EXERCISE 37. Making suggestions with LET'S and WHY DON'T. (Chart 7-13)
Direczions: 'Avo students, books open, will read a dialogue aloud. Listen to the dialogue,
books closed, and then repeat or write down the suggestion(s) you hear in the dialogue.
Exampk:
SPEAKER A (Yoko): Are you done with your work?
SPBAKBR B (Talal): Yes.
SPFAKER A (Yoko): Good. Let's go to the market. I'm hungry for some fresh fruit.
SPBAKBR B (Tidal): Okay.
-+ (repeated or written): Yak0 said, "Lei's 30 ta the wvket."- A: I'm getting sleepy.
B: Why don't you have a strong cup of tea?
A: I suppose I could. - A: Are you busy tonight?
B: No. Why?
A: Let's rent a video.
B: Okay. - A: Brrr. I'm cold.
k.. , ... B: Why don't you put on a sweater?
A: I don't have a sweater. - A: Where do you want to go for lunch?
B: Why don't we go to (name of a local place)?
A: That's too crowded at lunch time. Let's go to (name oja localplace) instead.
B: Okay. - A. I have a headache.
B: Why don't you take some aspirin?
A: I don't like to take aspirin.
B: Why not?
A: It upsets my stomach.
B: Then why don't you Lie down and rest? Sometimes that's all it takes to get rid of a
headache. - A: Why don't we go dancing tonight?
B: I don't know how to dance.
A: Oh. Then why don't we go to a movie?
B: I don't like movies.
A: You don't like movies?!
B: No.
A: Well then, let's go to a restaurant for dinner.
B: That's a waste of money.
A: Well, you do what you want to tonight, but I'm going to go to a restaurant for dinner.
And after that I'm going to go to a movie. And then I'm going to go dancing!
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