making suggestions and requesting something

Making suggestion is a kind of our respond to other people about solution of their problem that is asked to us.  

1) WHAT ABOUT/HOW ABOUT ... + Base form + -ING

What about going to the pictures tonight?

How about going to the pictures tonight?

2) WHY + Negative

Why don't we go to the swimming pool tomorrow?

3) IMPERATIVE: Let's + Base form

Let's go to the restaurant now!

4) COULD

We could visit Paris next week.

Here are some express for making suggestions

● I suggest that …

● I would suggest that …

● My suggestions is …

● What about …?

● Perhaps we should ...

● We’d better/we must …

● A possible solution to your problem is …

Requesting Something is what we say when we want to ask someone to do something for us. 

Expressing Requests

•          Would you mind …, please?

•          Can/Could you …?

•          Will/Would you …?

•          Please …

•          Accepting Requests

•          Sure, I’d be glad/happy to …

•          Of course/Certainly.

•          No problem.

•          Sure. Just a moment.

•          Refusing Requests

•          I’d loved to, but …

•          It sounds great, but …

•          I’m/sorry, but …

•          Sorry to say that …

Example making polite request :

•          Could you open the window for me, please?

•          Would you mind closing the door for us, please?"

•          Can you close the door for me, please?

•          Could you possibly show me the way to the post office, please?

•          Would you help me with this exercise, please?

The responses for that polite request can be

•          Sure.

•          Certainly.

•          Why not

•          With a pleasure.

•          I'd be glad to.

•          I am afraid I can't.

•          I am sorry I can't.

The pattern

•          Would you mind is followed by the verb and -ing.