📝 Daily Practice
🎯 Lesson Goal
This lesson reviews useful expressions for giving opinions, making suggestions, asking for clarification, and using future forms correctly in everyday communication.
🧠 Grammar Focus
Clear communication uses different structures for different purposes. Opinion phrases include ‘I think’, ‘In my opinion’, and ‘It seems to me’. Suggestions can use ‘should’, ‘could’, or structures such as ‘I suggest that…’ and ‘I suggest + -ing’. To ask for clarification politely, use questions such as ‘Could you explain that?’ or ‘What do you mean by…?’ When discussing future actions, remember the main future forms: ‘will’ for predictions or decisions, ‘be going to’ for intentions, the present continuous for arrangements, and the present simple for fixed schedules. Choosing the right structure makes communication clearer and more natural.
📖 Short Reading
Anna works in an office where clear communication is important. Yesterday, her manager asked for opinions on the new project. Anna suggested that the team should start earlier to avoid delays. When her colleague didn’t understand her idea, she politely asked for clarification. For the upcoming meeting, she explained what actions they will take next week. Everyone agreed that using clear future forms helps plan better. Anna feels confident about sharing suggestions and asking questions because it improves teamwork and prevents misunderstandings.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. She gave her ____ about the project’s success. (opinion / suggestion / clarification)
2. Can you please ____ what you mean by that? (clarify / suggest / agree)
3. I ____ that we start the meeting at 9 a.m. instead of 10 a.m. (suggest / opinion / clarify)
4. They will ____ a new plan next month. (make / do / propose)
5. We ____ finish the work by Friday. (will / can / do)
6. He ____ politely ask for further information. (did / does / done)
7. The team agreed to ____ changes after the meeting. (discuss / discussed / discussing)
8. Could you please ____ your suggestion one more time? (repeat / repeats / repeating)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. I think
2. Could you please
3. Let’s
4. In my opinion,
5. We will
6. Would you like to
7. She suggested that
8. Can you clarify
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. Which phrase is best for giving an opinion politely?
2. How do you ask for clarification politely?
3. Choose the correct future form: ‘We ____ the report by Friday.’
4. Which is a good suggestion sentence?
5. What is the polite way to ask someone’s opinion?
6. Select the sentence that shows a future plan:
7. How do you politely offer a suggestion?
8. Choose the best phrase to clarify a misunderstanding:
📝 Writing Practice
1. Write 3–5 sentences expressing your opinion about remote working, make a suggestion for improving it, and explain what you plan to do in the future related to your work or study.
📚 Key Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opinion | what someone thinks or believes |
| suggestion | an idea to consider |
| clarification | explanation to make something clear |
| delay | a period of time when something happens later than expected |
| agree | to have the same opinion |
| politely | in a respectful or kind way |
| action | something done to achieve a result |
| teamwork | working well together with others |
| future | time that is going to come |
| improve | to make better |
| understand | to know the meaning of something |
| plan | to decide what to do in the future |
🔎 Answer Key
- exercise_1_fill_blanks: 1.opinion 2.clarify 3.suggest 4.make 5.will 6.did 7.discuss 8.repeat
- exercise_2_matching: 1.I think – you should take a break. 2.Could you please – explain that again? 3.Let’s – meet tomorrow to discuss this. 4.In my opinion, – this is the best option. 5.We will – complete the task by Monday. 6.Would you like to – join the team meeting? 7.She suggested that – we start earlier. 8.Can you clarify – what you meant about the deadline?
- exercise_3_multiple_choice: 1.I think we should wait. 2.Could you please clarify? 3.will finish 4.I suggest calling the client. 5.What do you think about this? 6.She will attend the conference next week. 7.Why don't we try a new method? 8.Let me explain what I mean.
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