Making Suggestions - English at Work

Learn the important skill of making suggestions and talk about future plans using going to.

Key Learning points

• LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
  My suggestions is; Maybe; Why don't; Do you wanna/want to; How about; It might be a good idea if; I think we should.
   
• GRAMMAR
  Future Tense using Going to - I'm gonna/I'm going to; We're gonna/we're going to; What's going to happen?
   
• IDIOMS
  Mum's the word; Go for it; Get the credit; Get rid of; Buckle up; Screw on your thinking caps; Get ready to roll.
   
• VOCABULARY
  thumb drive; cell phone; pens; battery charger; laptop; apologize; it's/its.
   
• PRONUNCIATION
  Silent Letters - Rapport; dumb; wrong; know; Wednesday; wrinkles; chocolate.

This video is part of the English at Work Series, created by Psychologist Eve Ash, linguistics expert Dr Fran Byrnes, features comedienne Erin Brown and Emmy-award winning Kim Estes.

The Cutting Edge English at Work Series promotes communication and language competence by building the desire and motivation to learn and the confidence to try. Confidence in learning and using English leads to successful communication.

There are now 60 graded English Language learning programs. All English programs are built on established language learning principles and methodology. At the same time, great characters in comic situations help students (and teachers) have fun as they learn. They engage learners through amusing situations, entertaining characters, interesting conversations with real language, fun storylines and high quality production with practical activities.