Offer and Suggestions

Summary

This lesson explores how to offer help and make suggestions in English, using everyday scenarios to illustrate key expressions. Viewers are introduced to the concept of offering—whether it’s food, help, or solutions—and how suggestions can be given as advice or plans. Through dialogues between students Freya and Emery, the video demonstrates practical examples like offering to study together or suggesting a new place to eat. The lesson concludes with a practice exercise, encouraging students to apply what they've learned by offering their own suggestions for problems shared by others.

Takeaways

• 😀 Offer means giving something physical or abstract to someone, which can be accepted or refused.
• 😀 Offers can be made in various forms: food, money, health solutions, friendship, or bargains.
• 😀 An example of offering food: 'Would you like to eat ramen?'
• 😀 An example of offering help: 'How about I help you with this coffee machine?'
• 😀 An example of offering solutions: 'I will do half of your work if you like.'
• 😀 Shopkeepers offer products, such as saying, 'Would you like to try this new makeup?'
• 😀 Suggestion expressions involve offering ideas, advice, or plans and can be accepted or refused.
• 😀 An example of offering a suggestion: 'I think you should focus on your studies.'
• 😀 Another suggestion: 'Let's go to the library to study.'
• 😀 Daily conversations can include offering suggestions, like deciding where to eat or what to order.
• 😀 The lesson encourages students to practice giving suggestions in real-life situations, such as responding to problems shared on social media.

Q & A

What is the main focus of today's lesson?

The main focus of today's lesson is learning about offer and suggestion expressions, including how to offer help, solutions, food, and suggestions in daily conversation.

What does the term 'offer' mean in this context?

'Offer' means to give something physical or abstract to someone, which can be accepted as a gift or a trade. It can include offering food, money, health solutions, friendship, or a bargain.

Can offers be accepted or rejected?

Yes, offers can be taken or refused, as demonstrated by the examples of offering food, help, or solutions in the script.

Give an example of offering food from the script.

An example of offering food from the script is: 'Would you like to eat ramen?' This is a way of offering food to someone.

How does the script demonstrate offering help?

The script demonstrates offering help with the example: 'How about I help you with this coffee machine?' This is an expression of offering assistance.

What is an example of offering a solution from the script?

An example of offering a solution is: 'I will do half of your work if you like.' This shows offering help or solutions when someone is struggling.

What does the script suggest about offering suggestions?

The script highlights that offering suggestions can be in the form of advice, solutions, plans, or ideas, and that suggestions can be accepted or rejected, as seen in the conversation between Emery and Freya.

What are some expressions of offering suggestions in the conversation between Emery and Freya?

Some expressions of offering suggestions include: 'I think you should focus with your study,' and 'Let me help you; we can learn the material again.' These expressions provide advice and plans to help Freya.

How does Freya suggest going to a new place near their school?

Freya suggests: 'Hey, what about eating at the new place near our school?' This is an example of offering an idea for an activity.

What is the difference between offering help and offering suggestions in the script?

Offering help is providing assistance with tasks or solving problems (e.g., 'Let me help you with this coffee machine'), whereas offering suggestions involves proposing ideas or solutions (e.g., 'I think you should focus with your study').