Definisi: Suggestion atau saran adalah sesuatu yang digunakan untuk memberikan jalan
keluar/solusi/saran kepada orang lain.
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Struktur teks
Memulai
Menanggapi (diharapkan/diluar dugaan)
Unsur kebahasaan
Ungkapan memberi saran dengan modal.
Suggestions dapat digunakan dalam bentuk saran, solusi, rencana dan ide.
Untuk memberikan saran (suggestions) dalam Bahasa Inggris kita dapat menggunakan
“should” dan “should not”.
a. Should
Should digunakan untuk memberikan saran (suggestions).
Pattern:
S + should + V1
S + Should be + Adjective/noun/adverb
Contoh:
1. Susi should drink medicine to get well soon.
2. You should be calm in the classroom.
3. Irman should not eat sweet and hot food.
4. You should bring your dictionary. English is the third lesson.
5. I should not leave her alone.
6. Should Gibran do the homework? Yes, he should. No, he should not.
7. Should we go to the beach? Yes, we should. No, we should not.
Note: Untuk membentuk kalimat negatif kita menambahkan –not setelah should.
Untuk membentuk kalimat tanya kita letakkan should di depan kalimat.
Contoh Dialog Suggestion:
Yanuar : San, Why don’t you join us to do Math homework?
Santi : Sorry Yan, I have a toothache.
Yanuar : Really? You should go to dentist, San.
Santi : I am afraid
Yanuar : It will be better that you feel it for days and weeks.
Santi : I’ll try. I hope it won’t hurt a lot. Thanks Yan.
Yanuar : Your welcome. I hope you will get better soon.
Untuk lebih memahami akan di jelaskan beberapa ekspresi yang sering digunakan dalam
memberikan saran.
(Expressions of giving suggestions)
You should…………… (Kamu seharusnya ……………….)
Let’s …………… ( Ayo …………)
Why don’t we ……………… (Mengapa kita tidak ……………..)
We could …………… (Kita bisa ……………….)
What about ………………. (Bagaimana dengan …….)
How about ………………… (Bagaimana kalau ……………..)
I suggest that …………………. (Saya menyarankan bahwa ….)
You might want to change ……… (Anda mungkin ingin mengubahnya …)
I think …………………… (Saya pikir ……………)
I don’t think ……………… (Saya tidak berpikir …….)
Nomina singular dan plural dengan atau tanpa a, the, this, those, my, their, dsb.
Ucapan, tekanan kata, intonasi, ejaan, tanda baca, dan tulisan tangan.
Exercise 2: Give the best suggestion for your friend based on the situations given!
1. Your friend : I lost my mobile phone at school. I’ve been looking for everywhere,
but I can’t still find it. What should I do?
You : ______________________
2. Teacher : You always come late almost every day. If you come late again
tomorrow, you will be suspended.
(A moment later….)
Your friend : My teacher just warned me because I always come late. I actually help
my parents in the market every morning. I don’t know what to do.
You : ______________________
3. Your friend : Andi keeps bullying me every time I meet him. This morning he pushed
me, I stumbled and fell. I’m sick of him.
You : If I were you, I would ________________. Let the teacher handle the
situation.
4. Your friend : I plan for to go for vacation next holiday, but I still don’t know where to
go. Do you have any idea?
You : What about ______________________
5. Your friend : Lisa is angry to me, because I accidentally spilled my drink on her book.
What should I do?
You : Why don’t you _______________________
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