FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE:
I suggest (I, you, we,...) / Why don't we...?
Let's.../ Shall we...?/ We could... (+infinitive)
What about...?/ How about...? (-ing)
I'm happy to...(+infinitive)
That sounds like a good plan/ Great idea.
That works for me/ doesn't work for me.
That's not a bad idea, but how about...? (-ing)
That could be a bit difficult. What about...? (-ing)
How does that sound?
Do we all agree?
Is everyone happy to go with that idea?
DIALOGUE:
MARINA: Next Friday, it's Rocio's birthday, so we need to buy her a present?
ELIA: Shall we buy her a T-shirt?
CONCHI: That doesn't work for me, I prefer to buy some lip balms and a dress.
MARINA AND ELIA: That sounds like a bad idea.
CONCHI: Okay, that sounds like a bad plan.
ELIA: We could buy her some jewellery, for example, some earrings?
MARINA: No, she doesn't use any jewellery, and what about buying her a plane ticket to California?
ELIA: That could be good.
CONCHI: That works for me.
MARINA: Ok, let's buy it!
