Here you can learn how to make suggestions in English.

First read the explanations, then watch the video and see if you can see and understand the suggestions they use.

- What’s the date today?
- The 12th, why?
- It’s Amy’s birthday on Friday.
- What shall we get her?     [get her = buy for her]
- Let’s get her a DVD
- I’m not sure. Has she got a DVD player?
- I don’t know. What about a CD?
- That’s a good idea.

If a group of people need ideas to do something together, they need suggestions. Remember that a suggestion is an idea to do something together, so a suggestion refers to WE (not I).

There are many different ways to make suggestions in English, but the most common ones are four:

- What can we do tonight?
1- Let's go to the cinema!
2- Why don't we go to the cinema?
3- What about going to the cinema? / How about going to the cinema?
4- Shall we go to the cinema?

Possible answers:
- OK, let's go!
- Yes, of course.
- Sure, why not?
- That's a good idea!
- No, I don't think that's a good idea
- Sorry, I don't like going to the cinema
- Not again!
- Ok, but let's think about more ideas.

What/How about... ? is followed by -ING or by a noun:
- What can we do?
- What about playing football
- No, I don't like football
- What about tennis?
- Yea, I love tennis! Let's play tennis!

Sure = Of course!