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Thinking of things to do
I can make and respond to suggestions.
THINK! What can you do in your town at the weekend?
Jamie: What are you doing today?
Lisa: Nothing much. 1. ________________.
Jamie: I don't want to stay at home all day. It's boring.
Lisa: Well, what do you want to do?
Jamie: I don't know. I just want to go out.
Lisa: 2. ________________. We can take a sandwich.
Jamie: It's really cold. 3. ________________ when it's cold.
Lisa: Mmm. Well, I don't want to play computer games all day.
Jamie: 4. ________________. There's a new café on the High Street. They say it's very good.
Lisa: 5. ________________. We can go to the shopping centre, too.
Jamie: I don't know about the shopping centre, but the café sounds good. 6. ________________ and then get the bus into town.
Lisa: OK.
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🎧1.11 Complete the dialogue with the key phrases. Then watch or listen and check. What do Lisa and Jamie decide to do?
| KEY PHRASES |
| Making and responding to suggestions (1) 1. Shall we do something? S 2. That sounds like a good idea. ⬜ 3. Let's finish our homework now. ⬜ 4. How about going into town? ⬜ 5. Why don't we go for a bike ride? ⬜ 6. I don't feel like cycling. ⬜ |
2. Which key phrases are for making suggestions and which are for responding to suggestions? Write S (suggestion) or R (response).
3. 
Work in pairs. Practise the dialogue.
4. 
🎧1.12 Choose the correct phrases in the mini-dialogues. Listen and check. Then practise them with your partner.
1. A: Let's / Why do something different.
B: OK. What do you want / feel to do?
2. A: Why don't we / We'll go to the cinema? There's a good film on this week.
B: That's like / sounds like a good idea.
3. A: How about going / go for a walk?
B: No thanks. I don't really like / feel like going for a walk.
4. A: What shall we doing / do?
B: Nothing. I'm happy here on the sofa.
5. 
USE IT! Work in pairs. Practise a new dialogue using the key phrases and at least two ideas from pictures A-D below.
Shall we play football?
I don't feel like playing football. It's hot.
How about watching a film?
That sounds like a good idea! Which film do you want to watch?
A B C D
