 2. b • 3. d • 4. d • 5. c • 6. c • 7. b • 8. b • 9. c • 10. d • 11.a • 12. a