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FUNCTIONS
• Asking for and giving suggestions
• Doing shopping English 9
• Making requests
• Talking about future plans Theme 9
• Making and answering phone calls
Invitations & Celebrations
L3
7. Imagine that you received the following posts. Reply to them making suggestions.

Jane Suny

Dear Jane,
I know that I am really good at playing basketball. But I am not on the school team
because the coach does not select me. Do you have any suggestions?

Breeze@ __________________________________________________

Dear Jane,
I am bored with our holiday destination. We go to the same district and hotel every summer.
I want to try something different. Would you mind giving me your suggestions?

Rose@R. ___________________________________________________

Dear Jane,
I want to throw a birthday party at home and I want it to be perfect. What do you recommend?
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JJames@-

8. Study the dialogs. Then, write expressions from the dialogs to fit the given function below.
1 2
Sue Hello. Sue Hello.
George Hello, can I speak to George Hello, it’s George again. Is Andy back yet?
Andy, please? Sue No, he isn’t, I’m afraid.
Sue Just a second... I’m George OK, can I leave a message?
afraid Andy isn’t in at Sue Of course.
the moment. George Could you tell him to call me back when he gets in? I have a new
George Do you know what
time he’ll be back? number. It’s 29…
Sue He should be back this Sue Hold on a second. Let me get a pen and paper... OK, go ahead.
evening. Can I take a George The number is 2975081. Have you got that?
message? Sue OK, let me read that back to you. That’s 2975081.
George No thanks, I’ll call George Yes, that’s right.
back later. Goodbye. Sue Right. I’ll make sure he gets your message. Goodbye.

1. Saying that someone is unavailable ____________________________________________________________
2. Asking for someone to wait __________________________________________________________________
3. Taking a message _________________________________________________________________________
4. Leaving a message ________________________________________________________________________
5. Checking information ______________________________________________________________________
9. Now, work in pairs. Write a similar dialog and share it with your friends.

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